Patient Safety
What does the "R" in RACE stand for?
a. rescue
b. resuscitate
c. ring the alarm
d. route
a. rescue
When cleaning an IV port is that medical or surgical asepsis?
a. Medical
b. Surgical
a. medical
What time does a PRN medication need to be given?
a. as soon as possible
b. as needed
c. before bedtime
d. with meals
b. as needed
Which of the following is the best nursing action to prevent pressure ulcers?
a. Place the head of bed at 30° angle
b. Turn the patient every 2 hours
c. Pull the client upward in bed when they slide down
d. Place a towel under the patient’s ankle
b. turn the patient every 2 hours
Nurses must assess the skin integrity and provide skin care to client in restraints every ___
a. 1 hr
b. 2 hr
c. 3 hr
d. 4 hr
b. 2 hours
Which of the following labs may indicate a person is having an infection?
a. BUN 8.9 mg/dl
b. Hgb 13.2 gm/dl
c. WBC 15,000 mcl
d. RBC 4.6 mcl
c. WBC 15,000 mcl
Which of the following orders is written correctly?
a. Acetaminophen (Tylenol) 300 mg as needed
b. Zolpidem (ambien) 5 mg PO at bedtime
c. aspirin ½ tablet at 0800
d. Levothyroxine (Synthroid) 120 mcg tablet
b. Zolpidem (ambien) 5 mg PO at bedtime
Which of the following labs is best used to understanding if patient is malnourished and may be at risk for delayed wound healing?
a. Hct
b. RBC
c. Neutrophils
d. Albumin
d. albumin
Which of the following is a goal of the Joint Commission?
a. reduce length of hospital stay
b. Use patient identifiers
c. mandate safe staffing ratios
d. increase health promotion teachings to community
b. use patient identifiers
Which of the following are symptoms of infection? SATA
a. decreased pulse
b. fever
c. malaise
d. anorexia
b. fever
c. malaise
d. anorexia
Which of the following is not required for a medication order?
a. Provider signature
b. Frequency of administration
c. route
d. side effects
d. side effects
Which type of dressing would be recommended for a client with a deep, infected, necrotic stage 4 pressure ulcer?
a. woven gauze
b. hydrocolloid
c. hydrogel
d. damp 4 by 4 inch
c. hydrogel
Which of the following should be done for patients who are having a seizure?
a. help patient into a chair to sit up
b. Put something in their mouth to prevent aspiration
c. offer water
d. time the seizure
d. time the seizure
Tuberculosis is what type of precaution?
a. airborne
b. droplet
c. contact
a. airborne
How many errors do you see in the following order:
Acetaminophen (Tylenol) 625.0 mg PRN QD for pain
a. none
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
c. 3
trailing zero
QD - on the do not use list
no route (PO or IV?)
A patient with a braden score of 19 indicates..
a. low risk for falls
b. high risk for falls
c. low risk for pressure ulcer
d. high risk for pressure ulcer
c. low risk for pressure ulcer
Which of the following are safety measures to prevent falls in a hospital?
a. Put all 4 bed rails up
b. Keep bed at waist level
c. Put on bed alarm
d. leave personal items on bedside table nearby
c. put on bed alarm
d. leave personal items on bedside table nearby
Which of the following should be used in a patients room with a droplet precaution?
a. N-95
b. Surgical mask
c. Negative pressure airflow
d. Gown
b. surgical mask
A patient on a medical surgical unit is scheduled to take her blood pressure medication. Which of the following should be done prior to administering the medication?
a. document administration of medication
b. evaluate their response to the medication
c. assess vital signs
d. get a second nurse to verify order
c. assess vital signs
Which of the following should be done prior to obtaining a wound culture?
a. Irrigate wound with normal saline
b. Administer antibiotics
c. Clean wound with gentle soap and water
d. Use a cotton pad to clean around wound
a. irrigate wound with normal saline