Safety Quiz

Select all that apply: which of the following environmental considerations increase risks to safety for hospitalized patients?

• day/night cycle interruption

• unfamiliar smells

• privacy

• reorientation

What is a sentinel event?

• identifiable, measurable, serious, and preventable error

• identifiable, measurable, not necessarily preventable error

• error with potential to cause harm but was intercepted

Select all that apply: which of the following are strategies to reduce errors?

• Checklists before procedures, admission, and/or discharge

• Individual acronyms in documentation

• frequent, repetitive pop-ups in electronic health records

• standardized team communication tools

Errors happen due to many factors and need to be reported each time they occur to identify ways to prevent further errors

• true

• false

Restraints are a last resort when working with a patient where an alternative is optional

• true

• false

You or a co-worker should get hit/hurt before you put a patient in physical restraints?

• true

• false

Which of the following is an example of a chemical restraint?

• medication with a sedative effect used for a procedure to manage medical issue

• medication that is a paralytic used as part of standard medical treatment to limit patient movement for medical issue

• medication dose that is outside of standard range with the intent to limit patient function for behavioral issue

• medication used off-label to provided intended medical effect for patient treatment

Physical restraints can be placed by the nurse before a provider order is obtained?

• true

• false

Providers can write PRN orders for restraints?

• true

• false

Which communication style is effective when assessing patients?

• active

• passive

• competetive