NURS 320 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS RATED A+
| NEW 2025
What is safety? - ANSWER Freedom from harm, danger, or risk
What does safety mean in nursing? - ANSWER Freedom from falls, HAIs,
freedom from injury due to healthcare mistakes or negligence
What are some factors that affect safety in a person's environment? - ANSWER
developmental level, level of knowledge, lifestyle, mobility, ability to
communicate, physical and psychosocial health state
Culture of Safety - ANSWER an organizational environment where core values
and behaviors-resulting from a collective and sustained commitment by
organizational leadership, manager and workers-emphasize safety over competing
goals
Where is safety a focus? - ANSWER In all healthcare facilities, the home,
workplace, and community
Which patient is more prone to falling?
A) a 43 year old who just woke up
B) a 65 year old who has unsteady gait - ANSWER B) a 65 year old man who
has unsteady gate
, Why is a patient who has a hearing deficit at risk for injury? - ANSWER They
are unable to hear alarms, car horns, or sirens, and may be unable to hear
healthcare instructions.
Why is a patient who is unable to smell, be at risk for injury or harm? -
ANSWER The patient will be unable to smell leaking gas, or smoke
What would a nursing assessment include for the patient? - ANSWER
identifying and recognizing potentially threatening circumstances caused by a lack
of knowledge regarding safety and security precautions
What are some factors that may influence the patient's ability to receive and send
messages? - ANSWER fatigue, stress, medications that the patient may be
taking, any pain that the patient may be experiencing, aphasia, language barriers
How can falls be categorized? - ANSWER As accidental, anticipated
physiological fall, unanticipated physiologic fall, or intentional fall
Define an accidental fall - ANSWER clutter or spill causing a person to trip and
fall
Define an anticipated physiologic fall - ANSWER a direct consequence of gait
imbalances, effects of medication, or dementia
Define an unanticipated physiologic fall - ANSWER caused by an unknown or
unexpected medical issue such as stroke or seizure
AND CORRECT ANSWERS RATED A+
| NEW 2025
What is safety? - ANSWER Freedom from harm, danger, or risk
What does safety mean in nursing? - ANSWER Freedom from falls, HAIs,
freedom from injury due to healthcare mistakes or negligence
What are some factors that affect safety in a person's environment? - ANSWER
developmental level, level of knowledge, lifestyle, mobility, ability to
communicate, physical and psychosocial health state
Culture of Safety - ANSWER an organizational environment where core values
and behaviors-resulting from a collective and sustained commitment by
organizational leadership, manager and workers-emphasize safety over competing
goals
Where is safety a focus? - ANSWER In all healthcare facilities, the home,
workplace, and community
Which patient is more prone to falling?
A) a 43 year old who just woke up
B) a 65 year old who has unsteady gait - ANSWER B) a 65 year old man who
has unsteady gate
, Why is a patient who has a hearing deficit at risk for injury? - ANSWER They
are unable to hear alarms, car horns, or sirens, and may be unable to hear
healthcare instructions.
Why is a patient who is unable to smell, be at risk for injury or harm? -
ANSWER The patient will be unable to smell leaking gas, or smoke
What would a nursing assessment include for the patient? - ANSWER
identifying and recognizing potentially threatening circumstances caused by a lack
of knowledge regarding safety and security precautions
What are some factors that may influence the patient's ability to receive and send
messages? - ANSWER fatigue, stress, medications that the patient may be
taking, any pain that the patient may be experiencing, aphasia, language barriers
How can falls be categorized? - ANSWER As accidental, anticipated
physiological fall, unanticipated physiologic fall, or intentional fall
Define an accidental fall - ANSWER clutter or spill causing a person to trip and
fall
Define an anticipated physiologic fall - ANSWER a direct consequence of gait
imbalances, effects of medication, or dementia
Define an unanticipated physiologic fall - ANSWER caused by an unknown or
unexpected medical issue such as stroke or seizure
