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Safety and Mobility
Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the most common accident in all settings? | Falls |
| Three major causes of fire in a home or Long term care facility are? | unsafe smoking, cooking accidents, and faulty electrical equipment |
| Practice fire drills are done routinely in healthcare agencies in order to? | Promote fire safety among staff and clients |
| Indicate the correct sequence of actions to be taken when a fire is detected: | Rescues, Alarm, Contain, and evacuate |
| Pathogen needs all of the following to grow except? | Light |
| Microorganisms grow best in an environment that is? | Warm and Dark |
| The client with an infection may have? | Fever, Nausea, Vomiting, Rash, Pain, Tenderness, Redness, Sores on mucus membranes, Fatigue, Loss of appetite, Swelling |
| To prevent the spread of germs which of the following would you do? | Use a damp cloth to dust furniture, Use appropriate PPE as required, Clean from the cleanest to the dirtiest, |
| When cleaning equipment you should? | Rinse items under cold water before cleaning, wash the item with soap and hot water, and use a brush if necessary. |
| The best way to sterilize equipment is to? | Autoclave it with steam under pressure |
| Which of the following actions best prevents falls? | Answering calls for assistance promptly |
| Standard precautions? | Are used for all clients and residents, stress frequent hand washing, requires gloves, masks and gowns |
| A resident is in isolation. which of the statements is NOT correct? | Make sure the resident is kept as quiet as possible |
| Gloves are worn when in contact with the clients? | Body fluids, open sores, soiled linens |
| The most common infections that occur within health care settings are those of which body systems? | Respiratory |
| Why are these communicable diseases common in LTC facilities? | close proximity, exposure to multiple staff and visitors, aging immune systems. |
| Each province and territory has laws based on legislation which promote health. the act which primarily directs regulations pertaining to health and safety in the workplace is? | Occupational health and safety act |
| The act from #17 covers? | PSW's and supervisors in LTC facilities and housekeeping staff in hospitals. |
| Your employer requires you to wear closed toe shoes in order to minimize risk of injury. Your co-worker, who is also a PSW, arrives for work wearing open-toed sandals. As an employee, Health and Safety legislation obliges you to: | follow the employers directions regarding closed toe shoes and report the PSW who is wearing unsuitable shoes. |
| According to Health and Safety Legislation, your supervisor is responsible for: | Ensuring your safety, Warning you of possible dangers to your health, Providing you with accessibility to written information about the law |
| WHMIS stands for: | Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System |
| The purpose of WHMIS is to provide information on the safe use and potential health risks of hazardous materials in your workplace: | True |
| Your clothing is on fire. Which is the best first thing you should do? | Roll on the ground to smother the flames |
| Gloves should be worn when in contact with: | Blood Body secretions Body fluids |
| Substances that can cause poisoning are: | Medications Household cleaners Insecticides |
| A person with a spinal cord injury should be: | Log rolled in one unit |
| An example of a physical restraint is: | A wheelchair safety belt |
| Masks prevent the spread of microbes from: | None of the above |
| Which muscles do the job of lifting? | Legs |
| For a broad base of support, feet should be ___ apart? | 30cm |
| When using your body for lifting heavy objects, you should avoid: | Twisting |
| Mrs. Saunders is 85-years-old, has poor vision and uses a walker to walk. To assist her to walk from her room to the dining room, the Personal Support Worker should: | Ensure that the walker has stable rubber feet |
| A common cause of muscle atrophy is: | Prolonged bed rest |
| Which statement about ambulation is TRUE? | Examples of walking aids include canes, walkers and braces |
| In supporting a client in preventing falls, the Personal Support Worker should: | Make sure the client footwear is nonskid Place the call bell within client’s reach Keep the bed in the lowest position |
| In spite of all safety precautions, you come into your client’s room one morning and find her on the floor by her chair. Why should you write an incident report in this instance? | Provides a record of facts for future reference (potential Injury) and Point out risk factors for falls etc. to try and prevent further occurrences |
| Roll Guards can prevent a client from rolling out of bed: | True |
| Transfer | Moving a client from one place to another when the client can bear their own body weight. |
| Reposition: | Changing the position of the client but not changing their location. |
| Mechanical Lift | Moving a client who is unable to weight bear from one place to___ another using a mechanical device with two staff assisting. |
| Active range-of- motion | Done by the resident |
| Range-of-motion | The extent to which a joint can be moved without causing pain |
| Assistive equipment | Devices which are designed to compensate for disability |
| Passive range-of-motion | Done for the resident |
| Flexion | Bending a joint |
| Extension | Straightening the arm or the leg |
| Abduction | Moving an arm or leg away from the center of the body |
| Adduction | Moving an arm or leg toward the center of the body |
| Prone position | Lying on abdomen, in good alignment, head turned to one side |
| Semi-fowlers’ position | Head of the bed elevated 45o |
| Supine position | Lying on the back, in good alignment, head on pillow |
| Ambulation | Walking or moving about in an upright position |
| Identify and explain four (4) reasons that Mrs. Brown is at risk for infection. | age, compromised immune system, open wound on one calf, diabetes, requires assistance with toileting, continual exposure to staff and visitors, confusion, poor circulation. |
| Long bones bear the weight of the body and short bones allow skill and ease in movement. | True |
| A ball and socket joint allows movement in all directions. | True |
| Muscles which are attached to bones are involuntary. | False |
| Some muscles in the body are constantly contracted. | True |
| When muscles relax, they burn food for energy. | False |
| Shivering is a form of rapid muscle contractions by which the body produces heat when exposed to cold. | True |
| Nerves are easily damaged, but heal very quickly. | False |
| Body mechanics is the way body segments are aligned with one another. | False |
| Good body mechanics help protect you and your clients from injury. | True |
| Use large muscles of hips and thighs when lifting a heavy object. | True |
| Objects are kept away from the body when lifting, moving or carrying them. | False |
| You should face the direction in which you are working to prevent unnecessary twisting. | True |
| The head of the bed is elevated 45 to 60 degrees for the supine position. | False |
| If help is needed to move a resident, ask a co-worker to help before your begin the procedure. | True |
| A turning sheet should extend from the resident’s shoulders to above the knees. | False |
| A client is moved to the side of the bed before being turned to the side-lying position. | True |
| Logrolling is rolling the person in sections. | False |
| Clients with spinal cord injuries are logrolled. | True |
| A transfer belt is part of a mechanical lifting device (Hoyer Lift). | False |
| When transferring a client, position yourself on the client’s weak side. | False |
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