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Factors affecting ability to protect * Age and development
self from injury * Lifestyle
* Mobility and health status
* Sensory-perceptual alterations
* Cognitive awareness
* Emotional state
* Bioterrorism
Factors affecting ability to protect The ability of people to protect themselves from
self from injury: injury is affected by such factors as age and
Age and Development development, lifestyle, mobility and health status,
sensory-perceptual alterations, cognitive
awareness, emotional state, ability to communicate,
safety awareness, and environmental factors.
Through knowledge and accurate assessment of
the environment, people learn to protect
themselves from many injuries. Only through
knowledge and experience do children learn what
is potentially harmful. Older adults can have
difficulty with movement and diminished sensory
acuity that may result in injury
,Factors affecting ability to protect Lifestyle factors that place people at risk include
self from injury: unsafe work environments, residence in
Lifestyle neighborhoods with high crime rates, access to
guns and ammunition, insufficient income to buy
safety equipment or make necessary repairs,
access to illicit drugs, and risk-taking behaviors.
Factors affecting ability to protect Impaired mobility due to paralysis, muscle
self from injury: weakness, poor balance, or poor coordination
Safety and Health status increases risk for injury as may illness and surgery
Factors affecting ability to protect Accurate perception of environmental stimuli is
self from injury: vital to safety. Impaired touch, hearing, taste, smell,
Sensory-Perception Alterations and vision increase susceptibility to injury
Factors affecting ability to protect Cognitive awareness is the ability to perceive
self from injury: environmental stimuli and body reactions and to
Cognitive Awareness respond appropriately through thought and action.
Clients with impaired awareness are at increased
risk for injury.
Factors affecting ability to protect Extreme emotional states can alter the ability to
self from injury: perceive environmental hazards. Stressful situations
Emotional States can reduce a person's level of concentration, cause
errors in judgment, and decrease awareness of
external stimuli.
Factors affecting ability to protect The ability to communicate is very important.
self from injury: Individuals with a diminished ability to receive and
Communicate convey information are at risk for injury.
Factors affecting ability to protect Safety awareness and accurate information are
self from injury: crucial to safety. Lack of knowledge places people
Safety Awareness at risk for injury
, Factors affecting ability to protect The nurse may need to assess the environment of
self from injury: the home, workplace, and/or community. Client
Bioterrorism, safety is affected by the health care setting, and
bioterrorism has recently become a national safety
concern.
Bioterrorism: an attack using weapons of viruses,
bacteria and other germs (Weber, 2004, p. 417).
* Anthrax-inhalation and cutaneous
* Botulism
* Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers- Ebola & yellow fever
* Smallpox
* Tularemia
Environmental safety concerns: * home
* Workplace
* Community
The nurse may need to assess the environment of
the home, workplace, and/or community. Client
safety is affected by the health care setting, and
bioterrorism has recently become a national safety
concern.
Environmental safety concerns: * Interior
HOME * Exterior
A safe home requires well-maintained flooring and
carpets, a non-skid bathtub or shower surface,
functioning smoke alarms that are strategically
placed, and knowledge of fire escape routes.
Outdoor areas, such as swimming pools, need to
be safely secured and maintained. Adequate
lighting, both inside and out, will minimize the
potential for accidents.
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Terms in this set (67)
Factors affecting ability to protect * Age and development
self from injury * Lifestyle
* Mobility and health status
* Sensory-perceptual alterations
* Cognitive awareness
* Emotional state
* Bioterrorism
Factors affecting ability to protect The ability of people to protect themselves from
self from injury: injury is affected by such factors as age and
Age and Development development, lifestyle, mobility and health status,
sensory-perceptual alterations, cognitive
awareness, emotional state, ability to communicate,
safety awareness, and environmental factors.
Through knowledge and accurate assessment of
the environment, people learn to protect
themselves from many injuries. Only through
knowledge and experience do children learn what
is potentially harmful. Older adults can have
difficulty with movement and diminished sensory
acuity that may result in injury
,Factors affecting ability to protect Lifestyle factors that place people at risk include
self from injury: unsafe work environments, residence in
Lifestyle neighborhoods with high crime rates, access to
guns and ammunition, insufficient income to buy
safety equipment or make necessary repairs,
access to illicit drugs, and risk-taking behaviors.
Factors affecting ability to protect Impaired mobility due to paralysis, muscle
self from injury: weakness, poor balance, or poor coordination
Safety and Health status increases risk for injury as may illness and surgery
Factors affecting ability to protect Accurate perception of environmental stimuli is
self from injury: vital to safety. Impaired touch, hearing, taste, smell,
Sensory-Perception Alterations and vision increase susceptibility to injury
Factors affecting ability to protect Cognitive awareness is the ability to perceive
self from injury: environmental stimuli and body reactions and to
Cognitive Awareness respond appropriately through thought and action.
Clients with impaired awareness are at increased
risk for injury.
Factors affecting ability to protect Extreme emotional states can alter the ability to
self from injury: perceive environmental hazards. Stressful situations
Emotional States can reduce a person's level of concentration, cause
errors in judgment, and decrease awareness of
external stimuli.
Factors affecting ability to protect The ability to communicate is very important.
self from injury: Individuals with a diminished ability to receive and
Communicate convey information are at risk for injury.
Factors affecting ability to protect Safety awareness and accurate information are
self from injury: crucial to safety. Lack of knowledge places people
Safety Awareness at risk for injury
, Factors affecting ability to protect The nurse may need to assess the environment of
self from injury: the home, workplace, and/or community. Client
Bioterrorism, safety is affected by the health care setting, and
bioterrorism has recently become a national safety
concern.
Bioterrorism: an attack using weapons of viruses,
bacteria and other germs (Weber, 2004, p. 417).
* Anthrax-inhalation and cutaneous
* Botulism
* Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers- Ebola & yellow fever
* Smallpox
* Tularemia
Environmental safety concerns: * home
* Workplace
* Community
The nurse may need to assess the environment of
the home, workplace, and/or community. Client
safety is affected by the health care setting, and
bioterrorism has recently become a national safety
concern.
Environmental safety concerns: * Interior
HOME * Exterior
A safe home requires well-maintained flooring and
carpets, a non-skid bathtub or shower surface,
functioning smoke alarms that are strategically
placed, and knowledge of fire escape routes.
Outdoor areas, such as swimming pools, need to
be safely secured and maintained. Adequate
lighting, both inside and out, will minimize the
potential for accidents.
