RNRS 116 Exam 1 (Patient safety; evolve)
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Which action would the nurse perform first after discovering an electrical fire in a patients room?
- Activate the fire alarm
- Confine the fire by closing all doors and windows
- Remove all patients in immediate danger
- Extinguish the fire by using the nearest extinguisher - CORRECT ANSWER - Remove all
patients in immediate danger
Which nursing measure lowers the risk of death caused by sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)?
- massaging the babies heels
- attaching a pacifier with a string around the baby's neck
- gently rubbing the baby's back
- having a baby sleep on his or her back - CORRECT ANSWER - Having the baby sleep on his or
her back
Which patients would receive red wristbands?
- Patients who have allergies
- Those who are at risk of falling
- Individuals who have a psychiatric illness
-Persons who have a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order - CORRECT ANSWER - Patients who have
allergies
A parent calls the pediatricians office frantic about the bottle of cleaner that the 2 year old son drank.
Which instruction is MOST important for the nurse to give the parent?
-Give the child milk
- Give the child ipecac syrup
, - Call the poison control center
- Take the child to Emergency department - CORRECT ANSWER - Call poison control center
Which intervention is no longer recommended for routine home treatment of poisoning cases?
- administration of ipecac syrup
- positioning the victim with head turned to side
- assessment for signs of ingestion of a harmful substance
- identification of the type and amount of the substance ingested - CORRECT ANSWER -
administration of ipecac syrup
The nurse instructs the patient to color code the hot water faucets and dials. To which age-group would
the patient belong?
-Young adult
-older adult
-adolescent
-Preschooler - CORRECT ANSWER - older adult
Which information would the nurse provide to a patient about using a fire extinguisher?
- The type of extinguisher used is not specific to the type of fire.
- The fire extinguisher should be used only when a fire is confined to small areas.
- The occupants should be sent out of the house once the fire extinguisher is used.
- The occupants should be sent out of the house once the fire extinguisher is used. - CORRECT
ANSWER - The fire extinguisher should be used only when a fire is confined to small areas
The emergency department nurse learns that a tornado just hit the east side of town. Which action would
the nurse take first?
- Prepare for an influx of patients
- contact the american red cross
- determine how to restore essential services
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Which action would the nurse perform first after discovering an electrical fire in a patients room?
- Activate the fire alarm
- Confine the fire by closing all doors and windows
- Remove all patients in immediate danger
- Extinguish the fire by using the nearest extinguisher - CORRECT ANSWER - Remove all
patients in immediate danger
Which nursing measure lowers the risk of death caused by sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)?
- massaging the babies heels
- attaching a pacifier with a string around the baby's neck
- gently rubbing the baby's back
- having a baby sleep on his or her back - CORRECT ANSWER - Having the baby sleep on his or
her back
Which patients would receive red wristbands?
- Patients who have allergies
- Those who are at risk of falling
- Individuals who have a psychiatric illness
-Persons who have a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order - CORRECT ANSWER - Patients who have
allergies
A parent calls the pediatricians office frantic about the bottle of cleaner that the 2 year old son drank.
Which instruction is MOST important for the nurse to give the parent?
-Give the child milk
- Give the child ipecac syrup
, - Call the poison control center
- Take the child to Emergency department - CORRECT ANSWER - Call poison control center
Which intervention is no longer recommended for routine home treatment of poisoning cases?
- administration of ipecac syrup
- positioning the victim with head turned to side
- assessment for signs of ingestion of a harmful substance
- identification of the type and amount of the substance ingested - CORRECT ANSWER -
administration of ipecac syrup
The nurse instructs the patient to color code the hot water faucets and dials. To which age-group would
the patient belong?
-Young adult
-older adult
-adolescent
-Preschooler - CORRECT ANSWER - older adult
Which information would the nurse provide to a patient about using a fire extinguisher?
- The type of extinguisher used is not specific to the type of fire.
- The fire extinguisher should be used only when a fire is confined to small areas.
- The occupants should be sent out of the house once the fire extinguisher is used.
- The occupants should be sent out of the house once the fire extinguisher is used. - CORRECT
ANSWER - The fire extinguisher should be used only when a fire is confined to small areas
The emergency department nurse learns that a tornado just hit the east side of town. Which action would
the nurse take first?
- Prepare for an influx of patients
- contact the american red cross
- determine how to restore essential services
