Nursing Safety Fundamentals: Fall
Prevention, Fire, and Emergency Response
Exam UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What are the National Patient Safety Goals? - CORRECT ANSWER A set of standards
established by The Joint Commission to enhance patient safety, including identifying patients
correctly, improving staff communication, using medicines safely, using alarms safely,
preventing infections, identifying patient safety risks, and preventing mistakes in surgery.
What is RACE in fire safety? - CORRECT ANSWER An acronym used to guide
actions during a fire: R - Rescue anyone in immediate danger, A - Activate the fire alarm, C -
Contain the fire by closing doors, E - Evacuate the area.
What is PASS in fire extinguisher use? - CORRECT ANSWER An acronym for using a
fire extinguisher: P - Pull the pin, A - Aim the nozzle at the base of the fire, S - Squeeze the
handle, S - Sweep the nozzle from side to side.
What are factors contributing to an unsafe patient environment? - CORRECT
ANSWER Factors include age and ability to understand, impaired mobility,
communication issues, pain and discomfort, delayed assistance, and equipment problems.
What is the importance of assessing skin over pressure points? - CORRECT
ANSWER To check for integrity and erythema, which can indicate potential skin
breakdown or pressure ulcers.
What should be done while a restraint is off? - CORRECT ANSWER Offer fluids,
assist with toileting, change the patient's position, assess extremities for edema and capillary
refill, and document all actions.
What is the Heimlich maneuver? - CORRECT ANSWER A first aid procedure used to
treat choking by applying pressure to the abdomen to expel an obstruction from the airway.
Prevention, Fire, and Emergency Response
Exam UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What are the National Patient Safety Goals? - CORRECT ANSWER A set of standards
established by The Joint Commission to enhance patient safety, including identifying patients
correctly, improving staff communication, using medicines safely, using alarms safely,
preventing infections, identifying patient safety risks, and preventing mistakes in surgery.
What is RACE in fire safety? - CORRECT ANSWER An acronym used to guide
actions during a fire: R - Rescue anyone in immediate danger, A - Activate the fire alarm, C -
Contain the fire by closing doors, E - Evacuate the area.
What is PASS in fire extinguisher use? - CORRECT ANSWER An acronym for using a
fire extinguisher: P - Pull the pin, A - Aim the nozzle at the base of the fire, S - Squeeze the
handle, S - Sweep the nozzle from side to side.
What are factors contributing to an unsafe patient environment? - CORRECT
ANSWER Factors include age and ability to understand, impaired mobility,
communication issues, pain and discomfort, delayed assistance, and equipment problems.
What is the importance of assessing skin over pressure points? - CORRECT
ANSWER To check for integrity and erythema, which can indicate potential skin
breakdown or pressure ulcers.
What should be done while a restraint is off? - CORRECT ANSWER Offer fluids,
assist with toileting, change the patient's position, assess extremities for edema and capillary
refill, and document all actions.
What is the Heimlich maneuver? - CORRECT ANSWER A first aid procedure used to
treat choking by applying pressure to the abdomen to expel an obstruction from the airway.
