{"id":132184,"key":"Quiz:_Patient_Safety_Post-Transfer_-_ECSACONM","title":"Quiz: Patient Safety Post-Transfer - ECSACONM","latest":{"id":1188747,"timestamp":"2025-09-19T13:51:08Z"},"content_model":"wikitext","license":{"url":"https://www.appropedia.org/Appropedia:Copyrights","title":"CC-BY-SA-4.0"},"source":"{{ECSACONM notice}}\n\nUse the quiz below to check your understanding of the material.\n\n{{Highlight\n| class = float\n| title = Instructions\n| text = Work through each question carefully to choose the best answer, and submit the quiz to view your results. After completing the quiz, read through the answer explanations to review the reasoning behind both correct and incorrect options.\n\n{{Return to main}}\n\n}}\n\n<quiz display=\"simple\">\n{After transferring a sedated patient to the operating table, the nurse notices that one wheel brake is partially engaged. Which is the most appropriate action?\n|type=\"()\"}\n- Proceed since the patient is sedated and unlikely to move\n|| ''Sedation does not eliminate the risk of unintended movement.''\n- Leave it as is and place more safety straps instead\n|| ''Straps do not replace the need for stability at the base.''\n+ Fully engage all brakes before any further patient preparation\n|| '''All brakes must be fully engaged to prevent table shift and potential injury.'''\n- Ask another staff member to watch the table during surgery\n|| ''Human monitoring is not a substitute for mechanical stability.''\n\n{Which sequence best ensures post-transfer safety for an awake patient in the recovery area?\n|type=\"()\"}\n+ Side rails up, brakes engaged, call bell within reach\n|| '''This order addresses fall prevention, stability, and patient autonomy.'''\n- Call bell within reach, check IV lines, adjust pillow\n|| ''Checking IV lines is important but not first in priority sequence for immediate safety.''\n- Adjust pillow, brakes engaged, ensure room temperature is comfortable\n|| ''Comfort measures alone do not secure patient safety.''\n- Brakes engaged, dim the lights, close the door for privacy\n|| ''Privacy measures are secondary to physical safety checks.''\n\n{In a low-resource perioperative setting without side rails, which approach best minimizes the risk of falls post-transfer?\n|type=\"()\"}\n- Keep the patient in a sitting position to maintain visibility\n|| ''Sitting may increase fall risk if unsupervised.''\n- Use tightly tucked sheets to restrict movement\n|| ''Restricting movement with sheets risks injury and is not a safe restraint method.''\n- Place the bed against the wall and remove all nearby equipment\n|| ''Bed placement alone does not address patient roll-off risk.''\n+ Position the patient in the center of the bed with supportive pillows along the sides\n|| '''This creates a physical barrier and increases stability without side rails.'''\n\n{While completing post-transfer checks, the nurse notices that the oxygen tubing is stretched taut across the patient’s torso. What is the safest immediate action?\n|type=\"()\"}\n- Leave it in place since oxygen flow is still adequate\n|| ''Taut tubing risks dislodgement or restricting movement.''\n+ Reroute and secure the tubing to eliminate tension\n|| '''Proper routing prevents hazards and maintains uninterrupted flow.'''\n- Disconnect the oxygen briefly to reposition tubing\n|| ''Oxygen should not be disconnected unless clinically necessary.''\n- Ask the patient not to move until after surgery\n|| ''Movement control alone does not resolve the hazard.''\n</quiz>\n\n{{Return to main}}\n\n{{Page data\n| part-of = Patient Transfer - ECSACONM\n| sdg = SDG03 Good health and well-being\n| organizations = ECSACONM, SELF\n| keywords = surgery, health\n}}"}