TESTBANK FOR Advanced
Practice Questions&
ANSWERS : Infection Control
and Emergency Nursing Skills
2025
, The nurse learns the patient has a plan to kill as many people as
possible by stabbing or shooting them. Which intervention by
the nurse is most important?
correct
Ask the patient if he has access to firearms or a knife
Ask the patient if he has ever tried to hurt other people or
himself before
Stand between the patient and the door when assessing the
patient
Search the patient for weapons
Rationale
The most important intervention by the nurse caring for a
patient with the plan to harm others is to ensure one’s own
safety by standing between the patient and the door. Once the
nurse is positioned safely, the nurse can ask the patient about
access to firearms or a knife and if the patient has ever harmed
Practice Questions&
ANSWERS : Infection Control
and Emergency Nursing Skills
2025
, The nurse learns the patient has a plan to kill as many people as
possible by stabbing or shooting them. Which intervention by
the nurse is most important?
correct
Ask the patient if he has access to firearms or a knife
Ask the patient if he has ever tried to hurt other people or
himself before
Stand between the patient and the door when assessing the
patient
Search the patient for weapons
Rationale
The most important intervention by the nurse caring for a
patient with the plan to harm others is to ensure one’s own
safety by standing between the patient and the door. Once the
nurse is positioned safely, the nurse can ask the patient about
access to firearms or a knife and if the patient has ever harmed
