Author Question: The family of an older adult patient asks the nurse how the stairways and hallways in the home can ... (Read 79 times)

go.lag · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

The family of an older adult patient asks the nurse how the stairways and hallways in the home can be enhanced to promote safety. In addition to extra lighting, the nurse recommends the use of which colours of paint and decorations?

a. Red and yellow
b. Black and white
c. Brown and green
d. Blue and purple

Question 2

Some workers accidentally cause an electrical fire when installing a new piece of equipment in the intensive care unit. A patient is on a ventilator in the next room. What is the nurse's priority action?

a. Pull the fire alarm.
b. Attempt to extinguish the fire.
c. Call the physician to obtain orders to take the patient off the ventilator.
d. Use an Ambu-bag and remove the patient from the area.

sokh · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A

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A The use of sharply contrasting colours, especially red, on drawers and other places promote functional independence.
B Black and white colours are not the best recommendation for promoting safety in the older adult.
C Perception of the colours blue, violet, and green usually declines with age.
D Perception of the colours blue, violet, and green usually declines with age.

Answer to Question 2

D

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A The first action of the nurse is not to pull the fire alarm. The workers could do that.
B The workers can attempt to extinguish the fire. The nurse should attend to the patient who is closest to the fire in the next room.
C The nurse should not call the physician to obtain orders to take the patient off the ventilator, as this will take valuable time. The patient must be moved away from the fire and the source of oxygen must be discontinued, as it is combustible. The patient will have to be manually resuscitated with an Ambu-bag.
D If there is a fire and the patient is on life support, the nurse should maintain the patient's respiratory status manually with an Ambu-bag and move the patient away from the fire.