Safety & Infection Control: Patient Environment

Comfort range of relative humidity is…

30%-60%

Which patients should be forbidden to smoke? Smoke alone?

Those w/ oxygen in the room, confused, sleepy, drugged clients.

When applying restraints remember to…

Avoid bruising the skin, cutting off circulation, accidental entangling.

List ways to ensure privacy…

Use drapes and screens during care in semi-private rooms.

Plastic pillowcases are _________. (disadvantages)

Hot & slippery

When using restraints with clients who object, don’t forget about ________ __________.

False, imprisonment

Individuals who are ill are __________ sensitive to noise than individuals who are well.

More

When you are not at the bedside the bed should always be…

In the lowest position

Can nurses be held liable for an accident resulting from a client not being told how to use the call light?

Yes

Dangers associated with drafts are…

Circulation of micro-organisms on air currents

The 1st thing a nurse should do when a client objects to side rails is…

Explain why they are being used.

The comfort range of temperature is…

68% to 74%

Is having the client verbally identify himself considered adequate for safety?

No. Also, confirming identification bands with what the patient says is ACCEPTABLE

Bed side rails should be up for the following individuals…

Elderly clients, unconscious, babies, young children, restless, confused.

The s/s of sensory overload and sensory deprivation…

Fear, panic, depression, inability to concentrate, restlessness, agitation.

If a family member asks to have the side rails down while they are in the room, you should…

Remember that you are responsible for the client’s safety— not the family, it is unsafe to permit this.

Pillows are sterilized between uses. T/F?

FALSE