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Why do hospital electrical devices have three-prong plugs?

1. AThe third prong stops the plug from being pulled out by accident
2. BThe third prong lets the device draw a higher voltage from the wall socket
3. CThe third prong grounds the device and carries stray current safely away
4. DThe third prong connects the device to a backup battery

İlaç mutabakatı (medication reconciliation) nedir?

1. AKullanılmayan ilaçları taburculukta eczaneye iade etmek
2. BHer vardiya sonunda kontrollü ilaçları bir meslektaşla birlikte saymak
3. CHer nakilde mevcut ilaçları yeni istemlerle karşılaştırmak
4. DServis stoğunun son kullanma tarihlerini her ay kontrol etmek

Malaria is passed to people through the bite of an infected mosquito. Which mode of transmission is this?

1. ADroplet transmission
2. BVector-borne transmission
3. CAirborne transmission
4. DDirect contact transmission

Which room lighting is safest at night for a patient at high risk of falls?

1. AA low night light that lights the path to the bathroom
2. BOnly the light from the television screen
3. CComplete darkness so the patient sleeps more deeply
4. DBright overhead lights left on all night in the room

A patient has botulism after eating contaminated food. Which precautions are needed?

1. AAirborne precautions
2. BContact precautions
3. CStandard precautions
4. DDroplet precautions

An order uses the abbreviation “MS”. Why is this unsafe?

1. AIt is the abbreviation for milliseconds, not a drug
2. BIt means the drug must be given by mouth only
3. CIt can mean either morphine sulfate or magnesium sulfate
4. DIt is reserved for drugs used in multiple sclerosis

During bedside handoff, the patient says, “I’m allergic to sulfa drugs,” but no allergy is recorded. What should the nurse do?

1. AWait until the patient is discharged to update the record
2. BTell the patient that sulfa drugs are always safe
3. CIgnore it, because the electronic record is more reliable than the patient’s memory
4. DClarify the reaction, update the allergy record and tell the prescriber

A patient after heart surgery has temporary epicardial pacing wires. Why do staff take special care with electrical safety?

1. APacing wires can only carry current coming from the pacemaker box itself
2. BThe wires make the patient immune to electric shock
3. CSmall currents can travel along the wires straight to the heart and cause arrhythmias
4. DElectrical safety only matters for patients who have permanent implanted pacemakers