NSG 262: Module 1: Foundations of
Safety & Mobility/ Immobility
Questions and Answers.
Environmental Safety - Answer oxygen, nutrition, temperature, surroundings
Common Environmental Hazards - Answer vehicles, poison, falls, fire, disaster
Developmental Stages - Answer infant, toddler, school aged, adolescent, adult, older adult
Individual Risk Factors - Answer Workplace Culture, Lifestyle, Impaired Mobility, Sensory,
Cognitive, Communication Impairment, Economic Resources, Lack of safety Awareness
Risk In Healthcare Agencies - Answer Procedure related accidents, Equipment related
accidents, Chemical exposure, Falls, Workplace safety
Serious Reportable Events (must ALWAYS be reported) - Answer Surgical events, Product or
device events, Patient protection events, Care management events, Environmental events,
Radiological events, Criminal events
Notes Regarding Safety - Answer Includes patients physical and psychosocial needs (patient
must feel safe) , Applies to all areas patients receive care, Includes patients AND providers
safety, Reduces risk of injury and transmission of disease, Maintains sanitation and reduces
environmental pollution
Restraints - Answer Manual/ physical (belts, soft wrist/ankle, 4 point, mits, vests, bed rails),
Mechanical , Materials, Chemical, Seclusion, Electronic (alarms)
Reasons for use - Answer confused/disoriented, Agitation, Harmful to self/ others, Removing
medical equipment, Wandering, Falls
Goal - Answer remove restraints as soon as safety is no longer a concern, (must include type
of restraint, reason for use, duration, and patients behaviors that cause), Order must be
obtained within 24 hours- and seen by provider within 1 hour
Fall Risks - Answer >65, Reduced vision, Orthostatic hypotension, Incontinence, Clutter, Small
animals, Intervention, Fall signage (arm band, door sign, chart alert), Non slip socks, Hourly
rounding, Assistive devices, Documentation, Call light/ bed alarms/ chair alarms
Safety & Mobility/ Immobility
Questions and Answers.
Environmental Safety - Answer oxygen, nutrition, temperature, surroundings
Common Environmental Hazards - Answer vehicles, poison, falls, fire, disaster
Developmental Stages - Answer infant, toddler, school aged, adolescent, adult, older adult
Individual Risk Factors - Answer Workplace Culture, Lifestyle, Impaired Mobility, Sensory,
Cognitive, Communication Impairment, Economic Resources, Lack of safety Awareness
Risk In Healthcare Agencies - Answer Procedure related accidents, Equipment related
accidents, Chemical exposure, Falls, Workplace safety
Serious Reportable Events (must ALWAYS be reported) - Answer Surgical events, Product or
device events, Patient protection events, Care management events, Environmental events,
Radiological events, Criminal events
Notes Regarding Safety - Answer Includes patients physical and psychosocial needs (patient
must feel safe) , Applies to all areas patients receive care, Includes patients AND providers
safety, Reduces risk of injury and transmission of disease, Maintains sanitation and reduces
environmental pollution
Restraints - Answer Manual/ physical (belts, soft wrist/ankle, 4 point, mits, vests, bed rails),
Mechanical , Materials, Chemical, Seclusion, Electronic (alarms)
Reasons for use - Answer confused/disoriented, Agitation, Harmful to self/ others, Removing
medical equipment, Wandering, Falls
Goal - Answer remove restraints as soon as safety is no longer a concern, (must include type
of restraint, reason for use, duration, and patients behaviors that cause), Order must be
obtained within 24 hours- and seen by provider within 1 hour
Fall Risks - Answer >65, Reduced vision, Orthostatic hypotension, Incontinence, Clutter, Small
animals, Intervention, Fall signage (arm band, door sign, chart alert), Non slip socks, Hourly
rounding, Assistive devices, Documentation, Call light/ bed alarms/ chair alarms
