Nursing 2400 Midterm (part 1) Study Questions with Answers

never events -centers for medicare and medicaid -hospitals will not be reimbursed -i.e. wrong procedure, pressure ulcers qsen initiatives -patient centered care -teamwork and collaboration -evidence based practice -safety -education safety goals in health care setting -reduce incidence of illness and injury -prevent extended stays -improve and maintain functional status -increase patient's sense of well beings risk factors affecting safety -age -lifestyle -sensory and cognitive alterations -impaired mobility -lack of safety awareness -risks in HC agency -falls -patient inherent activities -physical hazards -accidental poisoning -fires -vehicle accidents -pathogen transmission nurse interventions to prevent falls -fall risk assessment (upon admission and regular basis) -modify environment -review medications -evaluate gait and balance -fall prevention plan restraints -last resort for combativeness or risk of self-injury -must have physician orders -check skin integrity and circulation regularly -alternatives: pressure alarms, distractions, etc fire safety -RACE -PASS poisonings -children are at risk -call poision control -do not use syrup of ipecac chain of infection -infectious agent reservoir portal of exit mode of transmission portal of entry host infection -have microbes with signs and symptoms colonization -have microbes without signs and symptoms factors affecting risk for infection -age -nutritional status -trauma -stress -smoking -chronic illness