NUR 110: Healthcare Safety and Risk Reduction

Vocabulary flashcards covering nursing safety principles, developmental safety considerations, patient environment factors, and facility emergency preparedness.

Safety

Freedom from danger, harm, or risk, which serves as a paramount concern underlying all nursing care.

Culture of Safety

An organizational environment focused on promoting safe, effective, and person-centered delivery of healthcare.

Person-Centered Safety Factors

Individual factors affecting safety and security, including developmental level, lifestyle, mobility, sensory perception, knowledge level, communication ability, physical health state, and psychosocial state.

Rear-Facing Car Seat Guidelines

Car seat positioning required until reaching the maximum height and weight allowed by the seat (usually 40-50 lbs or 43-49 inches); most children are at least 2 years old before facing forward.

Belt-Positioning Booster Seat Guidelines

Seating recommended for children between 8-12 years old until they reach 4 ft 9 inches in height and 80-100 lbs.

Front Seat Passenger Age Recommendation

Safety guideline recommending that children do not ride in the front seat of a vehicle until 13 years old.

Toddler & Preschooler Safety Considerations

Developmental hazards for toddlers and preschoolers, including environment, poisoning, asphyxiation, and child abuse.

School-Age Safety Considerations

Developmental safety concerns for school-age children, including accidents, child abduction, and bullying.

Adolescent Safety Considerations

Developmental risks for adolescents, including driving, substance use/misuse/abuse, piercings and tattoos, firearms, internet/social media, and sex trafficking.

Adult Safety Considerations

Developmental risks for adults, primarily involving drug use and poisoning, and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV).

Older Adult Safety Considerations

Developmental risks for older adults, including falls, motor vehicle accidents, fires, polypharmacy and poisoning, and elder abuse.

Patient Environments

The distinct settings impacting patient health and safety, consisting of the work environment, social environment, and home environment.

Functional Ability Components

Key patient capabilities affecting functional safety, including mobility, sensory perception, ability to communicate, and knowledge.

Patient Orientation Interventions

Actions to familiarize a patient with their surroundings, including checking ID bracelets, explaining daily routines/care, and demonstrating the bed, rails, and call light.

Facility Safety Considerations

Key areas of institutional safety, including fire safety, alarm management, preventing equipment-related accidents, and filing a safety event report.

Emergency Preparedness Categories

Healthcare response planning for biologic threats, chemical threats, cyber terror, mass trauma terrorism, pandemic preparation, disaster resource identification, and psychological disaster support.

SBAR

A standardized communication tool used by the interprofessional healthcare team to improve handoff communication and patient safety outcomes.