NU 301 patient safety exam questions with
correct answers
A nurse floats to a busy surgical unit and administers a wrong medication to a
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patient. This error can be classified as
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A. A poisoning accident.
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B. An equipment-related accident.
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C. A procedure-related accident.
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D. An accident related to time management. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C. A
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procedure-related accident |
Environmental safety: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A safe environment protects the
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staff to function optimally
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Basic human needs: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Sufficient oxygen, nutrition, and
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optimum temperature, influence a person's safety
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Oxygen: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-supplemental poses a fire
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Nutrition: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-requires knowledge about healthy food and
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safety
, Temperature: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-extremes pose safety risks to vulnerable
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populations
Physical hazards: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-often results in physical or
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psychological injury or death | | |
Motor vehicle accidents: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-car seat use, elderly
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Poison: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-often impair the function of every major organ
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system
Falls: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-rank as the second leading cause of accidental or
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unintentional injury deaths worldwide | | |
Fire: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the leading cause of fire-related death is careless
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smoking, especially when patients smoke in their bed at home
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Distasters: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-natural disasters such as floods, tsunamis,
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hurricanes, tornados, and wildfires are a major cause of death and injury
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Transmission of pathogens: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a pathogen is any
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microorganism capable of producing an illness | | | | |
Immunizations: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-reduces, and in some cases prevents, the
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|transmission of disease from person to person
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correct answers
A nurse floats to a busy surgical unit and administers a wrong medication to a
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patient. This error can be classified as
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A. A poisoning accident.
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B. An equipment-related accident.
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C. A procedure-related accident.
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D. An accident related to time management. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C. A
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procedure-related accident |
Environmental safety: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A safe environment protects the
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staff to function optimally
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Basic human needs: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Sufficient oxygen, nutrition, and
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optimum temperature, influence a person's safety
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Oxygen: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-supplemental poses a fire
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Nutrition: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-requires knowledge about healthy food and
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safety
, Temperature: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-extremes pose safety risks to vulnerable
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populations
Physical hazards: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-often results in physical or
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psychological injury or death | | |
Motor vehicle accidents: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-car seat use, elderly
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Poison: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-often impair the function of every major organ
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system
Falls: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-rank as the second leading cause of accidental or
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unintentional injury deaths worldwide | | |
Fire: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the leading cause of fire-related death is careless
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smoking, especially when patients smoke in their bed at home
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Distasters: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-natural disasters such as floods, tsunamis,
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hurricanes, tornados, and wildfires are a major cause of death and injury
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Transmission of pathogens: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a pathogen is any
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microorganism capable of producing an illness | | | | |
Immunizations: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-reduces, and in some cases prevents, the
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|transmission of disease from person to person
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