Exam 75: Patient Safety

An elderly patient presents to the hospital with a history of falls,confusion,and stroke.The nurse determines that the patient is at high risk for falls.Which of the following interventions is most appropriate for the nurse to take?

A nurse is teaching a community group of school-aged parents about safety.The most important item to prioritize and explain is how to check the proper fit of

The emergency department has been notified of a potential bioterrorist attack.The nurse assigned to the department realizes that the most important task for safety in this situation is to

The patient presents to the clinic with a family member.The family member states that the patient has been wandering around the house and mumbling.What is the first assessment the nurse should do?

The patient applies sequential compression devices after going to the bathroom.The nurse checks the patient's application of the devices and finds that they have been put on upside down.Which of the following nursing diagnoses will the nurse add to the patient's plan of care?

The older patient presents to the emergency department after stepping in front of a car at a crosswalk.After the patient has been triaged,the nurse interviews the patient.Which of the following comments would require follow-up by the nurse?

A patient with an intravenous infusion requests a new gown after bathing.Which of the following actions is most appropriate?

A homeless adult patient presents to the emergency department.The nurse obtains the following vital signs: temperature 94.8° F,blood pressure 100/56,apical pulse 56,respiratory rate 12.Which of the vital signs should be addressed immediately?

A patient has been admitted and placed on fall precautions.The nurse explains to the patient that interventions for the precautions include

The nurse preceptor recognizes the new nurse's ability to determine patient safety risks when which behavior is observed?

The nurse discussed threats to adult safety with a college group.Which of the following statements would indicate understanding of the topic?

The nurse has been called to a hospital room where a patient is using a hair dryer from home.The patient has received an electrical shock from the dryer.The patient is unconscious and is not breathing.What is the best next step?

A confused patient is restless and continues to try to remove his oxygen and urinary catheter.What is the priority nursing diagnosis and intervention to implement for this patient?

The nurse has placed a patient on high-risk alert for falls.Which of the following observations by the nurse would indicate that the patient has an understanding of this alert?

The nurse is teaching a group of older adults at an assisted-living facility about age-related physiological changes.Which question would be the most important to ask this group?

The nurse enters the patient's room and notices a small fire in the headlight above the patient's bed.Immediately,the nurse assigns a nursing diagnosis of risk for injury with a goal for the patient to be safe.Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

The nurse is caring for a hospitalized patient.Which of the following behaviors alerts the nurse to consider the need for restraint?

The nurse is discussing with a patient's physician the need for restraint.The nurse indicates that alternatives have been utilized.What behaviors would indicate that the alternatives are working?

The nurse is providing information regarding safety and accidental poisoning to a grandmother who will be taking custody of a 1-year-old grandchild.Which of the following comments would indicate that the grandmother needs further instruction?

The nurse is precepting a student nurse and is careful to check with the student all components of the medication process.The nurse explains to the student that most errors occur in