Nursing 226 Exam 2 – Nursing Leadership & Management Practice Questions and
Study Guide
Asphyxiation - correct answer ✔✔stoppage of breathing or the lack of air reaching the lungs;
synonym for suffocation
Bioterrorism - correct answer ✔✔the deliberate spread of pathogenic organisms into a
community to cause widespread illness, fear, and panic
Chemical emergency - correct answer ✔✔event caused by the release of a chemical compound
that has the potential for harming people's health
Culture of safety - correct answer ✔✔organizational environment where "core values and
behaviors resulting from a collective and sustained commitment by organizational leadership,
management, and workers emphasize safety over competing goals"
Cyber terror - correct answer ✔✔the use of high-tech means to disable or delete critical
electronic infrastructure data or information
Disaster - correct answer ✔✔an emergency event of greater magnitude that requires the
response of people outside the involved community
Elder abuse - correct answer ✔✔intentional act or failure to act by a caregiver or another
person in a relationship involving an expectation of trust that causes or creates a risk of harm to
an older adult; includes physical abuse, sexual abuse/contact, emotional/psychological abuse,
neglect, and financial abuse/exploitation
Intimate partner violence - correct answer ✔✔domestic violence or battering between two
people in a close relationship
,Restraint - correct answer ✔✔device used to limit movement or immobilize a client
Safety event report - correct answer ✔✔documentation describing any injury or potential for
injury suffered by a patient in a health care agency
Sentinel event - correct answer ✔✔an unexpected occurrence involving death or serious
physical or psychological injury, or the risk thereof
Physiological needs - correct answer ✔✔need to satisfy hunger and thirst
Safety - correct answer ✔✔Freedom from danger, risk, or injury.
Factors affecting safety - correct answer ✔✔Developmental considerations - children and
adolescents
Factors affecting safety - correct answer ✔✔Lifestyle
- occupation and risk takers: social pressure for adolescence
Factors affecting safety - correct answer ✔✔Environmental - high crime areas
Factors affecting safety - correct answer ✔✔Mobility
Factors affecting safety - correct answer ✔✔Sensory-perceptual alterations
Factors affecting safety - correct answer ✔✔Knowledge - awareness of safety
Factors affecting safety - correct answer ✔✔Ability to communicate
,Factors affecting safety - correct answer ✔✔Physical health state and psychosocial state- stress
and depression
Focus of Safety Assessments - correct answer ✔✔The person
The environment
Specific risk factors
Assessing the person: nursing history - correct answer ✔✔Assess for history of falls or
accidents.
Note assistive devices.
Be alert to history of drug or alcohol abuse.
Obtain knowledge of family support systems and home environment.
Falls - correct answer ✔✔Leading cause of injury. Fatalities for older adults, results in hip or
other fractures and head trauma
All agencies have protocols to follow
Fall risk factors - correct answer ✔✔Lower body weakness
Fall risk factors - correct answer ✔✔Poor vision
Fall risk factors - correct answer ✔✔Gait and or balance issues
Fall risk factors - correct answer ✔✔Problem with feet and or shoes
, Fall risk factors - correct answer ✔✔Use of psychoactive medications
Fall risk factors - correct answer ✔✔Postural dizziness
Fall risk factors - correct answer ✔✔Hazards in home and community
Preventing falls: clinical facilities - correct answer ✔✔Hourly Patient Rounding
Complete a risk assessment and communicate if patient at risk (door and chart)
Keep bed in low position & locked
Call bell and needed items within reach
Eliminate physical obstacles
Non-skid footwear
Cognitive assessment-report any changes
Fall prevention strategies - correct answer ✔✔Fall prevention policy evidence based
Morse fall risk scale
Fall risk assessed on admission, once a shift and once a day
Hendrich II Fall Risk Model - correct answer ✔✔8 independent factors
1) confusion
Study Guide
Asphyxiation - correct answer ✔✔stoppage of breathing or the lack of air reaching the lungs;
synonym for suffocation
Bioterrorism - correct answer ✔✔the deliberate spread of pathogenic organisms into a
community to cause widespread illness, fear, and panic
Chemical emergency - correct answer ✔✔event caused by the release of a chemical compound
that has the potential for harming people's health
Culture of safety - correct answer ✔✔organizational environment where "core values and
behaviors resulting from a collective and sustained commitment by organizational leadership,
management, and workers emphasize safety over competing goals"
Cyber terror - correct answer ✔✔the use of high-tech means to disable or delete critical
electronic infrastructure data or information
Disaster - correct answer ✔✔an emergency event of greater magnitude that requires the
response of people outside the involved community
Elder abuse - correct answer ✔✔intentional act or failure to act by a caregiver or another
person in a relationship involving an expectation of trust that causes or creates a risk of harm to
an older adult; includes physical abuse, sexual abuse/contact, emotional/psychological abuse,
neglect, and financial abuse/exploitation
Intimate partner violence - correct answer ✔✔domestic violence or battering between two
people in a close relationship
,Restraint - correct answer ✔✔device used to limit movement or immobilize a client
Safety event report - correct answer ✔✔documentation describing any injury or potential for
injury suffered by a patient in a health care agency
Sentinel event - correct answer ✔✔an unexpected occurrence involving death or serious
physical or psychological injury, or the risk thereof
Physiological needs - correct answer ✔✔need to satisfy hunger and thirst
Safety - correct answer ✔✔Freedom from danger, risk, or injury.
Factors affecting safety - correct answer ✔✔Developmental considerations - children and
adolescents
Factors affecting safety - correct answer ✔✔Lifestyle
- occupation and risk takers: social pressure for adolescence
Factors affecting safety - correct answer ✔✔Environmental - high crime areas
Factors affecting safety - correct answer ✔✔Mobility
Factors affecting safety - correct answer ✔✔Sensory-perceptual alterations
Factors affecting safety - correct answer ✔✔Knowledge - awareness of safety
Factors affecting safety - correct answer ✔✔Ability to communicate
,Factors affecting safety - correct answer ✔✔Physical health state and psychosocial state- stress
and depression
Focus of Safety Assessments - correct answer ✔✔The person
The environment
Specific risk factors
Assessing the person: nursing history - correct answer ✔✔Assess for history of falls or
accidents.
Note assistive devices.
Be alert to history of drug or alcohol abuse.
Obtain knowledge of family support systems and home environment.
Falls - correct answer ✔✔Leading cause of injury. Fatalities for older adults, results in hip or
other fractures and head trauma
All agencies have protocols to follow
Fall risk factors - correct answer ✔✔Lower body weakness
Fall risk factors - correct answer ✔✔Poor vision
Fall risk factors - correct answer ✔✔Gait and or balance issues
Fall risk factors - correct answer ✔✔Problem with feet and or shoes
, Fall risk factors - correct answer ✔✔Use of psychoactive medications
Fall risk factors - correct answer ✔✔Postural dizziness
Fall risk factors - correct answer ✔✔Hazards in home and community
Preventing falls: clinical facilities - correct answer ✔✔Hourly Patient Rounding
Complete a risk assessment and communicate if patient at risk (door and chart)
Keep bed in low position & locked
Call bell and needed items within reach
Eliminate physical obstacles
Non-skid footwear
Cognitive assessment-report any changes
Fall prevention strategies - correct answer ✔✔Fall prevention policy evidence based
Morse fall risk scale
Fall risk assessed on admission, once a shift and once a day
Hendrich II Fall Risk Model - correct answer ✔✔8 independent factors
1) confusion
