MODULE 01: LESSON 1 POST-TEST
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
An 4wrelderly 4wrpatient 4wrwas 4wrrecently 4wradmitted 4wrto 4wra 4wrmedical 4wrunit 4wrwith
4wrsevere 4wrfluid 4wrand 4wrelectrolyte 4wrimbalance. 4wrHis 4wrfamily 4wrstates 4wrthat
4wrhe 4wrhas 4wrperiods 4wrof 4wrconfusion. 4wrWhat 4wrare 4wrsome 4wrpractical
4wrprecautions 4wrthe 4wrnurse 4wrcan 4wrtake 4wrto 4wrensure 4wrthe 4wrpatient's 4wrsafety
4wrwithout 4wrhaving 4wrto 4wruse 4wrrestraints? 4wr(Select 4wrall 4wrthat 4wrapply.) 4wr-
4wrANSWERS--Make 4wrstaff 4wrassignments 4wrfor 4wrpatients 4wrin 4wradjacent
4wrrooms.
Activate 4wrthe 4wrbed 4wralarm 4wrwhen 4wrthe 4wrpatient 4wris 4wrin 4wrbed.
Perform 4wrnurse 4wrtoilet 4wrand 4wrturn 4wror 4wrcomfort 4wrand 4wrsafety 4wrrounds
4wrhourly.
A 4wrpatient 4wris 4wradmitted 4wrto 4wra 4wrmedical 4wrunit 4wrwith 4wrpneumonia. 4wrShe
4wris 4wrable 4wrto 4wrambulate 4wron 4wrher 4wrown 4wrto 4wrthe 4wrbathroom. 4wrWhat
4wrsafety 4wrprecautions 4wrshould 4wrbe 4wrtaken 4wrfor 4wrthis 4wrpatient? 4wr(Select 4wrall
4wrthat 4wrapply.) 4wr- 4wrANSWERS--Explain 4wrthe 4wruse 4wrof 4wrthe 4wrcall 4wrlight.
Keep 4wrthe 4wrbed 4wrin 4wrthe 4wrlow, 4wrlocked 4wrposition.
Ensure 4wrthat 4wrthe 4wrpathway 4wrto 4wrthe 4wrbathroom 4wris 4wrclear.
Keep 4wrpatient's 4wrpersonal 4writems 4wron 4wrthe 4wroverbed 4wrtable.
The 4wrnurse 4wrwalking 4wrdown 4wrthe 4wrhospital 4wrcorridor 4wrglances 4wrinto 4wrthe
4wrpatient's 4wrroom 4wrand 4wrsees 4wrthe 4wrpatient's 4wrfeet 4wrand 4wrlegs 4wrsticking
4wrout 4wrfrom 4wrthe 4wrbathroom 4wrentrance. 4wrThe 4wrnurse 4wrimmediately 4wrgoes
4wrinto 4wrthe 4wrroom 4wrand 4wrdetermines 4wrthat 4wrthe 4wrpatient 4wrhas 4wrfallen.
4wrWhat 4wractions 4wrshould 4wrbe 4wrtaken? 4wr(Select 4wrall 4wrthat 4wrapply.) 4wr-
4wrANSWERS--Call 4wrfor 4wrassistance.
Assess 4wrfor 4wrinjury.
Notify 4wrthe 4wrhealth 4wrcare 4wrprovider.
Assess 4wrthe 4wrsituation 4wrfor 4wrprecipitous 4wrfactors 4wr(e.g., 4wrhypotension,
4wrslippery 4wrfootwear, 4wretc.).
Fill 4wrout 4wran 4wragency 4wroccurrence 4wror 4wrsentinel 4wrevent 4wrreport.
Which 4wrof 4wrthe 4wrfollowing 4wrare 4wrappropriate 4wrsafety 4wrmeasures 4wrfor 4wrthe
4wruse 4wrof 4wra 4wrwheelchair? 4wr(Select 4wrall 4wrthat 4wrapply.) 4wr- 4wrANSWERS--
Brakes 4wron 4wrboth 4wrwheels 4wrare 4wrlocked 4wrwhen 4wrthe 4wrpatient 4wris 4wrbeing
4wrtransferred 4wrinto 4wrthe 4wrwheelchair.
Back 4wrthe 4wrwheelchair 4wrinto 4wrand 4wrout 4wrof 4wran 4wrelevator.
Seat 4wrpatient 4wrin 4wrwheelchair 4wrwith 4wrbuttocks 4wragainst 4wrback 4wrof 4wrseat.
