Patient Safety and quality (NCLEX Questions
and correct Answers)
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. - correct
answerD) 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 softglow 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?" -
correct answerD) "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?" - correct answerC) "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 - correct answerB)
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 - correct answerC) 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. -
correct answerB) 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 - correct
answerD) 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 - correct answerD) 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."
and correct Answers)
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. - correct
answerD) 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 softglow 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?" -
correct answerD) "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?" - correct answerC) "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 - correct answerB)
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 - correct answerC) 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. -
correct answerB) 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 - correct
answerD) 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 - correct answerD) 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."
