PATIENT SAFETY AND QUALITY CH. 27 NCLEX 250+
QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST 2025
In regards to safety, which of the following statements in most accurate?
A. Bacterial contamination of foods is uncontrollable.
B. Fire is the greatest cause of unintentional death.
C. Temperature extremes seldom affect the safety of clients in acute care facilities.
D. Carbon dioxide levels should be monitored in home settings. - ANSWER-D)
Carbon dioxide levels should be monitored in home settings
A 76-year-old client lives alone at home. Which of the following is the highest
priority question for his home health nurse to ask regarding his safety?
A. "Do you use soft glow light bulbs in your front room lamps?"
B. "At what temperature is your thermostat set?"
C. "Why don't you consider selling your two-story home and buying a house
without stairs?"
D. "Do any of your medications cause you to be physically unsteady?" -
ANSWER-D) "Do any of your medications cause you to be physically unsteady?"
Which of the following questions has the highest priority for the nurse when
talking with parents about the safety of a 4-year-old?
A. "Can you talk to the parents of your child's friend to find out why they are
getting in fights?"
B."Would the families in your neighborhood share your concern about reporting
strangers when they see them?"
C."Do you have the kitchen cleaning supplies locked in the cupboard?"
, D."Does your child have the appropriate protective equipment for the games he
plays?" - ANSWER-C) "Do you have the kitchen cleaning supplies locked in the
cupboard?"
The best overall rule for avoiding accidents with equipment in the hospital is for
the nurse to:
A. Always lock wheels on movable equipment
B. Never operate equipment without prior instruction
C. Always unplug equipment when moving the client
D. Never use equipment without a person to assist you - ANSWER-B) Never
operate equipment without prior instruction
A 4-year-old child is scheduled to receive an IV line. The most appropriate type of
restraint to use for this client to prevent removal of the IV line would be a(n):
A. Wrist restraint
B. Jacket restraint
C. Elbow restraint
D. Mummy restraint - ANSWER-C) Elbow restraint
A 79-year-old resident in a long-term care facility is known to "wander at night"
and has fallen in the past. Which of the following is the most appropriate nursing
intervention?
A.A loose abdominal restraint should be placed on the client during sleeping
hours.
B. The caregivers should check the client frequently during the night.
C.A radio should be left playing at the bedside to assist in reality orientation.
D. Reassign the client to a room that is close to the nursing station. - ANSWER-B)
The caregivers should check the client frequently during the night.
,The workmen cause an electrical fire when installing a new piece of equipment in
the intensive care unit. A client is on a ventilator in the next room. The first action
the nurse should take is to:
A. Attempt to extinguish the fire
B. Pull the fire alarm
C. Call the physician to obtain orders to take the client off the ventilator
D. Use an Ambu bag and remove the client from the area - ANSWER-D) Use an
Ambu bag and remove the client from the area
A frantic grandmother calls the emergency room to report that her grandson took
some of her medicine and that she is unable to arouse him. The nurse should
instruct her to:
A. Induce vomiting with syrup of ipecac
B. Provide fluids to dilute the toxin
C. Hyperextend his head
D. Bring the medicine bottle to the hospital - ANSWER-D) Bring the medicine
bottle to the hospital
Which of the following statements by the parent of a child indicates that further
teaching by the nurse is required?
A."Now that my child is 2 years old I can let her sit in the front seat of the car with
me."
B."I make sure that my child wears a helmet when he rides his bicycle."
C."I have spoken to my child about safe sex practices."
D."My child is taking swimming classes at the community center." - ANSWER-
A) "Now that my child is 2 years old I can let her sit in the front seat of the car
with me."
, he nurse assesses that the client may need a restraint and recognizes that:
A. An order for a restraint may be implemented indefinitely until it is no longer
required by the client.
B. Restraints may be ordered on a prn basis.
C. No order or consent is necessary for restraints in long term care facilities.
D. Restraints are to be periodically removed to have the client re-evaluated. -
ANSWER-D) Restraints are to be periodically removed to have the client re-
evaluated.
What are the "Basic needs"? (Select all that apply)
A) Water
B) Oxygen
C) Nutrition
D) Shelter
E) Temperature - ANSWER-B) Oxygen
C) Nutrition
E) Temperature
Which of these is not an example of a physical hazard? (Select all that apply).
