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PN 144 TEST 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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Factors Affecting Client's Ability To Protect Themselves - ANSWERClient’s Age
Mobility
Cognitive and Sensory Awareness
Emotional State
Ability to communicate
Lifestyle
Safety awareness
Seclusion & restraints - ANSWER In general, use seclusion or
restraints for the shortest duration necessary and only if less restrictive
measures are not sufficient. They are for the physical protection of the
client or the protection of other clients or staff.
Inappropriate Use Of Seclusion + Restraints - ANSWER ◦ Convenience
of the staff
◦ Punishment for the client
◦ Clients who are extremely physically or mentally unstable
◦ Clients who cannot tolerate the decreased stimulation of a seclusion
room
Restraints should: - ANSWER ◦ Never interfere with treatment
◦ Restrict movement as little as is necessary
◦ Fit properly and be as discreet as possible
◦ Be easy to remove or change
What is the fire response sequence? - ANSWER R - rescue
A - alarm
C - contain/confine
E - extinguish
What is the sequence for using a fire extinguisher? - ANSWER P - pull
the pin
A- aim at the base of the fire
S - squeeze the handle
, S - sweep the extinguisher from side to side, covering the area of the fire
Classes of fire extinguishers - ANSWER Class A is for combustibles
such as paper, wood, upholstery, rags, and other types of trash fires.
Class B is for flammable liquids and gas fires.
Class C is for electrical fires.
Safety risks for Infants and Toddlers - ANSWER Aspiration, suffocation,
poisoning, falls, motor vehicle injury, and burns
Safety risks for Preschoolers and School-Age children - ANSWER
Drowning, motor vehicle injury, firearms, play injury, burns, and poison
Safety risks for Adolscents - ANSWER Motor vehicle/ injury, and burns
Safety risks for Young and Middle-Aged Adults - ANSWER Motor
vehicle crashes, high consumption of alcohol and suicide
Safety risks for Older Adults - ANSWER falls, motor vehicle accidents,
elder abuse, sensorimotor changes, fires
Additional Safety Risks In The Home & Community - ANSWER Passive
smoking, carbon monoxide, food poisoning, and bioterrorism
ABCDE Principle - ANSWER A = airway/cervical spine
B = breating
C = circulation
D = Disability
E = Exposure
Factors involved in Coping - ANSWER Factors involved in coping and
adaptation include the client's family dynamics, adherence to treatment
regimens, and the role an individual can play in important relationships.
Stress - ANSWER Stress describes changes in an individual's state of
balance in response to stressors, the internal and external forces that
disrupt that state of balance. Any stressor, whether it is perceived as
"good" or "bad," produces a similar biological response in the body.
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