NR 224 FUNDAMENTALS CHAPTER 27 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS/ A+ GRADE
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NR 224 FUNDAMENTALS CHAPTER 27 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS/ A+ GRADE
Which groups are vulnerable and often require help in achieving a safe environment?
Infants, children, older adults, the ill, the physically and mentally disabled, the illiterate, and the poor
What is all included in order to h...
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NR 224 FUNDAMENTALS CHAPTER 27 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS/ A+ GRADE
Which groups are vulnerable and often require help in achieving a safe
environment?
Infants, children, older adults, the ill, the physically and mentally disabled, the illiterate,
and the poor
What is all included in order to have a safe environment?
Meeting basic needs, reducing physical hazards and the transmission of pathogens,
and controlling pollution
What are some things that influence a patient's safety?
Physiological needs, including the need for sufficient oxygen, nutrition, and optimum
temperature
True/False: Oxygen is flammable?
False
Fire just needs oxygen to start and to keep burning
Smoking is the leading cause of what?
Burns, reported fires, deaths, and injuries involving home medical oxygen.
How does carbon monoxide affect a person's oxygenation?
By binding with hemoglobin, preventing the formation of oxyhemoglobin and thus
reducing the supply of oxygen delivered to tissues
What do low concentrations of oxygen cause?
Nausea, dizziness, headache, and fatigue
What do high concentrations of oxygen cause?
Death in 1-3 minutes
What is the FDA responsible for?
The enforcement of federal regulations regarding the manufacture, processing, and
distribution of foods, drugs, and cosmetics to protect consumers against the sale of
impure or dangerous substances
What is a person's comfort zone when it comes to temperature?
(Celcius/Farenheit)
18.3° - 23.9° C
65° - 75° F
When does frost bite occur?
When a surface area of the skin freezes as a result of exposure to extremely cold
temperatures
When does hypothermia occur?
When the core body temperature is 35° C or 95° F or below
What type of people are at risk for hypothermia?
Older adults, the young, patients with cardiovascular conditions, patients who have
ingested drugs or alcohol in excess, and people who are homeless
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