The nurse knows that four categories of risk have been identified in the health care environment. Which of the following provides the best examples of those risks?
a. Tile floors, cold food, scratchy linen, and noisy alarms
b. Carpeted floors, ice machine empty, unlocked supply cabinet, and call light in reach
c. Wet floors, pinching fingers in door, failure to use lift for patient, and alarms not functioning properly
d. Dirty floors, hallways blocked, medication room locked, and alarms set
C
The four categories are falls, patient-inherent accidents, procedure-related accidents, and equipment-related accidents. Wet floors contribute to falls, pinching finger in door is patient inherent, failure to use the lift is procedure related, and an alarm not functioning properly is equipment related. Tile floors and carpeted or dirty floors do not necessarily contribute to falls. Cold food, ice machine empty, and hallways blocked are not patient-inherent issues in the hospital setting but are more of patient satisfaction or infection control issues or fire safety issues. Scratchy linen, unlocked supply cabinet, and medication room locked are not procedure-related accidents. These are patient satisfaction issues and control of supply issues, and are examples of actually following a procedure correctly. Noisy alarms, call light within reach, and alarms set are not equipment-related accidents but are patient satisfaction issues and examples of following a procedure correctly.
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