Exam 14: Patient Safety

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

A patient is taking a medication that has the potential to cause orthostatic hypotension.Which of the following nursing interventions is appropriate for this patient?

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 caring for a patient who has an arm or leg restraint in place,how often will the nurse remove the restraint?

Upon 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.What is the nurse's next action?

Effective fall prevention programs include which of the following?

Which of the following fall prevention strategies should the nurse perform on all hospitalized patients?

A patient is well known to the hospital staff from previous admissions and is prone to wandering at night.For patient safety,the physician writes an order for "belt restraint prn." What should the nurse do upon reviewing this order?

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

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:

In a long-term care facility,an elderly patient drops his burning cigarette into a trash can and starts a fire.A type _____ fire extinguisher is the most appropriate type of fire extinguisher for the nurse to use in this situation.

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

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 2 to 3 times a night to use the restroom.The institution has only beds with four side rails.Which of the following is the appropriate rationale for leaving one of the lower side rails down?

To promote patient safety,government standards regarding mechanical and physical restraints state that:

A thumb-less device used to restrain patients' hands to prevent them from dislodging invasive equipment,removing dressings,or scratching is known as a _____________.

The use of restraints has been associated with which of the following complications?

Continuous seizure activity that lasts longer than 10 minutes is known as _______________.

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

When caring for a patient who has been restrained,how often will the nurse perform an assessment?

When assessing a patient,a nurse notes that the skin distal to a restraint is pale and cool to the touch.Which of the following interventions will the nurse perform first?