NCHP Exam 2 Practice Questions with Verified
Correct Answers
Which cues would the nurse use to determine a patient's safety needs?
Select all that apply.
Subjective data related to the patient's symptoms
Patient's family history
Subjective information about the patient's chief complaint
Patient's history of exposures to environmental hazards
Objective assessment focused on the affected body systems
Subjective data related to the patient's symptoms
Subjective information about the patient's chief complaint
Patient's history of exposures to environmental hazards
Objective assessment focused on the affected body systems
To specifically assess the patient's safety risks related to health issues, which question would
the nurse ask?
What safety concerns do you have?
Have you ever had a seizure?
Who else lives with you?
Do you require assistance with bathing?
Have you ever had a seizure?
Which question would the nurse ask to assess a patient's understanding of the risks of
chemicals?
Where do you store your household cleaners?
Do you know why you take your current set of medications?
Are separate cutting surfaces used for cutting raw fish and meats?
Do you have any safety concerns at home or work?
Where do you store your household cleaners?
Educating patients about electrical cord safety is important in preventing which specific home
safety hazard?
Fire
Outdoor safety hazards
,Carbon monoxide poisoning
Biohazards
Fire
To assess the patient's risk for exposure to biohazards in the home, which question would the
nurse ask?
Do you have air conditioning?
What recreational activities do you engage in?
Is there adequate outside lighting?
Do you or does anyone in the home use hypodermic needles?
Do you or does anyone in the home use hypodermic needles?
Which member of the interprofessional team would the nurse consult to evaluate a patient
for safe performance of activities of daily living (ADLs)?
Social worker
Physical therapist
Occupational therapist
Unlicensed assistive personnel
Occupational therapist
Which member of the interprofessional team would the nurse consult to evaluate a patient
who is a fall risk?
Health care provider
Physical therapist
Occupational therapist
Unlicensed assistive personnel
Physical therapist
During an assessment, the nurse learns that a patient and child are living in a car. Which
member of the interprofessional team would the nurse consult with to evaluate these
individuals?
Health care provider
Social worker
Physical therapist
Occupational therapist
Social worker
,A fire prevention plan must include changing batteries in smoke alarms (detectors) at least
every _______ months.
6
Many hospitals use the acronym RACE to describe emergency fire response. Which terms
stand for the letters in RACE?
Rescue, Advise, Comfort, Expedite
Rescue, Alarm, Contain, Extinguish
Restrain, Action, Continue, Emergency
Resuscitate, Action, Control, Emergency
Rescue, Alarm, Contain, Extinguish
Which action would the nurse take first when discovering a fire in a patient's room?
Extinguish the fire.
Contain the fire.
Remove the patient from the room.
Sound the alarm.
Remove the patient from the room.
The nurse is caring for a 72-year-old patient who is on bed rest after hip surgery for an injury
sustained from a fall at home. The patient has a history of diabetes and ongoing dementia.
Upon assessment, the nurse notes an intravenous (IV) infusion, a nasogastric tube, and a
urinary drainage catheter. According to the Morse Fall Scale, what is the patient's total score?
75
The patient is a high risk for falls: History of falling—25; Secondary diagnosis—15; Ambulatory
aid—0; IV/heparin lock—20; Gait/transferring—0; Mental status—15 = 75 points.
The nurse is asking the patient a series of questions about the patient's activities of daily
living. The patient asks the nurse why that information is important. Which nursing response
is appropriate?
"The answers to these questions will help us determine if you need any assistance at home."
"This information will help your health care provider determine if you need to be placed in a
skilled nursing facility."
"The questions are designed to get you to think about going home from the hospital."
"This is part of our regular patient assessment form that we must complete."
"The answers to these questions will help us determine if you need any assistance at home."
, A patient is on a large number of medications, and the nurse is concerned about the patient's
personal ability to manage taking all the medications at home. Which questions would the
nurse ask to assess the patient's potential safety risk?
Select all that apply.
"Do you take your medications consistently?"
"Do any young children live in the home who know about your medications?"
"Do you know how to take these prescriptions?"
"Do you know when to take your drugs?"
"Do you know why the health care provider has prescribed these medications?"
"Do you take your medications consistently?"
"Do you know how to take these prescriptions?"
"Do you know when to take your drugs?"
"Do you know why the health care provider has prescribed these medications?"
A patient with paraplegia is being prepared for discharge from a spinal cord rehabilitation
unit. Which question is most important for the nurse to ask when performing a home safety
assessment?
"Do you have a carbon monoxide detector?"
"Do you have a plan to exit the home in case of an emergency?"
"Where are your medications stored?"
"Do you have a fire extinguisher?"
"Do you have a plan to exit the home in case of an emergency?"
Which factor is a patient-related fall risk hazard?
Wound drain
Floor surfaces
Intravenous access
Incontinence
Incontinence
The nurse is planning care for a patient who is 70 years old, lives at home with her healthy 50-
year-old daughter, and swims and walks daily. When the patient says she wants to learn more
about staying safe at home, which need would the nurse identify as the priority?
