Safety & Infection Control
What is the minimum time you should scrub your hands with soap and water?
What is 20 seconds?
What could happen if the nurse uses a blood pressure cuff that is too small for the patient’s arm?
What is it may give a falsely high reading?
How often is bathing generally recommended for healthy adult clients?
What is daily or every other day, depending on skin condition and personal preference?
Name one technique used in therapeutic communication.
What is active listening, using silence, reflection, or open-ended questions?
What is the primary purpose of a client’s medical record?
What is to communicate care, support continuity, and serve as a legal document?
What kind of airflow system is used for airborne isolation rooms?
What is negative pressure airflow?
What might a nurse observe in a client with hypotension?
What is dizziness, pallor, or fainting?
What is a key safety measure when providing oral care to an unconscious client?
What is Ensuring suctioning equipment is in working order at the bedside, positioning the client on their side to prevent aspiration?
This type of communication promotes patient trust and supports the nurse-client relationship.
What is therapeutic communication?
In this step of the nursing process, the nurse identifies actual or potential health problems based on data collected.
What is Diagnosis?
List three risk factors that increase a patient's likelihood of falling.
What are advanced age, impaired mobility, and use of sedatives? (Other acceptable answers: cognitive impairment, history of falls, poor vision, etc.)
What physiological responses might accompany acute pain?
What are increased heart rate, elevated blood pressure, and rapid breathing?
Name three items a nurse should have ready when performing a full head-to-toe assessment.
What are gloves, stethoscope, and penlight? (Other acceptable: BP cuff, thermometer, watch with second hand, etc.)
When communicating with a client who has a hearing impairment, what are two effective nursing strategies?
What are facing the client while speaking clearly and using written or visual aids? (Other acceptable: reduce background noise, speak slowly and clearly, do not shout)
After recognizing cues, the nurse clusters data and looks for patterns. This is known as:
What is Analyze Cues?
When is handwashing with soap and water required instead of using alcohol rub?
What is when hands are visibly soiled, after contact with C. difficile, or after using the restroom?
Name one behavioral sign the nurse might observe in a client experiencing pain.
What is guarding, facial grimacing, or restlessness?
This technique involves using touch to assess for tenderness, temperature, and texture.
What is palpation?
A client accurately describes signs of hypoglycemia. Which domain of learning does this reflect?
What is the cognitive domain?
When should the nurse document care or client observations?
What is as soon as possible after the event or intervention?
Name three common diseases that require contact precautions.
What are MRSA, C. difficile, and VRE?
What is the normal resting heart rate for a healthy adult?
What is 60–100 beats per minute?
Name two assessments the nurse can perform while assisting with hygiene.
What are skin integrity and level of consciousness? (Other acceptable answers: range of motion, pain, wounds, hygiene habits)
What is missing in the SMART goal below:
"The client will walk 100 feet with a walker."
What is Time-bound?
(What would you add to make this complete?)
What is the first step of the nursing process, where the nurse gathers information about the client’s condition?
What is Assessment?