NSG-117 Patient Safety Review Questions – Medical-Surgical Nursing
Fundamentals Study Guide
1. Which of the following are safe practices to follow in the safe preparation and storage of
food? (Select all that apply.)
1. Always use a single cutting board to prepare foods for cooking.
2. Refrigerate leftovers as soon as possible.
3. Always buy vegetables in packages marked "prewashed."
4. Cook meats to the proper temperature.
5. Wash hands thoroughly before food preparation. - correct answer ✔✔Answer: 2, 4, 5. The
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends washing hands thoroughly
before food preparation and to wash cooking surfaces often. Keep raw meat, poultry, seafood,
and their juices away from other foods, and use separate cutting boards for each. Rinse fruits
and vegetables thoroughly, and always cook food to the proper temperature. Refrigerate
leftovers promptly. A single cutting board can cause cross contamination. Even if packages show
that vegetables have been prewashed, thoroughly wash when opening a package
2. A nurse enters the hospital room of a patient who had a total knee replacement the day
before. Which of the following pose potential safety risks? (Select all that apply.)
1. A current safety inspection sticker is on the IV fluids pump.
2. A walker is positioned near the patient's bedside.
3. The hospital bed is in the high position.
4. There is no gait belt at the bedside.
5. The overbed table with the patient's glasses is positioned against the wall opposite the end of
the bed. - correct answer ✔✔Answer: 3, 4, 5. All electrical equipment should be inspected
routinely and have current safety inspection stickers. The patient has had knee surgery, so the
presence of a walker is needed for him to ambulate. Safety risks include the absence of a gait
belt; one should always be available for a patient who will need assistance in ambulation. The
bed position is incorrect; it should be in low position. The position of the bedside table does not
allow the patient to reach personal or care items easily.
, 3. A nurse working on a medicine unit in the hospital hears the fire alarm go off. As the nurse
walks down the hallway, there is smoke coming from the family waiting area. Which of the
following steps should the nurse take? (Select all that apply.)
1. Immediately phone in to the hospital alert system the exact location of the fire.
2. Direct the nurse technician to place empty stretchers behind the fire doors.
3. Go to each patient room, and direct ambulatory patients to walk themselves to a safe area.
4. Work with the nurse technician to help move patients requiring wheelchairs from their
rooms.
5. Close the room doors of patients who cannot get out of bed, and keep them in their rooms -
correct answer ✔✔Answer: 1, 3, 4. If a fire occurs in a health care agency, protect patients from
immediate injury, report the exact location of the fire, contain it, and extinguish it if possible.
The nurse should alert the hospital about the fire immediately. The nurse technician should not
place stretchers behind fire doors; the fire doors need to be able to close when a fire alarm
sounds. It is important to keep equipment from blocking these doors. Patients who are close to
a fire, regardless of its size, are at risk of injury and need to be moved to another area. Direct all
ambulatory patients to walk by themselves to a safe area. In some cases, they can help move
patients in wheelchairs. Move patients who cannot get out of bed from the scene of a fire by a
stretcher, their bed, or a wheelchair. Do not leave them in their rooms
4. Match the threats to safety on the right to the category of risk factors on the left.
A. Individual Risks
B. Developmental Risks.
1. An older adult has limited finances.
2. A young toddler likes to explore objects by placing them in his mouth.
3. A 55-year-old patient has a residual gait change due to a stroke.
4. A school-age child chooses to play ice hockey.
5. A patient newly diagnosed with diabetes has low health literacy. - correct answer ✔✔Answer:
1A, 2B, 3A, 4B, 5A. Individual safety risk factors include lifestyle, impaired mobility, sensory or
communication impairment, limited economic resources, and a lack of safety awareness.
Fundamentals Study Guide
1. Which of the following are safe practices to follow in the safe preparation and storage of
food? (Select all that apply.)
1. Always use a single cutting board to prepare foods for cooking.
2. Refrigerate leftovers as soon as possible.
3. Always buy vegetables in packages marked "prewashed."
4. Cook meats to the proper temperature.
5. Wash hands thoroughly before food preparation. - correct answer ✔✔Answer: 2, 4, 5. The
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends washing hands thoroughly
before food preparation and to wash cooking surfaces often. Keep raw meat, poultry, seafood,
and their juices away from other foods, and use separate cutting boards for each. Rinse fruits
and vegetables thoroughly, and always cook food to the proper temperature. Refrigerate
leftovers promptly. A single cutting board can cause cross contamination. Even if packages show
that vegetables have been prewashed, thoroughly wash when opening a package
2. A nurse enters the hospital room of a patient who had a total knee replacement the day
before. Which of the following pose potential safety risks? (Select all that apply.)
1. A current safety inspection sticker is on the IV fluids pump.
2. A walker is positioned near the patient's bedside.
3. The hospital bed is in the high position.
4. There is no gait belt at the bedside.
5. The overbed table with the patient's glasses is positioned against the wall opposite the end of
the bed. - correct answer ✔✔Answer: 3, 4, 5. All electrical equipment should be inspected
routinely and have current safety inspection stickers. The patient has had knee surgery, so the
presence of a walker is needed for him to ambulate. Safety risks include the absence of a gait
belt; one should always be available for a patient who will need assistance in ambulation. The
bed position is incorrect; it should be in low position. The position of the bedside table does not
allow the patient to reach personal or care items easily.
, 3. A nurse working on a medicine unit in the hospital hears the fire alarm go off. As the nurse
walks down the hallway, there is smoke coming from the family waiting area. Which of the
following steps should the nurse take? (Select all that apply.)
1. Immediately phone in to the hospital alert system the exact location of the fire.
2. Direct the nurse technician to place empty stretchers behind the fire doors.
3. Go to each patient room, and direct ambulatory patients to walk themselves to a safe area.
4. Work with the nurse technician to help move patients requiring wheelchairs from their
rooms.
5. Close the room doors of patients who cannot get out of bed, and keep them in their rooms -
correct answer ✔✔Answer: 1, 3, 4. If a fire occurs in a health care agency, protect patients from
immediate injury, report the exact location of the fire, contain it, and extinguish it if possible.
The nurse should alert the hospital about the fire immediately. The nurse technician should not
place stretchers behind fire doors; the fire doors need to be able to close when a fire alarm
sounds. It is important to keep equipment from blocking these doors. Patients who are close to
a fire, regardless of its size, are at risk of injury and need to be moved to another area. Direct all
ambulatory patients to walk by themselves to a safe area. In some cases, they can help move
patients in wheelchairs. Move patients who cannot get out of bed from the scene of a fire by a
stretcher, their bed, or a wheelchair. Do not leave them in their rooms
4. Match the threats to safety on the right to the category of risk factors on the left.
A. Individual Risks
B. Developmental Risks.
1. An older adult has limited finances.
2. A young toddler likes to explore objects by placing them in his mouth.
3. A 55-year-old patient has a residual gait change due to a stroke.
4. A school-age child chooses to play ice hockey.
5. A patient newly diagnosed with diabetes has low health literacy. - correct answer ✔✔Answer:
1A, 2B, 3A, 4B, 5A. Individual safety risk factors include lifestyle, impaired mobility, sensory or
communication impairment, limited economic resources, and a lack of safety awareness.