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
An 4wrelderly 4wrpatient 4wrwas 4wrrecently 4wradmitted 4wrto 4wra 4wrmedical 4wrunit 4wrwith
4wrsevere 4wrfluid 4wrand 4wrelectrolyte 4wrimbalance. 4wrHis 4wrfamily 4wrstates 4wrthat
4wrhe 4wrhas 4wrperiods 4wrof 4wrconfusion. 4wrWhat 4wrare 4wrsome 4wrpractical
4wrprecautions 4wrthe 4wrnurse 4wrcan 4wrtake 4wrto 4wrensure 4wrthe 4wrpatient's 4wrsafety
4wrwithout 4wrhaving 4wrto 4wruse 4wrrestraints? 4wr(Select 4wrall 4wrthat 4wrapply.) 4wr-
4wrANSWERS--Make 4wrstaff 4wrassignments 4wrfor 4wrpatients 4wrin 4wradjacent
4wrrooms.
Activate 4wrthe 4wrbed 4wralarm 4wrwhen 4wrthe 4wrpatient 4wris 4wrin 4wrbed.
Perform 4wrnurse 4wrtoilet 4wrand 4wrturn 4wror 4wrcomfort 4wrand 4wrsafety 4wrrounds
4wrhourly.
A 4wrpatient 4wris 4wradmitted 4wrto 4wra 4wrmedical 4wrunit 4wrwith 4wrpneumonia. 4wrShe
4wris 4wrable 4wrto 4wrambulate 4wron 4wrher 4wrown 4wrto 4wrthe 4wrbathroom. 4wrWhat
4wrsafety 4wrprecautions 4wrshould 4wrbe 4wrtaken 4wrfor 4wrthis 4wrpatient? 4wr(Select 4wrall
4wrthat 4wrapply.) 4wr- 4wrANSWERS--Explain 4wrthe 4wruse 4wrof 4wrthe 4wrcall 4wrlight.
Keep 4wrthe 4wrbed 4wrin 4wrthe 4wrlow, 4wrlocked 4wrposition.
Ensure 4wrthat 4wrthe 4wrpathway 4wrto 4wrthe 4wrbathroom 4wris 4wrclear.
Keep 4wrpatient's 4wrpersonal 4writems 4wron 4wrthe 4wroverbed 4wrtable.
The 4wrnurse 4wrwalking 4wrdown 4wrthe 4wrhospital 4wrcorridor 4wrglances 4wrinto 4wrthe
4wrpatient's 4wrroom 4wrand 4wrsees 4wrthe 4wrpatient's 4wrfeet 4wrand 4wrlegs 4wrsticking
4wrout 4wrfrom 4wrthe 4wrbathroom 4wrentrance. 4wrThe 4wrnurse 4wrimmediately 4wrgoes
4wrinto 4wrthe 4wrroom 4wrand 4wrdetermines 4wrthat 4wrthe 4wrpatient 4wrhas 4wrfallen.
4wrWhat 4wractions 4wrshould 4wrbe 4wrtaken? 4wr(Select 4wrall 4wrthat 4wrapply.) 4wr-
4wrANSWERS--Call 4wrfor 4wrassistance.
Assess 4wrfor 4wrinjury.
Notify 4wrthe 4wrhealth 4wrcare 4wrprovider.
Assess 4wrthe 4wrsituation 4wrfor 4wrprecipitous 4wrfactors 4wr(e.g., 4wrhypotension,
4wrslippery 4wrfootwear, 4wretc.).
Fill 4wrout 4wran 4wragency 4wroccurrence 4wror 4wrsentinel 4wrevent 4wrreport.
Which 4wrof 4wrthe 4wrfollowing 4wrare 4wrappropriate 4wrsafety 4wrmeasures 4wrfor 4wrthe
4wruse 4wrof 4wra 4wrwheelchair? 4wr(Select 4wrall 4wrthat 4wrapply.) 4wr- 4wrANSWERS--
Brakes 4wron 4wrboth 4wrwheels 4wrare 4wrlocked 4wrwhen 4wrthe 4wrpatient 4wris 4wrbeing
4wrtransferred 4wrinto 4wrthe 4wrwheelchair.
Back 4wrthe 4wrwheelchair 4wrinto 4wrand 4wrout 4wrof 4wran 4wrelevator.
Seat 4wrpatient 4wrin 4wrwheelchair 4wrwith 4wrbuttocks 4wragainst 4wrback 4wrof 4wrseat.