Safety & Emergency Preparedness
This type of fall prevention measure requires patient consent and a provider order.
What is a restraint?
What is the single most effective way to prevent infection?
What is hand hygiene?
Which pressure injury stage involves intact skin with non-blanchable redness?
What is Stage 1?
What nursing value emphasizes respect for a patient’s beliefs, preferences, and values?
What is person-centered care?
Normal urine output for an adult is at least how many mL/hr?
What is 30mL/hr?
What does RACE stand for in fire safety?
What is Rescue, Alarm, Contain, Extinguish/Evacuate?
Gloves, gowns, masks, and face shields are examples of what?
What is personal protective equipment (PPE)?
How often should an immobile patient be repositioned?
What is every 2 hours?
This nursing role focuses on protecting the patient’s rights and acting in their best interest.
What is advocacy?
Which position is best for promoting defecation?
What is sitting upright?
Which patient is at highest risk for falls?
A. Young adult post-op
B. Alert middle-aged adult
C. Older adult on antihypertensives
D. Teen with cast
What is C. Older adult on antihypertensives?
Which type of precautions are used for tuberculosis?
What are airborne precautions?
Which patient is at greatest risk for skin breakdown?
A. Young athlete
B. Bedbound patient with incontinence
C. Ambulatory adult
D. Postpartum patient
What is B. Bedbound patient with incontinence?
A nurse integrates evidence, clinical judgment, and patient preferences when making decisions. This describes what concept?
What is evidence-based practice (EBP)?
A patient reports burning with urination. This symptom is known as what? (The formal name, not just the acronym)
What is dysuria?
(UTI-Urinary Tract Infection)
You enter a patient room and smell gas. What is the nurse’s priority action?
Answer:
What is remove the patient from the area and notify appropriate personnel?
Rationale:
Safety threats require immediate action before assessment or documentation.
When removing PPE, which item is removed FIRST? (BY THE BOOK)
What are gloves?
What is the nurse’s primary goal when assisting with hygiene care?
What is maintaining dignity while promoting comfort and skin integrity?
Which professional standard guides nurses to practice ethically, competently, and safely?
What is the ANA Code of Ethics?
ANA-American Nurses Association
Which nursing intervention helps prevent urinary retention?
What is encouraging regular voiding and adequate fluid intake?
What disaster triage tag is assigned to patients who need immediate life-saving care?
What disaster triage tag is assigned to patients who need immediate life-saving care?
A nurse experiences a needlestick injury. What is the priority nursing action?
Answer:
What is wash the area immediately and report the incident per policy?
Rationale:
Immediate cleansing and reporting reduce transmission risk and ensure follow-up care.
What tool is commonly used to assess pressure injury risk
What is the Braden Scale?
A patient refuses a treatment after education. Which ethical principle is being upheld?
What is autonomy?
What is the priority nursing concern for a patient with prolonged constipation?
What is bowel obstruction or fecal impaction?