Nursing 221 Test 1 – Practice Questions & Answers |
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Why is pt safety important? reduces risk of illness/injury, length of stay, promotes
pt well being and protects staff
What is the nurses responsibility in having critical thinking and a spirit of questioning
reduction of medical errors?
Basic human needs oxygen, temperature and nutrition
Environmental Hazards physical hazards (bathrooms, kitchen, vehicle,
lighting)
What is the leading cause of fatal and falls
non fatal injuries 65+
A new pt was found walking the halls use an electronic bed monitoring device
for the last two nights. What is the
most appropriate nursing
intervention?
What is a last resort nursing restraints (incl. all four bed rails extended)
intervention for a pt?
Medical Aseptic reduces pathogens (hand washing, wipe downs)
Surgical aseptic remove pathogens (total elimination)
Vulnerable pt groups infants, children, older adults, physically/mentally
handicap, illiterate, poor
, What is the leading cause of infants Injuries (ie choking)
(under 1) and cause more
death/disabilities than all diseases
combined
Wearing a helmet is not optional (t/f) true
Teens identify more with their parents false
than their peers and exhibit the same
behaviors (t/f)
Stress can increase GI issues in adults true
as well as infection (t/f)
Never put that you completed a true
incident report in a chart (t/f)
Quality and Safety Education for minimizes risk of harm to patients and providers by
Nurses (QSEN) system effectiveness and individual performance
Knowledge, skills and attitudes (KSA) needed by nurses to promote safety
Serious Reportable Event (SRE) events that should never happen and have a
procedure to report
Surgical SRE surgery on wrong body part or pt, unintended
retention of object post surgery,
intraoperative/postoperative death
pt protection SRE wrong infant discharge or pt suicide/attempt
Care management SRE stage III or IV presure ulcer, pt death due to med
error, mother death post birth, artificial insemination
with wrong egg/sperm
Product/Device SRE pt death due to contaminated drug, pt death due to
use/function of device, pt death/injury due to air
embolism
Liberty University Study Guide With Solutions
Save
Terms in this set (50)
Why is pt safety important? reduces risk of illness/injury, length of stay, promotes
pt well being and protects staff
What is the nurses responsibility in having critical thinking and a spirit of questioning
reduction of medical errors?
Basic human needs oxygen, temperature and nutrition
Environmental Hazards physical hazards (bathrooms, kitchen, vehicle,
lighting)
What is the leading cause of fatal and falls
non fatal injuries 65+
A new pt was found walking the halls use an electronic bed monitoring device
for the last two nights. What is the
most appropriate nursing
intervention?
What is a last resort nursing restraints (incl. all four bed rails extended)
intervention for a pt?
Medical Aseptic reduces pathogens (hand washing, wipe downs)
Surgical aseptic remove pathogens (total elimination)
Vulnerable pt groups infants, children, older adults, physically/mentally
handicap, illiterate, poor
, What is the leading cause of infants Injuries (ie choking)
(under 1) and cause more
death/disabilities than all diseases
combined
Wearing a helmet is not optional (t/f) true
Teens identify more with their parents false
than their peers and exhibit the same
behaviors (t/f)
Stress can increase GI issues in adults true
as well as infection (t/f)
Never put that you completed a true
incident report in a chart (t/f)
Quality and Safety Education for minimizes risk of harm to patients and providers by
Nurses (QSEN) system effectiveness and individual performance
Knowledge, skills and attitudes (KSA) needed by nurses to promote safety
Serious Reportable Event (SRE) events that should never happen and have a
procedure to report
Surgical SRE surgery on wrong body part or pt, unintended
retention of object post surgery,
intraoperative/postoperative death
pt protection SRE wrong infant discharge or pt suicide/attempt
Care management SRE stage III or IV presure ulcer, pt death due to med
error, mother death post birth, artificial insemination
with wrong egg/sperm
Product/Device SRE pt death due to contaminated drug, pt death due to
use/function of device, pt death/injury due to air
embolism
