Point of Care
What does POCA stand for?
Point of Care Assessment
Hosp-Where is the look out board located?
Home- Where are the minutes posted for JOHS, team huddle, HH audit?
In the Charting Rooms
Which group is a more hazardous drug group for cytotoxic drugs?
Group 1
Where is the emergency kit located?
Nursing Station
How often do you do POCA checks?
All the time
What information does the "Look Out Board" display?
1)JOHS
2) Team huddles notes
3) HH audit
4) Education
What group requires the precautionary sign?
Where is the 48 hour precautionary sign displayed for residents?
Group 1 and outside the resident's door
Where is the spill kit located and bring to the group in the next 15 seconds.
Med Room
Where is the POCA signage located on the units?
In the hallways and on Surge
When can you approach a Transfer Coach and how?
When you need help with a transfer or sling.
When you noticed some else may need help with the transfer or sling.
You can write a note in the communication book or in the transfer coach binder or simply speak to them if they are working the same shift as you.
If you need immediate assistance contact the nurse on shift.
How can you differentiate between Chemo-Approved gloves and regular gloves?
It says on the glove box and material is thicker than regular gloves.
Where are the emergency code flip charts?
Name any 4 codes with the definition- without looking at badges.
Nursing Station
Code Red -Fire
Code Blue-Medical emergency
Code White- Aggressive Act
Code Yellow- Missing Resident
Code Brown- Hazardous Spill
Code Black- Bomb Threat
Code Green-Evacuation
Code Orange- Disaster/Mass causality
Code Grey - Air exclusion
Code Silver- Active Weapon Attacker
What 4 things do you check in a POCA assessment?
1) Person in Care
2) Environment
3) Task
4) Yourself
Roles and Responsibilities of TC
In the Transfer Coach binder
-Role Model
-Help with transfer or slings
-Do quick education sessions
Which Group, in the Cytotoxic drugs, requires full PPE for all staff that are coming in contact with BBF?
Show us how to don and doff PPE in the correct order?
Group 1
Explain what you would check in these 4 POCA assessment categories?
1) Person in Care
2) Environment
3) Task
4) Yourself
1) Person- any precautions for this client, symptoms to monitor, can this client follow directions?
2) Environment- are you in private, or common area? Can you limit the people in the area to perform a task?
4)Task- Am I able to keep a 2 meter distance? Can I cluster task to reduce frequency of direct contact?
5) Yourself- What do I need to do to protect myself? What PPE do I need? Do I know how to Don or Doff?
Name the transfer coach and Safe Resident Handling Mentor on your unit
Hosp-TC
E1- Frank, E2-Mike, W2-Tamara/Ron
Home
W2-Jenny, E2 Sarabjit, E1 Anureet, W1 Jaspinder
Hosp-SRHM
E2-Harjeet Gill, Geegee Rose,
E1-Sarah Halleran, Sandeep Dhaliwal
E1-Sandya Deboer,Float Aman Dhanoya, Tonya Neufled
SRHM- Home
E2-Sarabjeet Gill
W2-Jeevanjot Deol, Grace Buyco
Roberto Geswein
E1-Jasvir Brar, JEFFREY REYES
W1-Aman Mann
Explain Group 1 and Group 2 hazardous drug groups.
1) Which group requires PPE for HCA?
2) Who cleans up BBF spills for each group
3) Where can you find spill kits?
4) Where does the waste for Group 1 go ?
Group 1
1) Everyone coming in contact with BBF wears PPE.
2) Anyone dealing with resident's care can use the spill kit to clean up spills for Group 1.
3) Nursing station
4) Red bin located in resident room