The nurse is monitoring for the four categories of risk that have been identified in the health care environment. Which examples will alert the nurse that these safety risks are occurring?
a. Tile floors, cold food, scratchy linen, and noisy alarms
b. Dirty floors, hallways blocked, medication room locked, and alarms set
c. Carpeted floors, ice machine empty, unlocked supply cabinet, and call light in reach
d. Wet floors unmarked, patient pinching fingers in door, failure to use lift for patient, and alarms not functioning properly
ANS: D
Specific risks to a patient's safety within the health care environment include 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, infection control, 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 examples of following a procedure correctly.
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