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Environmental Health and the Practical Nurse

One of the most important aspects of patient care is to ensure safety for each patient throughout the day. It is impossible to prevent accidents completely. However, there are ways to limit the potential for accidents that may cause injury to the patient or health care personnel and the unnecessary loss of equipment.

After completing this lesson, you should be able to:

• Cite the hospital electrical safety measures when given a list of safety measures.
• Cite the hospital fire safety measures when given a list of safety measures.
• Cite the safety measures which pertain to the patient care environment.

Select a Lesson:

	Hospital Electrical Safety Measures
	Hospital Fire Safety Measures
	Patient Care Environment Safety Measures

Maslow states that our safety and security needs are second only to the need for food, air, and water. The daily responsibility for protecting the patient from additional injury or illness rests with the nursing team. The skillful and knowledgeable nurse can be just as dangerous as the incompetent one if safety measures are not applied in the health care environment.

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