ATI Safety Practice Questions With Correct
Answers
The nurse's first action after discovering an electrical fire in a patient's
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room is to: | |
A. Activate the fire alarm.
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B. Confine the fire by closing all doors and windows.
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C. Remove all patients in immediate danger.
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D. Extinguish the fire by using the nearest fire extinguisher. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-C. Remove all patients in immediate danger. | | | | | |
A parent calls the pediatrician's office frantic about the bottle of cleaner
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|that her 2-year-old son drank. Which of the following is the most
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important instruction the nurse gives to this parent?
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A. Give the child milk.
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B. Give the child syrup of ipecac.
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C. Call the poison control center.
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D. Take the child to the emergency department. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-C. Call the poison control center. | | | | |
The nursing assessment on a 78-year-old woman reveals shuffling gait,
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decreased balance, and instability. On the basis of the patient's data,
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,which one of the following nursing diagnoses indicates an
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understanding of the assessment findings? | | | |
A. Activity intolerance
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B. Impaired bed mobility
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C. Acute pain
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D. Risk for falls - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D. Risk for falls
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A couple is with their adolescent daughter for a school physical and
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state they are worried about all the safety risks affecting this age. What
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is the greatest risk for injury for an adolescent?
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A. Home accidents
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B. Physiological changes of aging
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C. Poisoning and child abduction
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D. Automobile accidents, suicide, and substance abuse - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-D. Automobile accidents, suicide, and substance abuse | | | | | |
The nurse found a 68-year-old female patient wandering in the hall. The
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patient says she is looking for the bathroom. Which interventions are
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appropriate to ensure the safety of the patient? (Select all that apply.)
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1 Insert a urinary catheter.
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2 Leave a night light on in the bathroom.
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3 Ask the physician to order a restraint.
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4 Keep the bed in low position with upper and lower side rails up.
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, 5 Assign a staff member to stay with the patient.
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6 Provide scheduled toileting during the night shift.
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7 Keep the pathway from the bed to the bathroom clear. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-2 Leave a night light on in the bathroom. | | | | | | | |
6 Provide scheduled toileting during the night shift.
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7 Keep the pathway from the bed to the bathroom clear.
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The family of a patient who is confused and ambulatory insists that all
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four side rails be up when the patient is alone. What is the best action
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to take in this situation? (Select all that apply.)
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1 Contact the nursing supervisor.
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2 Restrict the family's visiting privileges.
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3 Ask the family to stay with the patient if possible.
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4 Inform the family of the risks associated with side-rail use.
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5 Thank the family for being conscientious and put the four rails up.
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6 Discuss alternatives with the family that are appropriate for this
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patient. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-3 Ask the family to stay with the
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patient if possible. | |
4 Inform the family of the risks
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6 Discuss alternatives with the family that are appropriate for this
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patient.
Answers
The nurse's first action after discovering an electrical fire in a patient's
| | | | | | | | | | | |
room is to: | |
A. Activate the fire alarm.
| | | |
B. Confine the fire by closing all doors and windows.
| | | | | | | | |
C. Remove all patients in immediate danger.
| | | | | |
D. Extinguish the fire by using the nearest fire extinguisher. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-C. Remove all patients in immediate danger. | | | | | |
A parent calls the pediatrician's office frantic about the bottle of cleaner
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|that her 2-year-old son drank. Which of the following is the most
| | | | | | | | | | | |
important instruction the nurse gives to this parent?
| | | | | | |
A. Give the child milk.
| | | |
B. Give the child syrup of ipecac.
| | | | | |
C. Call the poison control center.
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D. Take the child to the emergency department. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-C. Call the poison control center. | | | | |
The nursing assessment on a 78-year-old woman reveals shuffling gait,
| | | | | | | | | |
decreased balance, and instability. On the basis of the patient's data,
| | | | | | | | | | |
,which one of the following nursing diagnoses indicates an
| | | | | | | | |
understanding of the assessment findings? | | | |
A. Activity intolerance
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B. Impaired bed mobility
| | |
C. Acute pain
| |
D. Risk for falls - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D. Risk for falls
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A couple is with their adolescent daughter for a school physical and
| | | | | | | | | | | |
state they are worried about all the safety risks affecting this age. What
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
is the greatest risk for injury for an adolescent?
| | | | | | | |
A. Home accidents
| |
B. Physiological changes of aging
| | | |
C. Poisoning and child abduction
| | | |
D. Automobile accidents, suicide, and substance abuse - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-D. Automobile accidents, suicide, and substance abuse | | | | | |
The nurse found a 68-year-old female patient wandering in the hall. The
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patient says she is looking for the bathroom. Which interventions are
| | | | | | | | | | |
appropriate to ensure the safety of the patient? (Select all that apply.)
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1 Insert a urinary catheter.
| | | |
2 Leave a night light on in the bathroom.
| | | | | | | |
3 Ask the physician to order a restraint.
| | | | | | |
4 Keep the bed in low position with upper and lower side rails up.
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
, 5 Assign a staff member to stay with the patient.
| | | | | | | | |
6 Provide scheduled toileting during the night shift.
| | | | | | |
7 Keep the pathway from the bed to the bathroom clear. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-2 Leave a night light on in the bathroom. | | | | | | | |
6 Provide scheduled toileting during the night shift.
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7 Keep the pathway from the bed to the bathroom clear.
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The family of a patient who is confused and ambulatory insists that all
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four side rails be up when the patient is alone. What is the best action
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
to take in this situation? (Select all that apply.)
| | | | | | | |
1 Contact the nursing supervisor.
| | | |
2 Restrict the family's visiting privileges.
| | | | |
3 Ask the family to stay with the patient if possible.
| | | | | | | | | |
4 Inform the family of the risks associated with side-rail use.
| | | | | | | | | |
5 Thank the family for being conscientious and put the four rails up.
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6 Discuss alternatives with the family that are appropriate for this
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patient. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-3 Ask the family to stay with the
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patient if possible. | |
4 Inform the family of the risks
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6 Discuss alternatives with the family that are appropriate for this
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patient.
