NUR 3028 Module 2 review questions (hygiene, positioning, safety, mobility, sleep and rest)

Which of the following are safe practices to follow in the safe preparation and storage of food? (Select all that apply.) 1. Always use a single cutting board to prepare foods for cooking. 2. Refrigerate leftovers as soon as possible. 3. Always buy vegetables in packages marked "prewashed." 4. Cook meats to the proper temperature. 5. Wash hands thoroughly before food preparation. - 2, 4, 5. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends washing hands thoroughly before food preparation and to wash cooking surfaces often. Keep raw meat, poultry, seafood, and their juices away from other foods, and use separate cutting boards for each. Rinse fruits and vegetables thoroughly, and always cook food to the proper temperature. Refrigerate leftovers promptly. A single cutting board can cause cross contamination. Even if packages show that vegetables have been prewashed, thoroughly wash when opening a package A nurse enters the hospital room of a patient who had a total knee replacement the day before. Which of the following pose potential safety risks? (Select all that apply.) 1. A current safety inspection sticker is on the IV fluids pump. 2. A walker is positioned near the patient's bedside. 3. The hospital bed is in the high position. 4. There is no gait belt at the bedside. 5. The overbed table with the patient's glasses is positioned against the wall opposite the end of the bed - 3, 4, 5. All electrical equipment should be inspected routinely and have current safety inspection stickers. The patient has had knee surgery, so the presence of a walker is needed for him to ambulate. Safety risks include the absence of a gait belt; one should always be available for a patient who will need assistance in ambulation. The bed position is incorrect; it should be in low position. The position of the bedside table does not allow the patient to reach personal or care items easily. A nurse working on a medicine unit in the hospital hears the fire alarm go off. As the nurse walks down the hallway, there is smoke coming from the family waiting area. Which of the following steps should the nurse take? (Select all that apply.) 1. Immediately phone in to the hospital alert system the exact location of the fire. 2. Direct the nurse technician to place empty stretchers behind the fire doors. 3. Go to each patient room, and direct ambulatory patients to walk themselves to a safe area. 4. Work with the nurse technician to help move patients requiring wheelchairs from their rooms. 5. Close the room doors of patients who cannot get out of bed, and keep them in their rooms - 1, 3, 4. If a fire occurs in a health care agency, protect patients from immediate injury, report the exact location of the fire, contain it, and extinguish it if possible. The nurse should alert the hospital about the fire immediately. The nurse technician should not place stretchers behind fire doors; the fire doors need to be able to close when a fire alarm sounds. It is important to keep equipment from blocking these doors. Patients who are close to a fire, regardless of its size, are at risk of injury and need to be moved to another area. Direct all ambulatory patients to walk by themselves to a safe area. In some cases, they can help move patients in wheelchairs. Move patients who cannot get out of bed from the scene of a fire by a stretcher, their bed, or a wheelchair. Do not leave them in their rooms