1400: ch 13 practice test Questions and Answers 100% Correct
How often should a patient in mitt or wrist restraints be assessed? correct answer Every 2 hours
How often should restraints be released for a patient? correct answer Every 2 hours
How often should you check on a patient when using a bed/chair/position alarm? correct answer Every
30 minutes
How should restraints be tied to prevent injury when the head of the bed is raised? correct answer
Using a quick-release knot
What are restraint alternatives used for? correct answer To alert nursing staff when a patient is
attempting to get up
What factors contribute to unsafe patient environments? correct answer Poor lighting and slippery
floors
What is the correct order of actions in case of a fire according to the RACE acronym? correct answer
Rescue, Alarm, Confine, Extinguish
What is the primary focus of the National Patient Safety Goals? correct answer Reducing the risk of
patient falls
What is the primary goal when using restraints? correct answer To prevent harm to the patient
What is the purpose of fall assessment rating scales? correct answer To give a numerical rating for each
patient's fall risk
What should be assessed to ensure that restraints are not causing circulatory impairment? correct
answer Distal pulses
How often should a patient in mitt or wrist restraints be assessed? correct answer Every 2 hours
How often should restraints be released for a patient? correct answer Every 2 hours
How often should you check on a patient when using a bed/chair/position alarm? correct answer Every
30 minutes
How should restraints be tied to prevent injury when the head of the bed is raised? correct answer
Using a quick-release knot
What are restraint alternatives used for? correct answer To alert nursing staff when a patient is
attempting to get up
What factors contribute to unsafe patient environments? correct answer Poor lighting and slippery
floors
What is the correct order of actions in case of a fire according to the RACE acronym? correct answer
Rescue, Alarm, Confine, Extinguish
What is the primary focus of the National Patient Safety Goals? correct answer Reducing the risk of
patient falls
What is the primary goal when using restraints? correct answer To prevent harm to the patient
What is the purpose of fall assessment rating scales? correct answer To give a numerical rating for each
patient's fall risk
What should be assessed to ensure that restraints are not causing circulatory impairment? correct
answer Distal pulses
