EXAM REVIEW GRADED A+
◉ Joint Commission mission. Answer: to improve health care for the
public by evaluating health care organizations and inspiring them to
excel in providing safe and effective care of the highest quality and
value
◉ contributions to a dangerous environment. Answer: age and mental
state
mobility
communication
pain
delayed assistance
equipment
◉ Fall prevention. Answer: morse fall scale
◉ Morse Fall Scale. Answer: tool used to identify risk factors for falls in
hospitalized patients
◉ restraint alternatives. Answer: monitors (pressure sensors)
soft devices
,◉ strategic safety actions. Answer: patient placement
patient companion
bed at the lowest level
frequent assessments
ensure the patient always has a call light
◉ sentinel event. Answer: an unexpected occurrence involving death or
serious physical or psychological injury, or the risk thereof
requires immediate investigation
◉ what to do if your patient falls. Answer: assess the client
call for help/stay with the client!
obtain vital signs
assist the client to bed (if appropriate)
notify the physician or care provider
document (be sure to follow all facility policies regarding client falls)
◉ every 24 hours. Answer: How often does a client's restraint need to be
reordered?
◉ RACE. Answer: rescue, alarm, contain, extinguish
,◉ PASS. Answer: Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep
◉ code blue. Answer: cardiac arrest
use CPR
Document
◉ abdominal-thrust maneuver. Answer: use when someone is choking
◉ Beneficence. Answer: doing good
◉ Nonmaleficence. Answer: avoidance of harm
◉ respect for autonomy. Answer: refers to respecting patients' rights to
make decisions about their own healthcare
◉ veracity. Answer: honesty
◉ justice. Answer: act fairly and treat everyone equally
◉ Accountability. Answer: being able to own mistakes
, acting on sound knowledge and acknowledging that one's actions are
their own
◉ Advocacy. Answer: standing up for the patient
◉ Confidentiality. Answer: keeping medical information strictly private;
a legal aspect
◉ fidelity. Answer: keep promises
◉ Code of Ethics for Nurses. Answer: formalized statement that defines
values, morals, and standards that guide our practice as nurses
initially adopted by the ANA in 1950
this code includes nurses, nurse educators, and students
◉ Ethic committees. Answer: develops guidelines and standards for
ethical decision-making in the provision of health care
Inter-disciplinary
◉ moral distress. Answer: anguish felt when the personal values of a
nurse are challenged in their working environment
can result in burnout if not properly managed