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The occupational health nurse is planning a safety inservice for a group of clerical workers. Which of the following topics would be most beneficial? A) Principles of body alignment B) The use of protective clothing C) The use of ear plugs D) Appropriate storage of combustable cleaning solutions - ✔✔A A patient has presented to the Emergency Department after splashing a chemical in the eyes. When managing the injury, which of the following should be included in the plan of care? A) Wash the eyes with a hypertonic solution for at least 30 minutes. B) Advise the patient to avoid blinking until after the eyes are irrigated. C) Flush the eyes with water for 10 minutes. D)
Flush the eyes with a cool saline solution for a 10-minute period. - ✔✔C The nurse is discussing car safety with the mother of a 6-year-old child. The child's mother questions the need for the use of special car seats for her child. What information can be provided to her? A) "Car seats are only recommended until children are 3 years old." B) "At the age of 6 your child should be using a booster seat." C) "Car seats are recommended until children are at least 10 years old." D) "Your child will be safe in the car using the provided shoulder harness and lap belts." - ✔✔B After identifying a medication error, the nurse completes an incident report. The nurse correctly recognizes which of the following about the use of these documents? Select all that apply. A) The incident report should be placed with the patient's medical records. B) Incident reports provide a clear, concise recording of the situation that can be provided to the patient's legal representative in the event of a lawsuit. C) The incident report should include factual information about the incident. D)
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Ask the patient to review his medical health history to assess for the level of organization of his thought processes. D) Discuss with the patient's family any concerns about his mental stability. - ✔✔B A nurse is completing an intake assessment. The nurse notes that an older adult male patient appears to have bruises in varying stages of healing. Which of the following actions by the nurse indicates an understanding of her responsibilities? A) The nurse should notify the primary care physician about the bruises. B) The nurse should contact the facility's social services department. C) The nurse should question the patient about the source of the bruises. D) The nurse should request permission from the patient to photograph the bruises. - ✔✔C The nurse is preparing to discuss safety with a group of parents of infants. When planning the program, which of the following topics would be most important to include? A) The use of skid-proof mats for the bath tub B)
The use of safety gates at stairwells C) Correct placement of booster seats for the car D) The use of flame retardant pajamas - ✔✔D he nurse manager is reviewing the QSEN quality and safety competencies for nurses. Which of the following are included in this initiative? Select all that apply. A) Patient-centered care B) Teamwork and collaboration C) Establishment of clinical career ladders D) Development of multidisciplinary committees to review patient satisfaction E) Quality improvement (QI) - ✔✔A B E The facility is conducting an educational seminar for newly employed nurses. The program addresses the reporting of sentinel events. Which of the following occurrences qualify for this criteria? Select all that apply. A)
The health department is reviewing community health initiatives for the year. During the summer, health department focuses infection control activities on which of the following programs? A) Administering immunizations B) Administering free antibiotics C) Using pesticides for mosquitoes D) Delivering fans to elderly residents - ✔✔C The facility risk management team is preparing an inservice to nursing staff members. The presentation will highlight risk factor increase related directly to the type of patientele on a nursing unit. The presenter will correctly explain that which of the following risks is increased for female nurses who work on an oncology care unit? A) Back injuries B) Bloodborne pathogens C) Adverse reproduction D) Neurologic disorders - ✔✔C
The nurse instructs the family of an elderly patient with a visual impairment and decreased mobility that the most common problem for these patients is related to which of the following? A) Electrical cords B) Medication errors C) Falls D) Aspiration - ✔✔c In large metropolitan areas, patients who suffer from asthma will be affected by A) Air pollution B) Noise pollution C) Radiation D) Asbestos contamination - ✔✔A
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In most age groups, motor vehicle accidents are major causes of death B) Suicide is the leading cause of death in adults and adolescents C) Occupational safety controls for all workplace hazards D) Environmental lead is a primary cause of death in adult patients - ✔✔A Which of the following reasons best explains why adolescents behave in an unsafe manner despite knowledge of a particular activity's risk? A) Past experience B) Poor judgment C) Social pressure D) Normal rebellion - ✔✔c When educating families on fire safety, it is important to A)
Have a meeting place outside the home B) Account for all members and then exit C) Use extension cords to prevent shock D) Keep a fire extinguisher in a closet - ✔✔A hat national organization determined that unintentional injuries were the fifth-leading cause of all deaths in the United States? A) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention B) American Medical Association C) American Nurses Association D) National Patient Safety Foundation - ✔✔A The nurse explains to the patient the first line of defense against infection is: A)
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Droplet precautions B) Universal precautions C) Reverse precautions D) Body-substance isolation - ✔✔D When the patient who has been diagnosed with hepatitis B has been hospitalized, the type of isolation the nursing staff should observe is A) Droplet precautions B) Universal precautions C) Reverse precautions D) Body-substance isolation - ✔✔B Disinfectants are used A)
To prepare instruments for surgery B) To sterilize surgical drapes C) To clean rooms between patients D) For preoperative bowel preparations - ✔✔C Surgical asepsis is defined as A) Absence of all virulent microorganisms B) Absence of all microorganisms C) Slowed growth of microorganisms D) Use of handwashing, gowning, and gloving - ✔✔B To eliminate needlesticks as potential hazards to nurses, the nurse should A) Place the uncapped needle on a tray, carry it to the medicine room for disposal
Contact C) Vector D) Vehicle - ✔✔B A patient has sexual intercourse with someone infected with HIV. The vehicle of transmission is A) Semen B) Blood C) Wound drainage D) Sputum - ✔✔A A patient with HIV is the A) Pathogen B) Virulence
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Specificity D) Carrier - ✔✔carrier D Which of the following factors have contributed to resistant microbial strains? A) Use of antibiotics for bacterial infections B) Use of antibiotics for viral infections C) Use of Neosporin with abrasions D) Use of vitamins with animals - ✔✔B Recently the United States and Canada have seen the development of West Nile virus. It is carried to humans by A) Mosquitoes B) Humans C)
Fungi D) Protozoa - ✔✔A Before and after doing aseptic techniques with a patient, the nurse should A) Sterilize equipment B) Apply clean gloves C) Replace equipment D) Wash hands - ✔✔d A nursing student comes to the university health center complaining of a sore throat, malaise, and loss of appetite. The nurse assesses the student and determines she has large white yellow exudates in the back of the throat and a fever. The student is presenting with a/an A) Infectious disease B) Viral illness C) Throat mass
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Mononucleosis - ✔✔A An infection or the products of infection carried throughout the body by the blood is called A) Contamination B) Infectious disease C) Septicemia D) Viral illness - ✔✔c A patient develops a high fever and has a urinary tract infection. The patient has malaise and is confused. The patient is A) Septic B) Anorexic C) Lethargic D)
