Deck 8: Promoting Safety

Question 1

To identify the person, do the following

A) Call the person by name
B) Use your assignment sheet
C) Check the care plan
D) Use at least two identifiers

Answer 1

Use at least two identifiers

Question 2

Which will not prevent suffocation?

A) Using bed rails correctly
B) Leaving a person unattended in the bathtub
C) Reporting loose teeth
D) Positioning the person in bed properly

Answer 2

Leaving a person unattended in the bathtub

Question 3

Where will you find safety measures needed by the person?

A) The MSDS
B) The person's care plan
C) The Kardex
D) The medical record

Answer 3

The person's care plan

Question 4

What is the most common cause of choking?

A) Loose dentures
B) The tongue falling to the back of the throat
C) A large, poorly chewed piece of meat
D) Drinking alcohol

Question 5

A patient is choking. The person is conscious and can cough. Which action is needed?

A) Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
B) Perform abdominal thrusts.
C) Encourage the person to cough forcefully.
D) Place the person in the recovery position.

Question 6

Poisoning in adults may be from

A) Confusion or poor vision
B) Age and impaired hearing
C) Coma or dementia
D) Medications or impaired mobility

Question 7

To prevent a person from suffocating, do the following except

A) Make sure the person's dentures are in place
B) Position the person in bed properly
C) Report swallowing problems to the nurse
D) Give the person fluids only

Question 8

Coma is

A) A state of being unaware of one's surroundings and being unable to react or respond to people, places, or things
B) The loss of cognitive and social function caused by changes in the brain
C) Losing memory and the ability to think and reason
D) Paralysis

Question 9

You should never self-administer abdominal thrusts.

Question 10

To make sure you give the right care to the right person

A) Follow the person's care plan
B) Identify the person before giving care
C) Check the label on the person's clothing
D) Check the MSDS

Question 11

Which is not a common cause of burns in nursing centers?

A) Charcoal grills
B) Spilled hot liquids
C) Very hot water
D) Electrical devices

Question 12

Abdominal thrusts are not used for

A) Very obese persons
B) Very tall persons
C) Persons with heart disease
D) Older persons

Question 13

A nursing center resident does not wear an ID bracelet. Before giving care, how should you identify the person?

A) Ask the person.
B) Follow center policy and the care plan.
C) Check the person's photo ID.
D) Ask a co-worker what to do.

Question 14

A patient asks you to cut her meat. To prevent suffocation, do the following

A) Chop up the meat
B) Cut the meat into bite-size pieces
C) Make the person a sandwich
D) Take the meat from the person

Question 15

Suffocation is

A) The loss of memory and thinking and reasoning abilities
B) A sudden event in which people are killed and injured
C) When breathing stops from lack of oxygen
D) When electrical current passes through the body

Question 16

Accident risk factors include the following except

A) Coma, confusion and disorientation, and aging
B) Impaired vision, hearing, and smell
C) Suffocation, electrical shock, and disasters
D) Impaired touch, impaired mobility, and drugs

Question 17

A resident is choking. The person is clutching at the throat. The person cannot speak or breathe. Which action is needed?

A) Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
B) Perform abdominal thrusts.
C) Encourage the person to cough forcefully.
D) Give back blows.

Question 18

A person is choking. If the obstruction is not relieved

A) Stroke will occur
B) Shock will occur
C) Seizures will occur
D) Cardiac arrest will occur

Question 19

Which statement about preventing burns is correct?

A) Turn on hot water first, then cold water.
B) Check water temperature after a person gets into the tub.
C) To keep patients and residents warm, use heating pads and electric blankets.
D) Do not allow smoking where oxygen is used.

Question 20

To identify a patient or resident

A) Call the person by name
B) Use the MSDS
C) Use the identification (ID) bracelet
D) Use the person's clothing

Question 21

Which is not a role of risk management?

