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8/6/24, 7:56 AMNURS 200 Exam 1
Jeremiah
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Identify patients correctly What are the 2020 Hospital National Safety Goals?
Improve staff communication
Use medicines safely
Use alarms safely
Prevent Infection
Identify patient safety risks
Prevent mistakes in surgery
physical and psychosocial factors that What is included as the patients enviornment?
influence or affect the life and survival of
that patient
Oxygen What must be met before physical and psychological safety and security can be
Nutrition addressed?
Temperature
Improper functioning heating system What can decrease available oxygen at a patients house?
Furnace, fireplace or stove that is not
properly vented introduces CO2
Motor Vehicle Accidents What are common physical hazards that can result in a person getting injured or killed?
Poison
Falls
Fire
Disasters
Any substance that impairs health or results in death when ingested, inhaled, injected or
Poison
absorbed into the body.
An even that results in a person coming to rest inadvertently on the ground or floor or
Falls
other lower level.
Pathogen Any microorganism capable of producing an illness.
By hand What is the most common way to transmit a pathogen?
An infection that was not present in the patients at the time of admission but develops
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Reduces, and in some cases, prevents the transmission of disease from person to
Immunizations
person.
Lifestyle What are individual risk factors?
Impaired Mobility
Sensory or Communication Impairment
Economic Resources
Lack of Safety Awareness
History of Victimization What are risk factors for violence?
Disabilities
Emotional Problems
Substance Abuse
Low IQ
Low Family Involvement and Low Income
Gang Involvement
School Failure
Transient Lifestyle
Diminished Economic Opportunities
Chemical Exposure What are some risks associated with health care agencies?
Falls
Patient-Inherent Accidents
Procedure Related Accidents
Equipment Related Accidents
Workplace Safety
Cognitive status, gait, lower body muscle What should be included in a safety assessment?
strength and coordination balance and
visual status
Assessment What is the nursing care plan?
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Pull the pin to unlock handle What does the mnemonic PASS?
Aim low at the base of the fire
Squeeze the handles
Sweep the unit form side to side
yellow colored wrist band What wrist band indicates a patient is at fall risk?
Patients who are confused or agitated or When would a patient require restraints?
who repeatedly to remove medical devices
may temporarily require physical restraints to
keep them safe.
Any manual method, physical or mechanical device, material, or equipment that
Restraint
immobilizes or reduces the ability of a patient to move arms, legs, body or head freely.
Pressure injuries, pneumonia, constipation, What are possible complications associated with restraints?
and incontinence, loss of self-esteem,
humiliation, agitation, restricted breathing
and circulation.
What alternative to restraint would be used for a patient who continues to try to
low beds and electronic bed/chair alarms
ambulate without assistance?
Yes, restraints need a prescription and must Do restraints need to be prescribed?
be clinically justified and part of the plan of
care for the200
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