NURS 550 Exam 1 Exam Questions And Accurate Answers
Safe environment includes meeting - Answer - Basic needs
-reducing physical hazards
-reducing the transmission of pathogens
-controlling of pollution
Basic human needs - Answer - Adequate oxygen
- Nutrition
- Optimum temperature
Physical hazards - Answer 5th leading cause of death for Americans all ages
- Motor vehicle accidents are leading cause
- Poison
- Falls, 2nd leading cause
- Fire
Orthostatic hypotension - Answer Decrease in systolic blood pressure of 20mm Hg or
decrease in diastolic of 10mm Hg within 3 minutes of standing when compared to blood
pressure from sitting
Factors influencing patient safety - Answer - Mobility, sensory, and cognitive status
- Lifestyle choices
- Knowledge of common safety precautions
Infant, toddler, and preschooler risks - Answer Lead poisoning, poisoning and choking,
fire accidents, drowning, and head trauma
,School-age child risks - Answer Sports related injuries, head injuries with bike
accidents
Adolescent risks - Answer Automobile accidents, suicide, substance abuse, risk-taking
behaviors (smoking, drinking), unsafe sex
Adult risks - Answer Lifestyle habits and related diseases, motor vehicle accidents
Older adult risks - Answer Due to physiological changes of aging process, falls and
other types of accidents
Individual Risk Factors - Answer - Lifestyle
- Impaired Mobility
- Sensory Impairment
- Lack of Safety Awareness
- Economic resources
- Cognitive impairments
National Quality Forum mission - Answer Improve the quality of health care in America
SRE(Serious Reportable Events)
Nurses face Environmental risk - Answer Chemicals found in meds, anesthetic gas,
cleaning solution, and disinfectants
Risks to patient's safety in health care environment - Answer - Falls
- Patient-inherent accidents (seizures)
- Procedure-related accidents ( Med errors)
- Equipment-related accidents (malfunctions)
, - Workplace safety
Serious Reportable Events - Answer - Surgical events
- Patient-protection events
- Care-management events
- Product or device events
- Criminal Events
- Environmental events
Nursing Process - Answer Assessment:
- Through patient's eyes
- Nursing history and examination
- Health care environment (risks)
- Patient's home environment assessment
Restraint use objectives - Answer - Reduce risk of patient injury from falls
- Prevent interruption of therapy like IV infusions, catheterization
- Prevent patients who are confused from removing life-support
- Reduce risk of injury to others by patient
Physical Restraint - Answer Only as a last resort
Chemical Restraint - Answer Meds like anxiolytics and sedative to manage behavior
Electronic bed monitoring device/Posey bed - Answer Less restrictive than chemical or
physical restraints. Reduce the side effects such as pressure ulcers and loss of dignity
with physical.
Safe environment includes meeting - Answer - Basic needs
-reducing physical hazards
-reducing the transmission of pathogens
-controlling of pollution
Basic human needs - Answer - Adequate oxygen
- Nutrition
- Optimum temperature
Physical hazards - Answer 5th leading cause of death for Americans all ages
- Motor vehicle accidents are leading cause
- Poison
- Falls, 2nd leading cause
- Fire
Orthostatic hypotension - Answer Decrease in systolic blood pressure of 20mm Hg or
decrease in diastolic of 10mm Hg within 3 minutes of standing when compared to blood
pressure from sitting
Factors influencing patient safety - Answer - Mobility, sensory, and cognitive status
- Lifestyle choices
- Knowledge of common safety precautions
Infant, toddler, and preschooler risks - Answer Lead poisoning, poisoning and choking,
fire accidents, drowning, and head trauma
,School-age child risks - Answer Sports related injuries, head injuries with bike
accidents
Adolescent risks - Answer Automobile accidents, suicide, substance abuse, risk-taking
behaviors (smoking, drinking), unsafe sex
Adult risks - Answer Lifestyle habits and related diseases, motor vehicle accidents
Older adult risks - Answer Due to physiological changes of aging process, falls and
other types of accidents
Individual Risk Factors - Answer - Lifestyle
- Impaired Mobility
- Sensory Impairment
- Lack of Safety Awareness
- Economic resources
- Cognitive impairments
National Quality Forum mission - Answer Improve the quality of health care in America
SRE(Serious Reportable Events)
Nurses face Environmental risk - Answer Chemicals found in meds, anesthetic gas,
cleaning solution, and disinfectants
Risks to patient's safety in health care environment - Answer - Falls
- Patient-inherent accidents (seizures)
- Procedure-related accidents ( Med errors)
- Equipment-related accidents (malfunctions)
, - Workplace safety
Serious Reportable Events - Answer - Surgical events
- Patient-protection events
- Care-management events
- Product or device events
- Criminal Events
- Environmental events
Nursing Process - Answer Assessment:
- Through patient's eyes
- Nursing history and examination
- Health care environment (risks)
- Patient's home environment assessment
Restraint use objectives - Answer - Reduce risk of patient injury from falls
- Prevent interruption of therapy like IV infusions, catheterization
- Prevent patients who are confused from removing life-support
- Reduce risk of injury to others by patient
Physical Restraint - Answer Only as a last resort
Chemical Restraint - Answer Meds like anxiolytics and sedative to manage behavior
Electronic bed monitoring device/Posey bed - Answer Less restrictive than chemical or
physical restraints. Reduce the side effects such as pressure ulcers and loss of dignity
with physical.
