Questions With Solved Solutions.
Wearing student identification badges provides what service to the patient?
a. promotes hospital safety and security
b. identifies credentials and roles
c. prevents infant abduction
d. helps patient get to know the student - Answer promotes hospital safety and security
When lifting and carrying you should:
a. tuck your gluteus muscles
b. bend at the waist
c. lift it yourself to assess heaviness
d. "hug" the load - Answer "hug" the load
Falls can be prevented if employees
a. use handholds and stair rails
b. wet mop corridors one at a time
c. use shelving or other "props" to increase height
d. keep linens on floor until housekeeping can pick up - Answer use handholds and stair rails
In the event of a fire, the first action a nurse would take after discovering the danger is:
a. remove all patients, staff and visitors
b. report the fire
c. protect the safety of those in immediate harm
d. await evacuation orders - Answer protect the safety of those in immediate harm
When reporting a fire, the nurse should:
, a. report concern only after confirming the source of a smoke odor
b. pull the alarm and call the agency operator
c. alert the personnel through the speaker system
d. call the fire department - Answer pull the alarm and call the agency operator
Wet towels or blankets at the base of doors near the fire location can do all but which one of the
following:
a. extinguish the fire
b. help prevent drafts
c. seal off the room
d. limit smoke spread - Answer extinguish the fire
Class A fire extinguishers can be used on: a. flammable liquids
b. any type of fire
c. ordinary combustible materials
d. electrical equipment - Answer ordinary combustible materials
Class C fire extinguishers can be used on: a. flammable liquids
b. any type of fire
c. ordinary combustible materials
d. electrical equipment - Answer electrical equipment
When evacuation is deemed necessary and fire or police administration is on the scene, nurses should:
a. Evacuate all patients in the agency
b. Evacuate all patients except those on oxygen
c. Evacuate the area as directed by rescue personnel
d. Always use posted evacuation routes - Answer Evacuate the area as directed by rescue personnel
Which of the following is not a sign of a potential electrical danger?