GALEN COLLEGE OF NURSING
NSG 100 Exam 1 — Safety
Practice Question Bank
Fundamentals of Nursing — NCLEX-Style Practice Questions with
Rationales
Comprehensive Review: Patient Safety, Error Prevention, Fall Prevention &
More
Edition 1 · July 2026
Table of Contents
1. Instructions for Use 2
2. Practice Questions with Answers & Rationales 2
NSG 100 · Galen College of Nursing Page 1
,NSG 100 EXAM 1 — SAFETY PRACTICE GUIDE INSTRUCTIONS & PRACTICE QUESTIONS
How to Use This Guide
Read each stem, choose your answer, then check the rationale directly below it. The correct
option is marked, and each wrong option is explained so you understand why it's wrong — not
just that it is.
Category: Fundamentals of Nursing — Patient Safety
1 Safety in healthcare is defined as:
A Freedom from all illness
B Freedom from accidental injury
C Freedom from medical treatment
D Freedom from all medications
Why B is correct: Safety is defined as freedom from accidental injury.
A — Safety does not mean freedom from all illness.
C — Safety does not mean freedom from treatment.
D — Safety does not mean freedom from all medications.
2 Infant safety considerations include all of the following except:
A Choking
B Strangulation
C Crib safety
D Bike accidents
Why D is correct: Bike accidents are a school-age child safety consideration, not infant.
A — Choking is an infant safety concern.
B — Strangulation is an infant safety concern.
C — Crib safety is an infant safety concern.
,3 School-age safety considerations include:
A Drowning, trampolines, helmet protection, bike accidents
B Choking and strangulation
C STDs and work hazards
D Drowning, trampolines, helmet protection, bike accidents
Why D is correct: School-age safety concerns include drowning, trampolines, helmets, and
bike accidents.
A — This is correct but D is the complete answer.
B — These are infant safety concerns.
C — These are adult safety considerations.
4 Adult safety considerations include:
A Falls and burns
B STDs, work hazards, and illicit substances
C Drowning and trampolines
D Choking and strangulation
Why B is correct: Adult safety concerns include STDs, work hazards, and illicit substances.
A — These are older adult safety concerns.
C — These are school-age safety concerns.
D — These are infant safety concerns.
, 5 Older adult safety considerations include:
A STDs and work hazards
B Motor vehicle accidents, falls, burns, and medication self over/under dosing
C Drowning and trampolines
D Choking and strangulation
Why B is correct: Older adults are at risk for motor vehicle accidents, falls, burns, and
medication errors.
A — These are adult safety concerns.
C — These are school-age safety concerns.
D — These are infant safety concerns.
6 A diagnostic error is defined as:
A Result in delay of diagnosis, outdated tests, failure to act on results of
monitoring/testing
B Occur in performance of an operation, procedure, or test
C Failures to provide prophylactic treatment or inadequate monitoring
D Lack of communication
Why A is correct: Diagnostic errors result in delay of diagnosis, outdated tests, or failure to
act on results.
B — This describes a treatment error.
C — This describes a preventive error.
D — This describes a communication error.
NSG 100 Exam 1 — Safety
Practice Question Bank
Fundamentals of Nursing — NCLEX-Style Practice Questions with
Rationales
Comprehensive Review: Patient Safety, Error Prevention, Fall Prevention &
More
Edition 1 · July 2026
Table of Contents
1. Instructions for Use 2
2. Practice Questions with Answers & Rationales 2
NSG 100 · Galen College of Nursing Page 1
,NSG 100 EXAM 1 — SAFETY PRACTICE GUIDE INSTRUCTIONS & PRACTICE QUESTIONS
How to Use This Guide
Read each stem, choose your answer, then check the rationale directly below it. The correct
option is marked, and each wrong option is explained so you understand why it's wrong — not
just that it is.
Category: Fundamentals of Nursing — Patient Safety
1 Safety in healthcare is defined as:
A Freedom from all illness
B Freedom from accidental injury
C Freedom from medical treatment
D Freedom from all medications
Why B is correct: Safety is defined as freedom from accidental injury.
A — Safety does not mean freedom from all illness.
C — Safety does not mean freedom from treatment.
D — Safety does not mean freedom from all medications.
2 Infant safety considerations include all of the following except:
A Choking
B Strangulation
C Crib safety
D Bike accidents
Why D is correct: Bike accidents are a school-age child safety consideration, not infant.
A — Choking is an infant safety concern.
B — Strangulation is an infant safety concern.
C — Crib safety is an infant safety concern.
,3 School-age safety considerations include:
A Drowning, trampolines, helmet protection, bike accidents
B Choking and strangulation
C STDs and work hazards
D Drowning, trampolines, helmet protection, bike accidents
Why D is correct: School-age safety concerns include drowning, trampolines, helmets, and
bike accidents.
A — This is correct but D is the complete answer.
B — These are infant safety concerns.
C — These are adult safety considerations.
4 Adult safety considerations include:
A Falls and burns
B STDs, work hazards, and illicit substances
C Drowning and trampolines
D Choking and strangulation
Why B is correct: Adult safety concerns include STDs, work hazards, and illicit substances.
A — These are older adult safety concerns.
C — These are school-age safety concerns.
D — These are infant safety concerns.
, 5 Older adult safety considerations include:
A STDs and work hazards
B Motor vehicle accidents, falls, burns, and medication self over/under dosing
C Drowning and trampolines
D Choking and strangulation
Why B is correct: Older adults are at risk for motor vehicle accidents, falls, burns, and
medication errors.
A — These are adult safety concerns.
C — These are school-age safety concerns.
D — These are infant safety concerns.
6 A diagnostic error is defined as:
A Result in delay of diagnosis, outdated tests, failure to act on results of
monitoring/testing
B Occur in performance of an operation, procedure, or test
C Failures to provide prophylactic treatment or inadequate monitoring
D Lack of communication
Why A is correct: Diagnostic errors result in delay of diagnosis, outdated tests, or failure to
act on results.
B — This describes a treatment error.
C — This describes a preventive error.
D — This describes a communication error.
