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Safety
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Freedom from harm or injury, protection
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Nurse is responsible for:
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Assessing
Planning and interviewing Providing Safe Care |
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Factors Affecting Safety
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Age & Development
Lifestyle Body/ Mind states Safety Awareness Environmental Factors |
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School age Injuries
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drowning
foreign bodies poison mva's electrical shock strangers ( abductions) |
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Toddler Injuries:
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touching
learning to walk trauma from falling electrical shock poison drowning |
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Adolescence Injuries:
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alcohol
gun safety medications |
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Adult Injuries:
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MVA's
substance abuse domestic violence lifestyles |
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Older Adults Injuries:
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falls- vision, muscle mas weakness
burns MVA's - limited rotation medical overdose hearing Cognitive Awareness Medication side effects |
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Age and Development
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Fetus- no alcohol, drugs, or medications
Newborn and Infants - car seats Toddlers- never put on soft surface Preschoolers- falling Adolec. -choking ( Toddler too) Older Adult - medications |
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Lifestyle
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Unsafe Environment
Insufficient funds Risk Taking |
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Body Mind States
Mobility and Health Status |
Sensory perceptual ( Elderly)
Cognitive Awareness (Sleep Deprivation) Emotional Status (anger, sadness, depression Ability to Communicate (language, stroke) |
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Safety Awareness and Environment
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Workplace- machinery
outside environment- lawn mowers, snow blowers, boat (propeller) Worker fatigue falling asleep at wheel Community- street lights, safe H20 |
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Burns
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**Most Common**
stoves hot water |
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RACE
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rescue
alarm contain- close doors, windows extinguish if detected then evacuate Ex. smoke inhalation (class A wood) (class B flammable) (class C electrical) |
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Elecrtical Shock
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Occurs when a current travels through the body and to the ground
-burn entry burn exit |
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Falls
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Leading cause of accidents
-fear of falling |
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Restraints
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Physical and Chemical Restraints
chemical-medications Purpose:prevent injury Alternatives: bed at lowest position |
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Assessing Restraints
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1. Check pulse circulation
2.assess skin 3.Offer food,often toilet Q2 while awake, Q4 while asleep 4.Hospital documentation |
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Restraint Policy
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Take out Q2 while awake
Take out Q4 while asleep |
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Poisoning
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Ipecac -induces vomiting
PCC poison control center 1800682-9211 |
