Equipment
What do you do when you notice equipment not working?
have the HUC place a ticket to fix it
Patient is a BMAT 4... how many feet do they need to ambulate daily? Sitting in chair how many times daily?
100 feet, sitting in chair 2x daily
Who is responsible for documenting IS?
Both the RN and PCA
Where can you clock in/out?
on a timeclock on the unit
Where can you use air pods/ear buds?
break room
When you open a new container of glucose strips what needs to be done?
write date it was opened and 6 month expiration date
Patient has a morse fall scale of 55. What 3 things must we do?
bed alarm on, bed alarm written on the whiteboard, non slip socks on
How often is IS documented?
1X per shift by both the RN and PCA
can you manually enter in your in and out punches?
No
If you pull a narcotic/controlled substance and the patient refuses, where do you return the medication?
the pyxis
you can not place narcotics/controlled substance in pharmacy return bin
When are the glucometers due to be QC'd?
After midnight
Who must respond to a bed alarm?
everyone
Who needs oral care documented?
everyone
when must you approve your timecard by?
at the end of the pay period but before timecard Monday at 2PM.
When doing bedside report, what is one of the first things you do when entering the room?
Introduce yourself/Oncoming RN
If you notice we are out of supplies, where can you call?
Materials management ext 3030
You take your patient to the bathroom but need to grab supplies... do you leave the patient to grab them or stay with the patient?
Stay with the patient
How often does oral care need to be documented?
at least once per shift
If you work 5 or more hours do you need a lunch break?
Yes
If your patients leads are completely off, how long do you have to get the patient back on the monitor before monitor room calls again?
3 minutes