nursing 2400 midterm (part 1) questions with
answers
never events - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-centers for medicare and medicaid
-hospitals will not be reimbursed
-i.e. wrong procedure, pressure ulcers
qsen initiatives - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-patient centered care
-teamwork and collaboration
-evidence based practice
-safety
-education
safety goals in health care setting - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-fall risk assessment
(upon admission and regular basis)
-modify environment
-review medications
-evaluate gait and balance
-fall prevention plan
restraints - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-RACE
-PASS
, poisonings - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-children are at risk
-call poision control
-do not use syrup of ipecac
chain of infection - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-infectious agent > reservoir > portal
of exit > mode of transmission > portal of entry > host
infection - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-have microbes with signs and symptoms
colonization - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-have microbes without signs and
symptoms
factors affecting risk for infection - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-age
-nutritional status
-trauma
-stress
-smoking
-chronic illness
body defenses against infection - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-normal flora
-body system defenses i.e. flushing
-inflammation and exudate
signs and symptoms of inflammation - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-redness
-warmth
answers
never events - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-centers for medicare and medicaid
-hospitals will not be reimbursed
-i.e. wrong procedure, pressure ulcers
qsen initiatives - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-patient centered care
-teamwork and collaboration
-evidence based practice
-safety
-education
safety goals in health care setting - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-fall risk assessment
(upon admission and regular basis)
-modify environment
-review medications
-evaluate gait and balance
-fall prevention plan
restraints - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-RACE
-PASS
, poisonings - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-children are at risk
-call poision control
-do not use syrup of ipecac
chain of infection - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-infectious agent > reservoir > portal
of exit > mode of transmission > portal of entry > host
infection - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-have microbes with signs and symptoms
colonization - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-have microbes without signs and
symptoms
factors affecting risk for infection - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-age
-nutritional status
-trauma
-stress
-smoking
-chronic illness
body defenses against infection - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-normal flora
-body system defenses i.e. flushing
-inflammation and exudate
signs and symptoms of inflammation - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-redness
-warmth
