Patient Safety
What safety measure prevents falls in elderly patients when ambulating?
What is using a gait belt and non-skid socks?
What is the best way to prevent pressure injuries in bedbound patients?
What is repositioning every two hours?
Based on alcohol’s effect on the GI tract, the nurse would be most alert for:
Vitamin B malnutrition
What is the best position for a patient during defecation?
What is sitting upright (Fowler’s or on a commode)?
The nurse completing anthropometric measurements collects which information?
Height and Weight
Which patient would require the highest level of fall precautions?
Who is a confused patient with a history of falls and on sedatives?
Which stage of a pressure ulcer involves partial-thickness skin loss with exposed dermis?
What is Stage 2?
Items expected on a full liquid diet tray:
Custard and a glass of milk
What dietary component helps prevent constipation?
What is fiber (fruits, vegetables, whole grains)?
Most reliable indicator of a patient’s fluid volume status
Weight
Which child has the greatest risk for choking/suffocating?
Toddler playing with his 9-year-old brother’s LEGO set
What nutrient is the body’s main source of energy?
What are carbohydrates?
A patient is on a bowel training program. What is an essential component of this plan?
What is allowing ample time for evacuation each day?
Nursing care for a patient with an indwelling catheter includes:
Encouraging generous fluid intake if not contraindicated
What safety intervention should the nurse use when a patient is on seizure precautions?
What is pad the side rails and keep suction and oxygen at bedside?
What assessment finding suggests infection in a wound?
What is purulent drainage with redness, swelling, and warmth?
Which vitamin is essential for wound healing and collagen formation?
What is Vitamin C?
What type of stool would the nurse expect in a patient with diarrhea?
What is watery, loose, and frequent stool?
Most likely cause of UTI in this diabetic patient with a catheter:
The indwelling urinary catheter
When an error occurs, what should the nurse document in the safety event report?
What is an objective, factual description of the incident only?
A patient’s serum albumin level is low. What does this indicate?
What is poor nutritional status or protein deficiency?
What is the proper procedure when providing oral care for an unconscious patient?
What is turn the patient to the side with a basin under the mouth?
What nursing intervention best helps prevent fecal impaction in immobilized patients?
What is increasing fluid intake and encouraging mobility?
What is the normal range for urine output per hour for an adult?
What is 30 mL per hour or more?