NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING
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Question
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Never let a patient’s nasal cannula touch the floor because:
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It could catch the sheets on fire
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It will pick up pathogens that will contaminate it
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Bugs can crawl up and get in patient’s lungs
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The patient won’t know where to find it
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -List 3 special precautions that must be observed when a patient is receiving oxygen? Post a “No Smoking-Oxygen in Use” sign. Do not use flammable liquids such as alcohol, nail polish, and oils. Avoid static electricity by using cotton blankets, sheets, and gowns.
Detailed explanation-2: -So, anything that can burn will burn much faster in an oxygen-rich environment. Oxygen should never be used near an open flame or anything that can produce intense heat, flames or sparks, such as a burning cigarette, a lighted match, heaters, heating pads, hair dryers, a stove or a pilot light.
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