NUR209/ NUR 209 Exam 1 Study Guide (
Latest 2026/ 2027 Update) Medical Surgical
Nursing II| Questions and Verified Answers|
100% Correct| Grade A – Fortis
Safety measures nurses take
Make sure you have the correct patient check wristband, name and DOB, and
correct medical record, comfortable, and check head of the bed 30 degrees, NG
tube nose to esophagus feeding thru tube.
Nurse role for safety measures
Accidents are preventable, water spilling, confusion in patients who do not leave
alone, and assisting patients that can not walk. Use critical thinking skills as the
nurse. If we see something as the nurse we must say something. Speak up in unsafe
environments because it can prevent injuries.
Between 5 and 7 mins sees the physician in a 24 hour period. The nurse is
responsible for physical assessment, eating, drinking, fever, blood pressure, using
the bathroom. 11 hrs and 53 mins and at night the full 12 hrs. You have your senses
and equipment and your responsibility to notice changes in the patient's status and
watch their safety.
Our job is to make sure that the patient assigned to us is provided safe, correct, and
proper care. Safety is the number one goal.
Safety in older adults
fall prevention, understand what we are telling them, steadiness, older adult
physical comp decreases. Are they cognitive - something to put something together
to create something else.
, NUR209/ NUR 209 Exam 1 Study Guide
(Latest 2025/ 2026 Update) Medical Surgical
Nursing II| Questions and Verified Answers|
100% Correct| Grade A – Fortis
Home safety - throw rugs biggest injury factor or rug runners those rugs that are
not taken down can cause older people to fall and have a hip injury. The artery in
the hip can break the hollow organ to empty its displaced fracture, can cause sepsis
and can lead to death. 50 percent of people with a hip injury die in the first year. If
you fracture the femur bone marrow gets exposed cause fat globules when going
back to the inferior vena cava heart will have fat in it. As it goes into the lungs and
causes a pulmonary clot (Embolism) a fat clot. 50 percent of patients die from
pneumonia. Cant move blood will not be flowing correct, heart will lower, blood
will pool and clot can go to lungs and cause pulmonary blood clot. The vessels will
get smaller and will kill the heart muscle. go to coronary arteries.
Safety Issues
Radiation can cause cancer, high freq electrical magnetic shortwaves gamma rays,
and many health related effects related to radiation. Thyroid is super sensitive to
radiation. Use to protect against cancer. Chest XRays 1 shot, CAT scan - 1 shot
times the amount of radiation of 100 x ray. As a nurse you must protect yourself
also because it changes the DNA sequence change in cellular seq. Make sure the
patient is getting safety protocols.
Nurses are exposed to radiation a little bit each time. If it's a child only xray if the
child starts to show neurological decline. Chances are the child could have a
concussion, confront my physical assessment same result whether or not CAT scan
is used. If the child is not waking up, confusion.
Latest 2026/ 2027 Update) Medical Surgical
Nursing II| Questions and Verified Answers|
100% Correct| Grade A – Fortis
Safety measures nurses take
Make sure you have the correct patient check wristband, name and DOB, and
correct medical record, comfortable, and check head of the bed 30 degrees, NG
tube nose to esophagus feeding thru tube.
Nurse role for safety measures
Accidents are preventable, water spilling, confusion in patients who do not leave
alone, and assisting patients that can not walk. Use critical thinking skills as the
nurse. If we see something as the nurse we must say something. Speak up in unsafe
environments because it can prevent injuries.
Between 5 and 7 mins sees the physician in a 24 hour period. The nurse is
responsible for physical assessment, eating, drinking, fever, blood pressure, using
the bathroom. 11 hrs and 53 mins and at night the full 12 hrs. You have your senses
and equipment and your responsibility to notice changes in the patient's status and
watch their safety.
Our job is to make sure that the patient assigned to us is provided safe, correct, and
proper care. Safety is the number one goal.
Safety in older adults
fall prevention, understand what we are telling them, steadiness, older adult
physical comp decreases. Are they cognitive - something to put something together
to create something else.
, NUR209/ NUR 209 Exam 1 Study Guide
(Latest 2025/ 2026 Update) Medical Surgical
Nursing II| Questions and Verified Answers|
100% Correct| Grade A – Fortis
Home safety - throw rugs biggest injury factor or rug runners those rugs that are
not taken down can cause older people to fall and have a hip injury. The artery in
the hip can break the hollow organ to empty its displaced fracture, can cause sepsis
and can lead to death. 50 percent of people with a hip injury die in the first year. If
you fracture the femur bone marrow gets exposed cause fat globules when going
back to the inferior vena cava heart will have fat in it. As it goes into the lungs and
causes a pulmonary clot (Embolism) a fat clot. 50 percent of patients die from
pneumonia. Cant move blood will not be flowing correct, heart will lower, blood
will pool and clot can go to lungs and cause pulmonary blood clot. The vessels will
get smaller and will kill the heart muscle. go to coronary arteries.
Safety Issues
Radiation can cause cancer, high freq electrical magnetic shortwaves gamma rays,
and many health related effects related to radiation. Thyroid is super sensitive to
radiation. Use to protect against cancer. Chest XRays 1 shot, CAT scan - 1 shot
times the amount of radiation of 100 x ray. As a nurse you must protect yourself
also because it changes the DNA sequence change in cellular seq. Make sure the
patient is getting safety protocols.
Nurses are exposed to radiation a little bit each time. If it's a child only xray if the
child starts to show neurological decline. Chances are the child could have a
concussion, confront my physical assessment same result whether or not CAT scan
is used. If the child is not waking up, confusion.
