Ch. 27

Question 1

What does safety in a Healthcare setting do?

Answer 1

reduces risk of illness/injury, prevents extended hospital stay, improves functional status, increases patient’s sense of well-being

Question 2

physical hazards

Answer 2

reduced lighting, obstacles (toys, shoes, rug), bathroom (medications out in the open, cleaning supplies, slippery tub)

Question 3

what is the leading cause of household fires?

Answer 3

smoking in bed.

Question 4

what are interventions for infants & toddlers to promote safety?

Answer 4

1. infants=sleep on back (prevents sids)
2. infants=immunized (prevents sids)
3. follow instructions for preparing/storing formula (undiluted formula=electrolyte imbalances; much diluted=not necessary nutrients)

Question 5

interventions for preschoolers?

Answer 5

teach them how to swim but always watch them, teach how to cross streets/parking lots, do not talk to strangers, dont run w/things in hand or mouth, do not turn on stove, do not eat items in grass or on street

Question 6

interventions for school-aged?

Answer 6

use safe equipment for work/play, teach proper techniques, teach proper safety wear like goggles, helmets, mouth guards; do not operate electrical equipment when unsupervised. do not allow access to firearms

Question 7

interventions for adolescents?

Answer 7

encourage in drivers ed enrollment, provide info on drug/alcohol abuse, encourage mentoring relationships btween adults/adolescents, teach about safety internet use.

Question 8

what are big safety risks for adolescents?

Answer 8

MVA, suicide, substance abuse

Question 9

what is a big safety risk for adults?

Answer 9

lifestyle choices: smoking, drinking, working conditions, stress

Question 10

what are big safety risks for older adults?

Answer 10

falls, suicide, drinking.

things like burning self bc they do not remember which knob is for cold or hot water in the shower or sink faucet.

Question 11

SRE

1. surgical events

Answer 11

surgeries performed on wrong side of the body, retention of foreign object, postoperative death

Question 12

SRE

Answer 12

serious reportable events

Question 13

SRE

2. patient-protection events

Answer 13

patient death or serious injury, infant discharged to wrong family, patient suicide

Question 14

SRE

3. care-management events

Answer 14

pt. death associated w/ med errors (i.e wrong blood transfusion), death in labor & delivery, pressure ulcers

Question 15

SRE

4. product device events

Answer 15

death or disability associated with malfunctioning of a device
i.e bed alarm

Question 16

SRE

5. environmental events

Answer 16

electrical shocks, damage due to restraints, burns

Question 17

SRE

6. Criminal events

Answer 17

rape, kidnap

Question 18

never events

Answer 18

hospital acquired conditions like:
pressure ulcers
blood incompatibility
catheter associated UTI

Question 19

restraints

Answer 19

should be a last resort. if you have to use them, use the least restrictive first, then progress. a full restraint has to be ordered by a doctor.

Question 20

RACE

Answer 20

rescue patients
activate alarm
confine fire
extinguish