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NUR 160 EXAM 1 Hondros questions with answers.
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- NUR 160
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- Hondros College School Of Nursing
NUR 160 EXAM 1 Hondros questions with answers.
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NUR 160 EXAM 1 Hondros questions withanswers
Who creates the National Patient Safety Goals? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The Joint
Commission
What organization promotes workplace safety? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔OSHA
What does OSHA stand for? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Occupational Safety and
Health Administration
Who are at risk for falls? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Older adults, post-op, people
with vertigo
What types of things place people at risk for falls? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔History of falls, parkinson's, visually impaired, medications, difficulty walking
What do we do that can increase someones risk of falls? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Not putting call light in reach, not raising bed rails, IV poles, TELEMETRY-
HEART MONITOR CAN INCREASE RISK OF FALLS, EXTRA TUBES, FOLEYS etc
What interventions can we do to help with fall risks? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Keep room clear of safety hazards, call light in reach, explain how to use it,
engage with patient, place patients at highest risk closest to nursing schedule so
they're not rushing to the bathroom, constant checks, well-lit room.
, What are the 6 rights of medication administration? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Right time, right person, right route, right documentation, right medication, right
dosage
What do we do if a patient refuses medications? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(assess)
Ask them why they don't want to take it then educate patient. IF they still refuse
document refusal and let the physician know.
What are the types of diagnostic errors? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Diagnostic,
communication, treatment, preventative
What are the two different placements of errors? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Latent
error: Flaw in the organization or a system error such as wrong medication stocked
in a certain section
Active error: an error lol
What can we do to prevent errors? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Communication, use
rights of medications, use 3 checks on medication, being more aware, educate patient
What is Just culture? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Freedom to communicate mistake
or error without getting into trouble for purpose of education and prevent errors, also
called root of problem. All in order to prevent it from happening again
2 types of advanced directives? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Living will: persons
written out will during medical decisions and after death
Power of attorney: giving someone permission to make those medical decisions for
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