Exam 13: Safety

When working with a patient who has a radioactive implant,the nurse will:

A general guideline for the assessment of a restrained body part is removal of the restraint:

The patient is at risk for orthostatic hypotension.The nurse should:

On entering the patient's room,the nurse sees a fire burning in the trash can next to the bed.The nurse removes the patient and reports the fire.The next action of the nurse is to:

To prevent patient aspiration during a seizure,the nurse should:

When caring for a patient who has a radioactive implant,which of the following is an important aspect of care? (Select all that apply.)

After recognizing that a patient has received an electrical shock and after removing the source of the shock,the nurse will:

__________ are the most common type of inpatient accident.

To prevent falls,the nurse needs to: (Select all that apply.)

It is important for nurses to understand what patients perceive as ___________ so that patients will become partners in programs to prevent them.

The use of restraints has been associated with which of the following complications? (Select all that apply.)

A safe environment is one in which: (Select all that apply.)

Continuous seizure activity that lasts longer than 30 minutes is known as _______________.

The use of physical restraints is one safety strategy that has been used to protect patients from injury.However,physical restraints are the ______________ and are used only when reasonable alternatives have failed.