ATI Safety for the Health Care Worker
2025
you are a nurse manager of a medical-surgical unit. one of your staff RNs tells you that
she just hurt her back lifting a patient. she rates the pain as 4 on a scale from 0 to 10.
the appropriate action is to - answer make arrangements to see employee health
you are a nurse manager of a pediatric unit. one of the staff RNs has hurt his back lifting
a patient. his injury has been diagnosed as work-related. who is responsible for
covering the cost of his injury? - answer the employing institution
according to the U.S department of labor statistics, one of the most hazardous activities
health care workers perform is - answer manual handling
what is the most effective on the "hierarchy of controls" - answer elimination
What is a disaster? - answer an event where the need outweighs the available
resources
you are the nurse manager of a labor and delivery unit. a staff member tells you that
there is a puddle of liquid on the floor in the hall and that she does know know what it is.
your first action is to - answerarrange for staff, patient, visitor, and students to avoid the
liquid
you are the manager of an intensive care unit. a staff member has developed dry, itchy,
irritated areas on his hands. he is also sneezing and wheezing. he says that he is sure
that, with the above symptoms, he has developed a latex allergy. you correctly respond,
- answerthat is a possibility
you are the manager of a medical surgical unit. a staff member comes to you crying that
she had just stuck herself with a needle that she used to give an injection to a patient.
your first reaction is to - answerirrigate and clean the wound
2025
you are a nurse manager of a medical-surgical unit. one of your staff RNs tells you that
she just hurt her back lifting a patient. she rates the pain as 4 on a scale from 0 to 10.
the appropriate action is to - answer make arrangements to see employee health
you are a nurse manager of a pediatric unit. one of the staff RNs has hurt his back lifting
a patient. his injury has been diagnosed as work-related. who is responsible for
covering the cost of his injury? - answer the employing institution
according to the U.S department of labor statistics, one of the most hazardous activities
health care workers perform is - answer manual handling
what is the most effective on the "hierarchy of controls" - answer elimination
What is a disaster? - answer an event where the need outweighs the available
resources
you are the nurse manager of a labor and delivery unit. a staff member tells you that
there is a puddle of liquid on the floor in the hall and that she does know know what it is.
your first action is to - answerarrange for staff, patient, visitor, and students to avoid the
liquid
you are the manager of an intensive care unit. a staff member has developed dry, itchy,
irritated areas on his hands. he is also sneezing and wheezing. he says that he is sure
that, with the above symptoms, he has developed a latex allergy. you correctly respond,
- answerthat is a possibility
you are the manager of a medical surgical unit. a staff member comes to you crying that
she had just stuck herself with a needle that she used to give an injection to a patient.
your first reaction is to - answerirrigate and clean the wound
