Chapter 20 Safety/Hygiene

Chapter 20  Safety/Hygiene

Complete Chapter Questions And Answers
 

Sample Questions

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. What is a nurse’s highest priority when providing client care?
a.
adhering to facility policy and procedure
b.
ensuring client confidentiality
c.
maintaining a safe environment
d.
providing clinically competent client care

ANS: C
A nurse’s highest priority when providing client care is to maintain a safe environment. The ways in which nurses can promote a safe environment in a health care setting include properly identifying clients; increasing clients’ awareness of safety precautions; instituting strategies to prevent falls; reducing bathroom hazards; preventing fires, poisoning, choking, suffocation, and drowning; checking equipment safety; and reducing noise pollution and exposure to radiation.

PTS: 1 DIF: Comprehension REF: White (2010)

2. A nurse would be MOST concerned about injury risk for clients in which age group?
a.
newborn
c.
adolescents and young adults
b.
toddlers and preschoolers
d.
adults of middle or advanced age

ANS: B
The potential for injury increases as infants mature. Most accidents occur as toddlers and preschoolers explore their environment.

PTS: 1 DIF: Comprehension REF: White (2010)

3. Safety measures for young adults and adolescents focus primarily on:
a.
preventing injury secondary to physical infirmity or effects of medications
b.
prevention of injury and education related to lifestyle choices and high-risk behaviors
c.
providing adult supervision of activities
d.
providing safety education related to stranger awareness

ANS: B
While good health is usually enjoyed by adolescents and young adults, their lifestyle may put them at risk for injury.

PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: White (2010)

4. For a client who is unable to adequately perform personal daily care, which of these nursing diagnoses would be applied?
a.
Infection, risk for
c.
Pain
b.
Knowledge deficit
d.
Self-care deficit

ANS: D
The main nursing diagnoses that relate to safety and hygiene are Risk of injury and Self-care deficit. A self-care deficit exists when an individual is not able to adequately perform activities of daily living (ADLs).

PTS: 1 DIF: Knowledge REF: White (2010)

5. Before a nurse provides any client care, what is the BEST way for a nurse to identify a client?
a.
asking the client to state name
b.
checking the name on the door of a private room or at the bedside if in a semiprivate room
c.
checking the name on the client identification band
d.
checking the name on the client identification band and asking client to state name

ANS: D
Correct client identification procedures, such as checking the client’s identification band applied at admission or using another identification system, are essential for clients to receive their prescribed medications, treatments, and diet.

PTS: 1 DIF: Comprehension REF: White (2010)