Chapter 08 Safety

Chapter 08 Safety

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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.1)Several student nurses have volunteered to participate in their community disaster responseprogram. Appropriate actions for these students in case of a disaster are: (Select all that apply.)1)A)Perform basic first aid.B)Assist victims to find their medications.C)Triage victims of the disaster.D)Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation.E)Provide emotional counseling for people who have lost family members.F)Be a calm role model to reduce panic.Answer:A, D, FExplanation:A)The question is about actions of student nurses, not licensed nurses. The ability toperform basic first aid and CPR is expected of a student nurse early in a nursingprogram. A student nurse is preparing to be a professional nurse and is a rolemodel for the profession. Student nurses would not be appropriate to triage nor toprovide emotional counseling. In a disaster, there are more appropriate people tosearch the disaster area than student nurses.ImplementationSafe, Effective Care Environment-Safety and Infection ControlApplicationB)The question is about actions of student nurses, not licensed nurses. The ability toperform basic first aid and CPR is expected of a student nurse early in a nursingprogram. A student nurse is preparing to be a professional nurse and is a rolemodel for the profession. Student nurses would not be appropriate to triage nor toprovide emotional counseling. In a disaster, there are more appropriate people tosearch the disaster area than student nurses.ImplementationSafe, Effective Care Environment-Safety and Infection ControlApplicationC)The question is about actions of student nurses, not licensed nurses. The ability toperform basic first aid and CPR is expected of a student nurse early in a nursingprogram. A student nurse is preparing to be a professional nurse and is a rolemodel for the profession. Student nurses would not be appropriate to triage nor toprovide emotional counseling. In a disaster, there are more appropriate people tosearch the disaster area than student nurses.ImplementationSafe, Effective Care Environment-Safety and Infection ControlApplicationD)The question is about actions of student nurses, not licensed nurses. The ability toperform basic first aid and CPR is expected of a student nurse early in a nursingprogram. A student nurse is preparing to be a professional nurse and is a rolemodel for the profession. Student nurses would not be appropriate to triage nor toprovide emotional counseling. In a disaster, there are more appropriate people tosearch the disaster area than student nurses.ImplementationSafe, Effective Care Environment-Safety and Infection ControlApplication1
E)The question is about actions of student nurses, not licensed nurses. The ability toperform basic first aid and CPR is expected of a student nurse early in a nursingprogram. A student nurse is preparing to be a professional nurse and is a rolemodel for the profession. Student nurses would not be appropriate to triage nor toprovide emotional counseling. In a disaster, there are more appropriate people tosearch the disaster area than student nurses.ImplementationSafe, Effective Care Environment-Safety and Infection ControlApplicationF)The question is about actions of student nurses, not licensed nurses. The ability toperform basic first aid and CPR is expected of a student nurse early in a nursingprogram. A student nurse is preparing to be a professional nurse and is a rolemodel for the profession. Student nurses would not be appropriate to triage nor toprovide emotional counseling. In a disaster, there are more appropriate people tosearch the disaster area than student nurses.ImplementationSafe, Effective Care Environment-Safety and Infection ControlApplication2)A 6-year-old is seen by a nurse in a neighborhood clinic. The parents have brought the child to theclinic because of increasing evidence of learning difficulties, increasing inattentiveness, anorexia,and vague complaints of abdominal pain. The child is low normal in height and weight. The child’steacher has told the parents that the child’s vocabulary is not at a 6-year-old level. Based on thisinformation, the nurse most appropriately will gather more data about:2)A)How the child expresses anger.B)Any signs or symptoms of depression.C)The age of the building they live in and the condition of the water pipes.D)Family history of autism.Answer:CExplanation:A)The signs and symptoms presented are associated with lead poisoning. Theincidence of lead poisoning in children is higher in those who live in buildingsbuilt before 1950 because of paint and building products used at that time. Oldwater pipes are a primary source of lead poisoning. Signs or symptoms ofdepression, how the child expresses anger, and a family history of autism couldexplain some of the signs and symptoms. They do not in themselves explain themcollectively.AssessmentHealth Promotion and MaintenanceAnalysisB)The signs and symptoms presented are associated with lead poisoning. Theincidence of lead poisoning in children is higher in those who live in buildingsbuilt before 1950 because of paint and building products used at that time. Oldwater pipes are a primary source of lead poisoning. Signs or symptoms ofdepression, how the child expresses anger, and a family history of autism couldexplain some of the signs and symptoms. They do not in themselves explain themcollectively.AssessmentHealth Promotion and MaintenanceAnalysis2
C)The signs and symptoms presented are associated with lead poisoning. Theincidence of lead poisoning in children is higher in those who live in buildingsbuilt before 1950 because of paint and building products used at that time. Oldwater pipes are a primary source of lead poisoning. Signs or symptoms ofdepression, how the child expresses anger, and a family history of autism couldexplain some of the signs and symptoms. They do not in themselves explain themcollectively.AssessmentHealth Promotion and MaintenanceAnalysisD)The signs and symptoms presented are associated with lead poisoning. Theincidence of lead poisoning in children is higher in those who live in buildingsbuilt before 1950 because of paint and building products used at that time. Oldwater pipes are a primary source of lead poisoning. Signs or symptoms ofdepression, how the child expresses anger, and a family history of autism couldexplain some of the signs and symptoms. They do not in themselves explain themcollectively.AssessmentHealth Promotion and MaintenanceAnalysis3
3)A client has no shower in his home. He is assisted in a tub bath three times a week by the homehealth aide. Which observation, if made by the nurse during the bathing, indicates a need for moreteaching of the home health aide?3)A)The home health aide drains the bathwater and cleans the tub after finishing drying anddressing the client.B)The client assists with washing and drying himself.C)The home health aide has the client sit on the commode while being dried.D)The home health aide stays with the client at all times.Answer:AExplanation:A)Water should be drained from the tub before the client gets out to reduce thechance of slipping. Encouraging the client to assist with activities of daily living isdesirable. Having the client sit rather than stand while drying is appropriate. It iscorrect for the home health aide to stay with the client at all times.EvaluationSafe, Effective Care Environment-Safety and Infection ControlAnalysisB)Water should be drained from the tub before the client gets out to reduce thechance of slipping. Encouraging the client to assist with activities of daily living isdesirable. Having the client sit rather than stand while drying is appropriate. It iscorrect for the home health aide to stay with the client at all times.EvaluationSafe, Effective Care Environment-Safety and Infection ControlAnalysisC)Water should be drained from the tub before the client gets out to reduce thechance of slipping. Encouraging the client to assist with activities of daily living isdesirable. Having the client sit rather than stand while drying is appropriate. It iscorrect for the home health aide to stay with the client at all times.EvaluationSafe, Effective Care Environment-Safety and Infection ControlAnalysisD)Water should be drained from the tub before the client gets out to reduce thechance of slipping. Encouraging the client to assist with activities of daily living isdesirable. Having the client sit rather than stand while drying is appropriate. It iscorrect for the home health aide to stay with the client at all times.EvaluationSafe, Effective Care Environment-Safety and Infection ControlAnalysis