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Fundamentals-Client Safety
Client Safety ch. 38
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Nursing
Undergraduate 1
09/09/2012

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If the nurse does not take safety precautions by washing her hands before changing a catheter and Mr. George has to stay longer in the hospital. What could have prevented this?
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Safety in health care
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Safety in Healthcare
Definition
reduces the incidence of illness and injury, prevents extended length of treatment and or hospitilization, improves or maintains a client's functional status, and increases the client's sense of well being
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a safe environment
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includes meeting basic needs, reducing physical hazards, reducing the transmission of pathogens, maintaining sanitation, and controlling pollution
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A client's envrionment is not just in a hospital. It goes way beyond that. Where at?
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Home, church, school, clinic, long-term care, community center
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Carbon Monoxide
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colorless, odorless, poisonous gas
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Low Concentration of Oxygen symptoms:
Definition
nausea, dizziness, headache, fatigue, very low would be carbon monoxide poisoning
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Very High Concentration of oxygen:
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cause death 1 to 3 minutes
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What temperature does a frigerator need to be?
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40-45 degrees F
Term
If you are fixing to eat some fresh vegetables, what essential to have before sonsuming them?
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clean water supply
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4 Common causes for foodborne illnesses
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Escheria coli, salmonella, shigella, or listeria
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Food needs to be ?,?, ?
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stored, prepared, prepped properly
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Normal comfort body temp range
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65-75 degrees f
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Hyperthermia
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occurs when the core body temp goes up
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can cause heat stroke or heat exhaustion
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Excessive body temp
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Which 2 categories of age are susceptible to variations in temp?
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Elderly and young
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