What This Document Is
This document is an exam focused on safety protocols, specifically geared towards nursing students in a General Chemistry I (CHEM 1364) course at Cameron University. It’s formatted as a multiple-choice question assessment, drawing content from Cooper and Gosnell’s *Foundations and Adult Health Nursing, 7th Edition* (Chapter 10). The exam tests comprehension of safety principles within a healthcare setting.
Why This Document Matters
This exam is crucial for nursing students to gauge their understanding of essential safety practices. It’s likely used as a formative or summative assessment to ensure students can identify and mitigate risks to patients and themselves. Mastery of these concepts is fundamental for safe and effective patient care, and is directly relevant to NCLEX preparation (as indicated by the MSC tags). It’s designed to reinforce learning about creating a safe environment, preventing falls, handling emergencies, and understanding disaster preparedness.
Common Limitations or Challenges
This document is a *test* of knowledge, not a comprehensive learning resource. It assumes prior instruction on safety principles. Successfully answering these questions demonstrates recognition of key concepts, but doesn’t necessarily equate to practical competence. It doesn’t provide detailed explanations of *why* certain safety measures are important beyond the rationales given for correct answers.
What This Document Provides
The full exam includes 11 multiple-choice questions covering topics such as:
* Preventing injury in a hospital environment
* Risk factors for patient falls (including considerations for left-handed patients)
* Essential skills for healthcare workers to maintain (transferring, ambulating)
* Burn prevention for children
* Proper use of safety reminder devices (SRDs) and required orders
* Safety considerations when providing food/drink to vulnerable patients
* Fire safety and appropriate extinguisher types (specifically for electrical fires)
* Classification of disaster situations (internal vs. external)
* Emergency procedures for poisoning victims.
This preview only includes the first 8 questions and their answers. The complete document contains the remaining questions and associated rationales.