A) Giving baths and taking vital signs
B) Identifying and controlling safety hazards
C) Dealing with patient and resident abuse and workplace violence
D) Dealing with accidents and fire prevention

Question 22

A person is agitated. Do the following except

A) Stand away from the person and near the door
B) Keep your hands free
C) Talk to the person in a calm manner
D) Stay with the person until the nurse arrives

Question 23

When there is a fire, do the following except

A) Move persons in immediate danger to a safe place
B) Use the elevator
C) Sound the nearest alarm
D) Close doors and windows to confine the fire

Question 24

You find a fire in a person's room. What should you do first?

A) Move the person to a safe area.
B) Sound the nearest fire alarm.
C) Close doors and windows.
D) Get the nearest fire extinguisher.

Question 25

Natural disasters include the following except

A) Tornadoes
B) Hurricanes
C) Blizzards
D) Explosions

Question 26

When transferring a person to or from the wheelchair

A) The wheels must be locked
B) The person needs to stand on the footplates
C) The handgrips are held
D) The person is given needed accessories

Question 27

Safe stretcher use involves the following except

A) Locking the wheels before a transfer
B) Fastening safety straps after properly positioning the person.
C) Raising side rails
D) Leaving the person alone to provide for privacy

Question 28

A warning label on a hazardous substance container is damaged. What should you do?

A) Try to read the label.
B) Take the container to the nurse.
C) Pour the substance into a different container.
D) Apply a new warning label.

Question 29

Which is safe?

A) A three-pronged plug
B) A frayed cord
C) Cracked or chipped items
D) An overloaded electrical outlet

Question 30

You spilled a hazardous substance. Before cleaning up the spill, you should

A) Check the material safety data sheet (MSDS)
B) Put on a gown, gloves, mask, and boots
C) Call the fire department
D) Wash your hands

Question 31

The safe use of electrical equipment involves the following except

A) Keeping the item away from water
B) Wiping up spills at once
C) Standing in water
D) Keeping work areas clean and dry

Question 32

A flood warning was issued for your area. You are at work. What should you do?

A) Get home as soon as possible.
B) Discharge patients or residents who can go home.
C) Follow the agency's disaster plan.
D) Find another agency for patients or residents.

Question 33

Before using a fire extinguisher, you must first

A) Remove the safety pin
B) Direct the hose at the fire
C) Push down on the top handle
D) Pull the fire alarm

Question 34

Equipment is unsafe for the following reasons except

A) It is not used correctly
B) It is more than one year old
C) It is not working properly
D) Any part of the equipment is broken

Question 35

You need to empty a person's ashtray. Which is correct?

A) The ashtray is emptied into a wastebasket.
B) The ashtray is emptied into a plastic container.
C) The ashtray is emptied into a container partially filled with sand or water.
D) The ashtray is emptied when the person is done smoking.

Question 36

When using equipment, do the following except

A) Follow the manufacturer's instructions
B) Use the item only for its intended purpose
C) Make sure it works before you begin
D) Try to fix a broken item

Question 37

A person's radio has a frayed cord. Which is correct?

A) Fix it if you can.
B) Show it to the nurse. Follow agency policy.
C) Respect the person's right to use the radio.
D) Use the person's money to buy a new radio.

Question 38

A stretcher is moved

A) Head first
B) Feet first
C) By one person
D) Only on a ramp

Question 39

You are injured while transferring a patient to a wheelchair. Which is correct?

A) This is workplace violence.
B) You need to complete an incident report.
C) This is malpractice.
D) This is patient abuse.

Question 40

A patient uses a wheelchair. To prevent the person from falling, do the following except

A) Check for flat or loose tires
B) Make sure the wheel locks work
C) Make sure wheel spokes are intact
D) Make sure the casters point backward

Question 41

A resident received a new bracelet for her birthday. It needs to go into the person's valuables envelope. What should you do?

A) State that it is a bracelet.
B) Describe it as a gold bracelet.
C) Describe it as a yellow, 7-inch long bracelet that is 1/2- inch wide with no stones.
D) Just put in the envelope.

Question 42

You break a person's eyeglasses. Which is correct?

A) They should have been in the valuables envelope.
B) You need to complete an incident report.
C) The person needs to be more careful.
D) You can buy new ones with the person's money