CNE
Wearing student identification badges provides what service to the patient?
A) Promotes hospital safety and security
B) Identifies credentials and roles
C) Helps patient get to know the student
D) Prevents infant abduction - *answers *A) Promotes hospital safety and security
When lifting and carrying you should:
A) Tuck your gluteus muscles
B) Bend at the waist
C) "Hug" the load
D) Lift it yourself to assess heaviness - *answers *C) "Hug" the load
Falls can be prevented if employees
A) Use handholds and stair rails
B) Use shelving or other "props" to increase height
C) Keep linens on floor until housekeeping can pick up
D) Wet mop corridors one at a time - *answers *A) Use handholds and stair rails
In the event of a fire, the first action a nurse would take after discovering the danger is:
A) report the fire
B) await evacuation orders
C) protect the safety of those in immediate harm
D) remove all patients, staff and visitors - *answers *C) 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) Call the fire department
D) Alert the personnel through the speaker system - *answers *B) 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) Help prevent drafts
B) Extinguish the fire
C) Seal off the room
D) Limit smoke spread - *answers *B) Extinguish the fire
Class A fire extinguishers can be used on
, CNE
A) Electrical equipment
B) Flammable liquids
C) Ordinary combustible materials
D) Any type of fire - *answers *C) Ordinary combustible materials
Class C fire extinguishers can be used on
A) Flammable liquids
B) Ordinary combustible materials
C) Electrical equipment
D) Any type of fire - *answers *C) Electrical equipment
When evacuation is deemed necessary and fire or police administration is on the scene,
nurses should
A) Always use posted evacuation routes
B) Evacuate all patients in the agency
C) Evacuate all patients except those on oxygen
D) Evacuate the area as directed by rescue personnel - *answers *D) Evacuate the
area as directed by rescue personnel
Which of the following is not a sign of a potential electrical danger?
A) Improperly fitting plug
B) Loose knob or switch
C) Secured power cord
D) Unusual warmth to touch - *answers *C) Secured power cord
True or False-To protect a patient from microshock the nurse should nevertouch a
patient and an electrical device at the same time. - *answers *True
True or False-The use of the patient's own electrical devices is not a safety concern. -
*answers *False
True or False-The use of an extension cord is an electrical safety risk. - *answers *True
True or False-The duration of exposure to radiation (time) has a determining effect on
an individual's side effects - *answers *True
True or False-The further the distance from the radiation source, the less likely an
individual will be affected. - *answers *True
True or False-Placing an appropriate shield between you and the radiation source
decreases your exposure. - *answers *True
Wearing student identification badges provides what service to the patient?
A) Promotes hospital safety and security
B) Identifies credentials and roles
C) Helps patient get to know the student
D) Prevents infant abduction - *answers *A) Promotes hospital safety and security
When lifting and carrying you should:
A) Tuck your gluteus muscles
B) Bend at the waist
C) "Hug" the load
D) Lift it yourself to assess heaviness - *answers *C) "Hug" the load
Falls can be prevented if employees
A) Use handholds and stair rails
B) Use shelving or other "props" to increase height
C) Keep linens on floor until housekeeping can pick up
D) Wet mop corridors one at a time - *answers *A) Use handholds and stair rails
In the event of a fire, the first action a nurse would take after discovering the danger is:
A) report the fire
B) await evacuation orders
C) protect the safety of those in immediate harm
D) remove all patients, staff and visitors - *answers *C) 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) Call the fire department
D) Alert the personnel through the speaker system - *answers *B) 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) Help prevent drafts
B) Extinguish the fire
C) Seal off the room
D) Limit smoke spread - *answers *B) Extinguish the fire
Class A fire extinguishers can be used on
, CNE
A) Electrical equipment
B) Flammable liquids
C) Ordinary combustible materials
D) Any type of fire - *answers *C) Ordinary combustible materials
Class C fire extinguishers can be used on
A) Flammable liquids
B) Ordinary combustible materials
C) Electrical equipment
D) Any type of fire - *answers *C) Electrical equipment
When evacuation is deemed necessary and fire or police administration is on the scene,
nurses should
A) Always use posted evacuation routes
B) Evacuate all patients in the agency
C) Evacuate all patients except those on oxygen
D) Evacuate the area as directed by rescue personnel - *answers *D) Evacuate the
area as directed by rescue personnel
Which of the following is not a sign of a potential electrical danger?
A) Improperly fitting plug
B) Loose knob or switch
C) Secured power cord
D) Unusual warmth to touch - *answers *C) Secured power cord
True or False-To protect a patient from microshock the nurse should nevertouch a
patient and an electrical device at the same time. - *answers *True
True or False-The use of the patient's own electrical devices is not a safety concern. -
*answers *False
True or False-The use of an extension cord is an electrical safety risk. - *answers *True
True or False-The duration of exposure to radiation (time) has a determining effect on
an individual's side effects - *answers *True
True or False-The further the distance from the radiation source, the less likely an
individual will be affected. - *answers *True
True or False-Placing an appropriate shield between you and the radiation source
decreases your exposure. - *answers *True
