Deck 10: Safety

Question 1

___________ is a violent or dangerous act used to intimidate or coerce a person or government to further a political or social agenda.

Answer 1

Terrorism
Terrorism is a violent or dangerous act used to intimidate or coerce a person or government to further a political or social agenda.

Question 2

What type of fire extinguisher should the nurse use when the oxygen concentrator machine malfunctions and causes an electric fire?

A)Type A
B)Type B
C)Type C
D)Type D

Answer 2

Type C

Question 3

A long-term care facility is committing to a restraint-free environment.What will the health care workers implement to encourage this environment? (Select all that apply.)

A)Frequent orientation to surroundings.
B)Explain all procedures and treatments.
C)Discourage visitors.
D)Maintain toileting routines.
E)Minimize exercise and ambulation.

Answer 3

Frequent orientation to surroundings.
Explain all procedures and treatments.
Maintain toileting routines.

Question 4

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

Question 5

What should the nurse do when offering a cup of hot coffee to a frail,older adult patient?

A)Give the patient a straw.
B)Dilute the coffee with cold water.
C)Fill the cup half full.
D)Offer a bib or an apron.

Question 6

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

A)Walk on the patient's right side.
B)Keep the patient away from heavy furniture.
C)Hold the patient's arm securely.
D)Keep the leg nearest the patient behind the patient's knee.
E)Use a gait belt.

Question 7

The emergency department nurse admits a victim of poisoning.Who should the nurse call to receive the best assistance for dealing with this victim?

A)American Red Cross
B)Fire department paramedics
C)Poison control center
D)Civil defense office

Question 8

What is important for the nurse to determine in order to decrease the risk for injury to a patient?

A)If patient can read English
B)If patient is left-handed
C)If patient ambulates with assistive device
D)If patient can dress independently

Question 9

A nurse instructs a unlicensed assistive personnel about the proper use of a gait belt and is observing a return demonstration.What action by the unlicensed assistive personnel should cause the nurse to intervene?

A)Unlicensed assistive personnel is walking on the patient's strong side.
B)Unlicensed assistive personnel is walking to the side of the patient.
C)Unlicensed assistive personnel is securing the gait belt securely around the patient's waist.
D)Unlicensed assistive personnel is grasping the handles of the gait belt while the patient ambulates.

Question 10

What skills should health care workers frequently attend in-services about to ensure that staff has competent skills and risk for falls can be decreased?

A)Bathing
B)Feeding
C)Transferring
D)Ambulating

Question 11

A disaster situation occurs and involves an explosion in a hospital laundry.What would this be classified as?

A)Active
B)External
C)Life-threatening
D)Internal

Question 12

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 _______.

Question 13

The nurse manager is providing an in-service regarding a "safe hospital environment." What will this education mainly focus on preventing?

A)Falls
B)Exposure to contaminants
C)Injury
D)Electric hazard

Question 14

What must the nurse do before applying a safety reminder device (SRD)?

A)Get permission from the family.
B)Assess patient's skin condition.
C)Get a health care provider's order.
D)Explain the SRD to the patient.

Question 15

What important safety precaution should the home health nurse teach parents in order to prevent burns to small children?

A)Never leave them unattended.
B)Turn pot handles on stoves away from reach.
C)Turn hot water on first when filling the bathtub.
D)Keep side rails up on the crib.

Question 16

What should a nurse do when encountering a mercury spill?

A)Vacuum the spill.
B)Open interior doors.
C)Close all outside windows.
D)Open any outside windows.

Question 17

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 _____________.

Question 18

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

A)Immobility
B)Lethargy
C)Risk for impaired circulation
D)Risk for skin impairment
E)Incontinence