Exam 13: Safety

The patient is an elderly gentleman who is admitted for a medical problem.While doing his admission assessment,the nurse learns that the patient gets up two to three times a night to go to the bathroom.The institution only has beds with split side rails.The nurse uses her assessment skills and knowledge to leave the lower rails in the down position since she knows that:

In a nursing home,an elderly patient drops his burning cigarette into a trash can and starts a fire.The most appropriate type of fire extinguisher for the nurse to use is the:

A general guideline for the assessment of a patient who has been restrained is:

When assessing a patient,a nurse notes that the skin distal to a restraint is pale and cool to the touch.The nurse should:

The patient is being admitted to the hospital but is not on bed rest.He is wheelchair-bound at home and has brought his own electric wheelchair and battery charger to help him maintain mobility.The nurse realizes that:

When applying a belt restraint,it is important for the nurse to:

As part of an attempt to implement a restraint-free environment,the nurse:

A thumbless device used to restrain the patient's hands to prevent them from dislodging invasive equipment,removing dressings,or scratching is known as a ______________.

Alternatives to physical restraints include which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

To promote patient understanding and promote security,the nurse should:

Health care facilities must provide employees access to information about the properties of particular chemicals and information for handling substances in a safe manner.Facilities do this by providing ______________.

When working with a patient who has a new seizure disorder,the nurse is alerted to the need for further instruction when the patient tells the nurse: (Select all that apply.)

Government standards regarding mechanical and physical restraints identify that:

_________________ are sudden,abnormal,and excessive electrical discharges from the brain that change motor or autonomic function,consciousness,or sensation.

The patient is well known to the hospital unit from previous admissions and is prone to wandering at night.To protect the patient when needed,the physician writes an order for "belt restraint PRN." The nurse should:

Effective fall prevention programs include which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

An ________________ maintains immobilization of extremities to protect the patient from a fall or from accidental removal of a therapeutic device.

More than ____________ of adults 65 years of age and older fall annually in the United States.

A nurse enters the room,and the patient,who is sitting in a chair,begins to have a seizure.The nurse should:

Given the most common causes of hospital fires,which of the following choices would be most appropriate in the hospital setting?