Mad River Community Hospital

Mad River Community Hospital

Nursing Student

Online Post-Test

Name: ______Date: ______

College: ______

Instructor: ______Clinical Group: ______

• Please complete the following after reviewing the student nurse orientation online powerpoint. Circle or fill in answers as appropriate.
• Bring this completed post-test with you on the first day of your in-hospital orientation.

1. Nursing students may pick up blood from the lab.
   True or False

1. Please name three hospital forms nursing students are not allowed to sign.
   ______
   ______

1. It is important to inform your instructor or MRCH staff if you feel unable or unsafe to perform a care measure.
   True or False

1. Please describe your role (as a nursing student) in an emergency hospital code.
   ______
   ______
   
2. It is approximately 1300 and you discover a fire while in a patient room. Please describe the actions you would take to call in the code, and give the name of this type of code.
   ______
   ______

1. What do the RACE and PASS fire safety acronyms stand for?
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   ______
   ______
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2. What code name would you expect to hear overhead if manpower were needed in the ER?
   ______

1. Please list one specific way you will safeguard patient protected health information (PHI).
   ______

1. At MRCH, access to a website or ability to download a program infers acceptable use
   True or False

1. What is the most effective way to prevent transmission of infection?
   ______
   
2. Wearing gloves decreases the need for hand hygiene.
   True or False

1. Per the Yale lab study, how long may E. coli bacteria survive on dry surfaces?
   ______

1. Please give two examples of items that should be disposed of in a sharps container
   ______

1. Should a bandaid or cotton ball with a few drops of blood (not saturated) be disposed of in the regular trash or biohazard waste container?
   ______

1. Nurses may chart for each other, to increase efficiency on the unit.
   True or False

1. Only chart what YOU, not others, have seen.
   True or False
   
2. Please name one manual where you can find a list of dangerous abbreviations.
   ______

1. Please write a definition of a “core measure”:
   ______

1. What is the most recent, 2016 core measure about?
   ______

1. When considering a person’s culture in your care planning, don’t be afraid to respectfully ASK the patient. Your best resource is always the person themselves.
   True or False

1. Please list two items that may be culturally influenced and that may be relevant to patient care (and think about your own preferences re these items).
   ______

1. When lifting, bending and twisting at the same time is one of the most common causes of back injury.
   True or False

1. What is the easiest way for you to help maintain a secure environment at MRCH?
   ______

1. In a tense situation with an agitated person, keep clear access to an exit, maintain a safe position/distance, and get help from an instructor or MRCH staff person.
   True or False