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Solutions 2025-2026 Updated.
Maslow's hierarchy of needs - Answer
Types of safety needs and considerations - Answer -Environmental Safety
-Physiological
-Psychological
-Physical Hazards
-Disasters
-Chemical Hazards
-Poison
Factors that influence safety - Answer -Developmental Stages (Age)
-Cognition
-Mobility
-Lifestyle choices
-Economic Resources
-Education/Awareness
-System effectiveness
-Individual performance
A safe environment - Answer Reduces the risk for illness and injury and helps to contain the
cost of health care by preventing extended lengths of treatment and/or hospitalization,
improving or maintaining a patient's functional status, and increasing a patient's sense of well-
being.
Nurses role in providing safety - Answer -Sanitation
-Thorough assessments
-Identifying potential risks
(Clinical Judgment)
-Reducing risks
-Reporting & obtaining orders
-Prevention
, -Patient/family Education
Nursing preventions for safety - Answer -Medication errors
-Infection
-Falls
-Bed sores
-Failure to diagnose and treat in time
-Prevent further or worsening complications
SRE - Answer Serious reportable events
National Quality Forum's SRE events - Answer -Failure to report
-Surgical events
-Product or device events
-Patient protection events
-Care management events
-Environmental events
-Criminal events
"never events" - Answer Errors in medical care that are clearly identifiable, preventable, and
serious in their consequences for patients, and that indicate a real problem in the safety and
credibility of a health care facility.
Who is included in nursing safety - Answer -Includes patients' physical and psychosocial
needs
-Applies to all areas patients receive care
-Includes patients' AND care providers' safety
Purpose of nurse safety - Answer -Reduces risk of injury and transmission of disease
-Maintains sanitation and reduces environmental pollution)
A nurse floats to a busy surgical unit and administers a wrong medication to a patient. This error
can be classified as:
A. a poisoning accident.
B. an equipment-related accident.