Foundations of Adult Health and Nursing Questions And Answers
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Foundations and Adult Health Nursing
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Foundations And Adult Health Nursing
Cyanosis and dyspnea
~ indicate that oxygenation of tissues is inadequate and that the patient is
having trouble breathing, so frequent assessment of respiratory effort is
required.
Orthopnea
~ patient has diffi- culty breathing in a flat position, so is likely to be more
comfortable sit...
Foundations of Adult Health
and Nursing Questions And
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R.A.C.E.
✓~ rescue, alarm, contain, extinguish
C.D.C.
✓~ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
O.S.H.A.
✓~ Occupational Safety and Health Administration
P.A.S.S.
✓~ Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep
SRD
,✓~ Safety Reminder Device
What is the first priority for nursing action after Mercury spills?
✓~ Evacuating everyone in the room
What is the first priority for nursing action for a corridor fire with visible
flames and fire alarm?
✓~ Delegate UAP to move ambulatory patients towards the exit
What information should be included in a nurse teaching fire safety in the
home?
✓~ No smoking near oxygen use, install fire/smoke/carbon monoxide detectors,
practice escape routes
Nursing intervention for a patient who wonders and has a history of falls?
✓~ Obtaining an order for bed and chair alarm
Which side should nurse stand on when gait belt ambulating a patient with left-
side weakness?
, ✓~ Left side and holding back of gait belt
When considering use of an SRD (safety reminder device) which should nurse
first do?
✓~ Obtain order, explain purpose to family and patient, then exhaust all other
alternatives prior to implementing
First priority of nurse in event of patient room fire?
✓~ Remove patient from room
Which questions should nurse ask during fall risk assessment of elderly patient?
✓~ Any falls in past year, does patient feel unsteady when standing, ability to
independently walk room to room, does patient use cane or other assistive
device
What should nurse have fall risk patient do before standing?
✓~ Slowly sit up and dangle legs
Which care task can nurse delegate to Assistive Personnel?
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