Patient Safety
These are used to confirm that patients/residents receive the service or procedure intended for them
What are two person-specific identifiers?
These need to be within one metre of where care is delivered
What are alcohol-based hand rubs?
The frequency of leaders providing the governing body with quarterly reports on client safety.
What is quarterly?
This is the method used to evaluate priority processes during an on-site survey.
What are tracers?
The surveyors will request site documentation of these activities which are expected to be done regularly.
What are drills, exercises and training?
An unintended event not related to the patient/resident underlying health condition that results in serious disability, injury, harm or death
What is a critical incident?
It is the single most important way to reduce health-care associated infections
What is hand hygiene?
This is the name of the group that establishes meaningful partnerships with clients and families
What is Patient Family Advisory Committee or PFAC?
Surveyors will review these specific standards from previous surveys to determine if they have been resolved
What are Unmets?
The colour of emergency code that deals with a threatening situation that may result in forcible confinement with perhaps threat of weapon or hostage Taking
What is purple?
This organization provides the organization with a full range of insurance coverages, healthcare risk management consultation and expert claims management services
What is Healthcare Insurance Reciprocal of Canada (HIROC)
It is placed in each package or container to verify that sterilizer penetration has occurred
What are internal chemical indicators?
This is a standardized approach to deal through issues, dilemmas and concerns
What is the Ethics Framework?
This is the highest accreditation rating
What is Accredited with Exemplary Standing*
An evacuation plan will be inititated
These are 2 risks that are assessed by nursing on admission for all patients
What are Falls Risk and Pressure Ulcer
Two of the four moments of hand hygiene
Before contact with patient patient environment contact
Before aseptic procedure
After patient patient environment contact
After body fluid exposure risk
This outlines the expectations regarding acceptable behaviours and behaviours that are not acceptable
What is the Code of Conduct?
It is a structured process that helps your organization assess its current performance against the national standards of excellence
What is Self-AssessmentÉ
This is the term used to describe the action of informing patients residents and SDMs that a patient safety incident has occurred
What is disclosure
These are based on the premise that all patients are potentially infectious, even when asymptomatic, and the same safe standards of practice should be used routinely
What are Routine Practices
It is in place to educate employees and volunteers about all forms of harassment, bullying, intimidation, physical threats or assaults to name a few
What is Workplace Violence Prevention Program?
These evidence-based practices address high-priority areas that are central to quality and safety
What are Required Organizational Practices or ROPs?