Exam 4: Patient Safety and Quality Improvement

The nurse discovers smoke in the second floor utility room.What intervention should he or she implement first?

The nurse enters the room and finds the patient sitting in a chair and just beginning to have a seizure. Match the nursing interventions with the step, beginning with the nurse's first action. -7. Step 3

A patient at risk for falling is being ambulated.Which action by the nurse is most important to prevent the patient from falling?

The following is an example of an alternative to restraint use in patient care.(Select all that apply.)

MATCHING While walking in the hallway with the nurse, the patient has a seizure. Match the nursing interventions with the step. -3. Step 3

A patient has been wandering and is at risk for falling.Which approach by the nurse regarding the use of chemical and physical restraints in the long-term care setting should be considered initially?

The patient is having a generalized tonic-clonic seizure.To maintain the airway,which intervention should the nurse implement after the patient's motor activity ceases?

A child had surgery on his face and needs to keep his hands away from it.Which restraint should the nurse use to accomplish this outcome?

The nurse listens to a family's request to bring a few familiar items into the room of a patient who is confused.How does the nurse justify the decision to allow personal items?

The nurse is caring for a 79-year-old male who has a non-weight-bearing cast on the left lower extremity.The patient ambulates without using a walker despite repeated instruction from the nurse to call for assistance.Which response by the nurse is most likely to keep the patient from falling?

The nurse plans a fall prevention program for a confused patient.Which task from the program is suitable for the nurse to delegate to nursing assistive personnel (NAP)?

The nurse plans care for a patient who requires physical restraint.Which is a suitable goal for this patient?

The Joint Commission restricts the use of restraints to the least restrictive device necessary to prevent disruption of needed care.The order for restraints must include which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse plans a safety program for the patients on a medical-surgical unit.Which patient has the greatest likelihood of falling?

The nurse applies a physical restraint to the patient.Which entry should the nurse make after applying physical restraints?

A nurse notes smoke coming from a garbage can in an otherwise empty nursing station.Which actions should the nurse take? (Select all that apply.)