Which activity will cause the nurse to monitor for equipment-related accidents?
a. Uses a patient-controlled analgesic pump
b. Uses a computer-based documentation record
c. Uses a measuring device that measures urine
d. Uses a manual medication-dispensing device
ANS: A
Accidents that are equipment related result from the malfunction, disrepair, or misuse of equipment or from an electrical hazard. To avoid rapid infusion of IV fluids, all general-use and patient-controlled analgesic pumps need to have free-flow protection devices. Measuring devices used by the nurse to measure urine, computer documentation, and manual dispensing devices can break or malfunction but are not used directly on a patient and are considered procedure-related accidents.
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