PATIENT SAFETY
This is the first action you should take before administering any medication or treatment to a patient.
What is verify the patient's identity using two identifiers
A normal adult oxygen saturation is generally above this percentage.
What is 95%
Insulin is considered this type of medication due to its risk for causing harm if used incorrectly.
What is a high-alert medication
A patient reports chest pain rated 9/10. This is your priority action.
What is assess the patient immediately
This acronym represents private health information that must be protected.
Question: What is PHI?
What is PHI
This scoring tool is commonly used to assess a patient's risk for falling.
What is the Morse Fall Scale?
This is considered the fifth vital sign.
What is pain
Before administering insulin, the nurse should verify this value.
What is the blood glucose level
This nursing process step comes after assessment.
What is diagnosis
This federal law protects patient privacy.
What is HIPAA
When a patient has this precaution, all healthcare workers must wash hands and wear gloves before entering the room.
What are contact precautions
A blood pressure of 88/50 would be described as this.
What is hypotension
This medication is commonly given for opioid overdose.
What is naloxone (Narcan)
A newly admitted patient suddenly becomes confused and agitated. First, you should do this.
What is assess the patient
This communication tool stands for Illness severity, patient summary, action list, situation awareness, contingency planning and synthesis by receiver.
What is IPASS
This communication technique helps prevent errors when receiving verbal orders.
What is read-back/verbal verification
Crackles heard in the lungs may indicate this condition.
What is fluid overload/pulmonary edema
Medications such as heparin and warfarin belong to this drug class.
What are anticoagulants
This framework helps nurses prioritize patients based on airway, breathing, and circulation.
What is ABCs
This should be documented if it wasn't completed.
What is "If it wasn't documented, it wasn't done"?
These are the six rights of medication administration.
What are right patient, medication, dose, route, time, and documentation
This nursing skill is considered the foundation of safe patient care and helps identify changes before they become emergencies.
What is the nursing assessment.
This type of reaction is unexpected, harmful, and caused by a medication.
What is an adverse drug reaction
A patient is short of breath, O₂ sat is 82%, and respiratory rate is 34. This patient should be assigned what priority level?
What is highest priority/immediate intervention?
This occurs when a nurse acts within their education, experience, and organizational policy.
What is working within scope of practice?