Title: Maintain a safe and controlled environment within lab and clinical environments.
Course: Practical Nursing II (14052-II) > Section: Mastering Nursing Competencies and Skills in the Clinical Setting

Maintenance should include

- providing for dignity and privacy of client
- ensuring physical contact with the client considers body mechanics
- controlling noise, climate, odors, lighting
- operating various types of beds
- practicing safety.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are considerations related to the dignity and privacy of the client?
- What factors place nurses and clients at risk for injury?
- How are restraints chosen, applied, and maintained?
- What methods are recommended to control noise, odors, and lighting in healthcare environments?
- How can bed-making skills be adapted when making various types of beds, including closed, head-to-toe, crib, and therapeutic?
- What methods would be used in a home healthcare setting to ensure optimal emergency procedures, fire safety, sharps and contaminated waste disposal, and sanitation?
- What are the procedures for reporting safety issues?