Fall prevention
Drowning precautions
Preventing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Avoidance of hypothermia
Fall prevention
Correct Answers
Which cues would the nurse use to determine a patient's safety needs?
Select all that apply.
Subjective data related to the patient's symptoms
Patient's family history
Subjective information about the patient's chief complaint
Patient's history of exposures to environmental hazards
Objective assessment focused on the affected body systems
Subjective data related to the patient's symptoms
Subjective information about the patient's chief complaint
Patient's history of exposures to environmental hazards
Objective assessment focused on the affected body systems
To specifically assess the patient's safety risks related to health issues, which question would
the nurse ask?
What safety concerns do you have?
Have you ever had a seizure?
Who else lives with you?
Do you require assistance with bathing?
Have you ever had a seizure?
Which question would the nurse ask to assess a patient's understanding of the risks of
chemicals?
Where do you store your household cleaners?
Do you know why you take your current set of medications?
Are separate cutting surfaces used for cutting raw fish and meats?
Do you have any safety concerns at home or work?
Where do you store your household cleaners?
Educating patients about electrical cord safety is important in preventing which specific home
safety hazard?
Fire
Outdoor safety hazards
,Carbon monoxide poisoning
Biohazards
Fire
To assess the patient's risk for exposure to biohazards in the home, which question would the
nurse ask?
Do you have air conditioning?
What recreational activities do you engage in?
Is there adequate outside lighting?
Do you or does anyone in the home use hypodermic needles?
Do you or does anyone in the home use hypodermic needles?
Which member of the interprofessional team would the nurse consult to evaluate a patient
for safe performance of activities of daily living (ADLs)?
Social worker
Physical therapist
Occupational therapist
Unlicensed assistive personnel
Occupational therapist
Which member of the interprofessional team would the nurse consult to evaluate a patient
who is a fall risk?
Health care provider
Physical therapist
Occupational therapist
Unlicensed assistive personnel
Physical therapist
During an assessment, the nurse learns that a patient and child are living in a car. Which
member of the interprofessional team would the nurse consult with to evaluate these
individuals?
Health care provider
Social worker
Physical therapist
Occupational therapist
Social worker
,A fire prevention plan must include changing batteries in smoke alarms (detectors) at least
every _______ months.
6
Many hospitals use the acronym RACE to describe emergency fire response. Which terms
stand for the letters in RACE?
Rescue, Advise, Comfort, Expedite
Rescue, Alarm, Contain, Extinguish
Restrain, Action, Continue, Emergency
Resuscitate, Action, Control, Emergency
Rescue, Alarm, Contain, Extinguish
Which action would the nurse take first when discovering a fire in a patient's room?
Extinguish the fire.
Contain the fire.
Remove the patient from the room.
Sound the alarm.
Remove the patient from the room.
The nurse is caring for a 72-year-old patient who is on bed rest after hip surgery for an injury
sustained from a fall at home. The patient has a history of diabetes and ongoing dementia.
Upon assessment, the nurse notes an intravenous (IV) infusion, a nasogastric tube, and a
urinary drainage catheter. According to the Morse Fall Scale, what is the patient's total score?
75
The patient is a high risk for falls: History of falling—25; Secondary diagnosis—15; Ambulatory
aid—0; IV/heparin lock—20; Gait/transferring—0; Mental status—15 = 75 points.
The nurse is asking the patient a series of questions about the patient's activities of daily
living. The patient asks the nurse why that information is important. Which nursing response
is appropriate?
"The answers to these questions will help us determine if you need any assistance at home."
"This information will help your health care provider determine if you need to be placed in a
skilled nursing facility."
"The questions are designed to get you to think about going home from the hospital."
"This is part of our regular patient assessment form that we must complete."
"The answers to these questions will help us determine if you need any assistance at home."
, A patient is on a large number of medications, and the nurse is concerned about the patient's
personal ability to manage taking all the medications at home. Which questions would the
nurse ask to assess the patient's potential safety risk?
Select all that apply.
"Do you take your medications consistently?"
"Do any young children live in the home who know about your medications?"
"Do you know how to take these prescriptions?"
"Do you know when to take your drugs?"
"Do you know why the health care provider has prescribed these medications?"
"Do you take your medications consistently?"
"Do you know how to take these prescriptions?"
"Do you know when to take your drugs?"
"Do you know why the health care provider has prescribed these medications?"
A patient with paraplegia is being prepared for discharge from a spinal cord rehabilitation
unit. Which question is most important for the nurse to ask when performing a home safety
assessment?
"Do you have a carbon monoxide detector?"
"Do you have a plan to exit the home in case of an emergency?"
"Where are your medications stored?"
"Do you have a fire extinguisher?"
"Do you have a plan to exit the home in case of an emergency?"
Which factor is a patient-related fall risk hazard?
Wound drain
Floor surfaces
Intravenous access
Incontinence
Incontinence
The nurse is planning care for a patient who is 70 years old, lives at home with her healthy 50-
year-old daughter, and swims and walks daily. When the patient says she wants to learn more
about staying safe at home, which need would the nurse identify as the priority?
Fall prevention
Drowning precautions
Preventing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Avoidance of hypothermia
Fall prevention