A) Motor Vehicle Accidents
B) Allergies
C) Poison
D) Falls
E) Fire
F) Communicable diseases
G) Depression
QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST 2025
In regards to safety, which of the following statements in most accurate?
A. Bacterial contamination of foods is uncontrollable.
B. Fire is the greatest cause of unintentional death.
C. Temperature extremes seldom affect the safety of clients in acute care facilities.
D. Carbon dioxide levels should be monitored in home settings. - ANSWER-D)
Carbon dioxide levels should be monitored in home settings
A 76-year-old client lives alone at home. Which of the following is the highest
priority question for his home health nurse to ask regarding his safety?
A. "Do you use soft glow light bulbs in your front room lamps?"
B. "At what temperature is your thermostat set?"
C. "Why don't you consider selling your two-story home and buying a house
without stairs?"
D. "Do any of your medications cause you to be physically unsteady?" -
ANSWER-D) "Do any of your medications cause you to be physically unsteady?"
Which of the following questions has the highest priority for the nurse when
talking with parents about the safety of a 4-year-old?
A. "Can you talk to the parents of your child's friend to find out why they are
getting in fights?"
B."Would the families in your neighborhood share your concern about reporting
strangers when they see them?"
C."Do you have the kitchen cleaning supplies locked in the cupboard?"
, D."Does your child have the appropriate protective equipment for the games he
plays?" - ANSWER-C) "Do you have the kitchen cleaning supplies locked in the
cupboard?"
The best overall rule for avoiding accidents with equipment in the hospital is for
the nurse to:
A. Always lock wheels on movable equipment
B. Never operate equipment without prior instruction
C. Always unplug equipment when moving the client
D. Never use equipment without a person to assist you - ANSWER-B) Never
operate equipment without prior instruction
A 4-year-old child is scheduled to receive an IV line. The most appropriate type of
restraint to use for this client to prevent removal of the IV line would be a(n):
A. Wrist restraint
B. Jacket restraint
C. Elbow restraint
D. Mummy restraint - ANSWER-C) Elbow restraint
A 79-year-old resident in a long-term care facility is known to "wander at night"
and has fallen in the past. Which of the following is the most appropriate nursing
intervention?
A.A loose abdominal restraint should be placed on the client during sleeping
hours.
B. The caregivers should check the client frequently during the night.
C.A radio should be left playing at the bedside to assist in reality orientation.
D. Reassign the client to a room that is close to the nursing station. - ANSWER-B)
The caregivers should check the client frequently during the night.
,The workmen cause an electrical fire when installing a new piece of equipment in
the intensive care unit. A client is on a ventilator in the next room. The first action
the nurse should take is to:
A. Attempt to extinguish the fire
B. Pull the fire alarm
C. Call the physician to obtain orders to take the client off the ventilator
D. Use an Ambu bag and remove the client from the area - ANSWER-D) Use an
Ambu bag and remove the client from the area
A frantic grandmother calls the emergency room to report that her grandson took
some of her medicine and that she is unable to arouse him. The nurse should
instruct her to:
A. Induce vomiting with syrup of ipecac
B. Provide fluids to dilute the toxin
C. Hyperextend his head
D. Bring the medicine bottle to the hospital - ANSWER-D) Bring the medicine
bottle to the hospital
Which of the following statements by the parent of a child indicates that further
teaching by the nurse is required?
A."Now that my child is 2 years old I can let her sit in the front seat of the car with
me."
B."I make sure that my child wears a helmet when he rides his bicycle."
C."I have spoken to my child about safe sex practices."
D."My child is taking swimming classes at the community center." - ANSWER-
A) "Now that my child is 2 years old I can let her sit in the front seat of the car
with me."
, he nurse assesses that the client may need a restraint and recognizes that:
A. An order for a restraint may be implemented indefinitely until it is no longer
required by the client.
B. Restraints may be ordered on a prn basis.
C. No order or consent is necessary for restraints in long term care facilities.
D. Restraints are to be periodically removed to have the client re-evaluated. -
ANSWER-D) Restraints are to be periodically removed to have the client re-
evaluated.
What are the "Basic needs"? (Select all that apply)
A) Water
B) Oxygen
C) Nutrition
D) Shelter
E) Temperature - ANSWER-B) Oxygen
C) Nutrition
E) Temperature
Which of these is not an example of a physical hazard? (Select all that apply).
A) Motor Vehicle Accidents
B) Allergies
C) Poison
D) Falls
E) Fire
F) Communicable diseases
G) Depression
