1. Which method is most commonly use to identify patients:
Patient's room number
Patient's diagnosis
Patient's bed number
-identifiers (name ad/or date of birth)
2. You are assigned two patients with the same name of John Smith. What should your initial action be:
Check the ID bracelet for ID number assigned upon admission.
Identify information in patient's chart
Just give any medications or treatments as prescribed and hope you have the right patient
Call patient's name and check ID bracelet.
3. What is a leading cause of death in elderly and children:
Heart attacks
Falls
Burns
Flu
4.You are assisting a patient with shaving with an electric shaver. Your first action should be:
Inspect shaver and blades
Turn on shaver
Lather patient's face with shaving cream
Hand the patient a mirror in order for him to see what you are doing
To ensure the patient is safe before transferring to a stretcher. You should first:
Raise side rails
Lock the wheels
Move the patient's head to the stretcher first
Ask the patient to roll on his side with rails down