Exam 14: Safety

A disaster situation that involves an explosion in a hospital laundry would be classified as:

To decrease the risk for injury to the patient,the nurse determines if the patient:

When the oxygen concentrator machine malfunctions and causes an electrical fire,the nurse should use which type of fire extinguisher?

A nurse who encounters a mercury spill should:

The emergency department nurse can receive assistance in dealing with a victim of poisoning by calling the:

The nurse explains that the measurement of radiation exposure is in multiples of Gy.The number of Gy an individual may absorb before becoming ill with radiation syndrome is _______.

An important safety precaution the home health nurse teaches parents to prevent burns to small children is to:

When reinforcing the PASS acronym for fire extinguisher use,the nurse reminds the staff that the final "S" stands for ______________.

The nurse assesses a patient in a Posey safety reminder device (SRD)for which problem(s)that may increase because of use of SRDs? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse instructs a nursing assistant about the proper use of a gait belt.The nurse should intervene after observing the nursing assistant:

When offering a cup of hot coffee to a frail,older adult patient,the nurse must:

To decrease the risk for falls,the nurse holds frequent in-services to ensure that staff has competent skills for:

When the nurse ambulates with a patient who has left-sided weakness,what actions should the nurse take? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse conducting a seminar on bioterrorism reviews several types of agents that may be used as weapons.An agent that does not seriously damage or kill the target population but only impairs it is classified as _____________.

The nurse manager clarifies that "safe hospital environment" implies that in the hospital setting people will be free from:

Before applying a safety reminder device (SRD),the nurse must: