NUR 112 Learning objectives final exam, complete solution guide, Fall 2021/22

NUR 112: Learning Objectives (FALL 18) Concept: SAFETY (Exam 1) *Raines* LO 1: Promote a culture of safety Answer: (1) Safety is the protection of client and health care personal from health and environmental hazards. (2) Washing your hands is the safest thing you can do! (3) Florence nightingale invited to Aseptic technique. (4) Safety  is freedom from danger and risk, accidental, includes processes in minimizing errors. Avoiding Injuring to the Patient. (5) Hand Hygiene is the most effective way to help prevent the spread of infectious agents! (6) Explain to the patient how to operate the call bell, first thing on admission. (7) Promote safety across the board, not just in the hospital setting. (8) Goal  is the promote the best health as possible. (a) When bathing clean from clean to dirty. (9) Error prevention  identify your patient, interruption (Offer help, clarify, verbally), and correction (physically present, help others that are doing things wrong) (10)PATIENT ALWAYS COMES FIRST!! LO 2: Explain/ identify the role of the LPN/RN Answer: (1) BE SAFE! Each and every nurse has this duty! (2) Patient safety is the responsibility of all health care providers. (3) Teach patients to be safe of home and in everyday living (4) Each nurse has to know national patient safety goals, and core measures (5) Teach patients to how to prevent illness and injury (6) RESPONSIBLE for preventing and reporting errors! (7) RESONSIBLE for infection control: the nurse must be able to recognize the signs and symptoms, know how to administer medicine correctly, and know the effects of infection (8) Be able to identify risk factors: (A risk factor is something that increases a person’s chances for illness or injury. (a) Age (b) Genetic factors (family history) (c) Physiologic factors (obesity) (d) Pregnancy (e) Health Habits (smoking?) (f) Poor nutrition (g) Lifestyle (multiple sex partners  high risk for STDs) (h) Events that increase stress (divorce, retirement, work-related pressure) (i) Environment (working and living) (i) Development considerations (ii) Lifestyle (iii) Occupation (iv) Social behavior (v) Mobility (vi) Environment (vii)Sensory perception (viii) Knowledge (ix) Ability to communicate (x) Physical health state (xi) Psychosocial state (9) ASSESSMENT IS key to promoting Safety! LO 3: Identify Current Policy Answer: (1) National Patient Safety Goals  created by the joint commission (a) Identify patients correctly (b) Improve staff communication (c) Use medication administration safety (d) Use alarm safety (e) Prevent injection (f) Identify patient safety risk (g) Prevent mistakes in surgery (2) Core Measures  Hospitals track poor measures (a) Acute Myocardial Infarction (b) Children’s asthma care (c) Emergency department (d) Hospital outpatient department (e) Hospital-based inpatient psychiatric services (f) immunizations (g) Perinatal care (h) Stroke (i) Substance use (j) Tobacco Treatment (k) Venous thromboembolism (3) Rounding (4) Educating to return for follow up. (5) Precautions from the CDC: (a) Perform hand hygiene (b) Use PPE correctly (c) Use cough etiquette (d) Ensure appropriate patient placement (e) Properly handle and clean/ disinfect patient care equipment (f) Handle textiles and laundry carefully (g) Follow safe injection practices (h) Ensure HCW safety including: proper handling of needles, and other sharps LO 4: Explain accountability Answer:. (1) Accountability  the act of being responsible (2) The nurse is accountable to: (a) prevent illness and injury (i) primary  promote health & prevent disease 1. immunizations 2. family planning services 3. providing poison control information