Hospital services (2)- last

What should be the position of the wheels when patients are assisted to and from stretches or wheelchairs?

• locked

• unlocked

• any of the above

Which of the following statements is not true?

• all wheelchairs and stretcher should be checked periodically

• electric equipment should be grounded

• crash carts and other emergency equipment should never be checked

• supplies and equipment should be available and functioning

Where should the sharps and needles be disposed of?

• hospital approved containers

• any container

• polythenes

• all of the above

Where should the used containers be left?

• clean utility room

• dirty utility room

• housekeeing room

• none

What should be done to any malfunctioning equipment?

• tagged

• removed from patients care area

• both of the above

• none

Which of the following should be frequently inspected ?

1.Plumbing

2.Electric equipment

3.piping

4.Cable

• only 1 and 2 are correct

• only 1 & 3 are correct

• only 2 & 3 are correct

• all are correct

What should be the position of the side rails while patients are transported on stretchers?

• up

• down

• it does not matter

Which of the following statement is true?

• children or sedated and confused patients should be left unattended

• combative and disoriented patients should be left free

• patients should not be escorted to and from radiology

• children or sedated and confused patients should not be left unattended

Which of the following statement is true?

1.Vital signs of all patients should be documented

2.Any changes patient condition should be documented

3.The changes in patient condition should not be notified to the physician?

• only 1 & 2 are correct

• only 1 & 3 are correct

• only 1 is correct

• all are correct

Which of the following statement is true ?

1.Any injury should be reported to the supervisor

2.the patient should be instructed in safety

3.Patient is stationary stretcher should have the side rails up

• only 1 & 2 are correct

• only 2 is correct

• only 1 & 3 are correct

• all are correct