RNRS 116 Exam 1 (Patient safety; evolve) Questions With
Complete Solutions
A 62-year-old woman is being discharged home with her
husband after surgery for a hip fracture from a fall at home.
Which information would the nurse consider when providing
discharge teaching about home safety to this patient and her
husband?
- A safe environment promotes patient activity
- Assessment focuses on environmental factors only
- Teaching home safety is difficult to do in the hospital setting
- Most accidents with the older adult are caused by lifestyle
factors Correct Answers A safe environment promotes patient
activity
A couple asks the nurse about placing their 10-year-old child in
a car with front-seat passenger air bags. Which advice would the
nurse provide to this couple?
- Advise that the child ride in the back seat
- suggest that the child ride in the front seat
- Suggest keeping the child free from any restraints
- Advise of the need for an appropriate car seat for this child
Correct Answers advise that the child ride in the back seat
A couple intends to place their 5-year-old child in the car.
Which advice would the nurse provide to this couple?
-Inform the couple that the child can ride in the front seat for
short rides, but not long rides.
- Discourage taking the child for a long ride because this may
disrupt the child's usual routine.
, - Encourage the couple to leave the child unbuckled but sitting
on an adult's lap if a car seat is unavailable.
- Advise the couple of the need for an appropriate car seat for
this child. Correct Answers advise the couple of the need for
an appropriate car seat for this child
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 Answers
Call poison control center
A patient has been advised bed rest but often becomes anxious
and moves out of bed by removing the intravenous (IV) lines.
Which chemical restraint would the nurse anticipate for this
patient?
- protective helmet
- a mechanical devices
- Analytic medicines
- Immobilizing equipment Correct Answers Anxiolytic
medicines
A registered nurse (RN) is teaching a patient about preventive
measures for electrical shocks. Which statement by the patient
indicates the need for further teaching?
- use extension cords at all times
- do not operate unfamiliar equipment
- keep the electrical items away from water
Complete Solutions
A 62-year-old woman is being discharged home with her
husband after surgery for a hip fracture from a fall at home.
Which information would the nurse consider when providing
discharge teaching about home safety to this patient and her
husband?
- A safe environment promotes patient activity
- Assessment focuses on environmental factors only
- Teaching home safety is difficult to do in the hospital setting
- Most accidents with the older adult are caused by lifestyle
factors Correct Answers A safe environment promotes patient
activity
A couple asks the nurse about placing their 10-year-old child in
a car with front-seat passenger air bags. Which advice would the
nurse provide to this couple?
- Advise that the child ride in the back seat
- suggest that the child ride in the front seat
- Suggest keeping the child free from any restraints
- Advise of the need for an appropriate car seat for this child
Correct Answers advise that the child ride in the back seat
A couple intends to place their 5-year-old child in the car.
Which advice would the nurse provide to this couple?
-Inform the couple that the child can ride in the front seat for
short rides, but not long rides.
- Discourage taking the child for a long ride because this may
disrupt the child's usual routine.
, - Encourage the couple to leave the child unbuckled but sitting
on an adult's lap if a car seat is unavailable.
- Advise the couple of the need for an appropriate car seat for
this child. Correct Answers advise the couple of the need for
an appropriate car seat for this child
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 Answers
Call poison control center
A patient has been advised bed rest but often becomes anxious
and moves out of bed by removing the intravenous (IV) lines.
Which chemical restraint would the nurse anticipate for this
patient?
- protective helmet
- a mechanical devices
- Analytic medicines
- Immobilizing equipment Correct Answers Anxiolytic
medicines
A registered nurse (RN) is teaching a patient about preventive
measures for electrical shocks. Which statement by the patient
indicates the need for further teaching?
- use extension cords at all times
- do not operate unfamiliar equipment
- keep the electrical items away from water
