Document that contains detailed information about a specific chemical
What is Safety Data Sheet (SDS)?
The process used before any medication is administered
What is two patient identifiers (Patient name and date of birth or SSN)?
Wear at all times above the waist
What is your ID badge?
State of continuous compliance through preparation, planning, regular education, and self-assessments
What is continuous survey readiness (CSR)?
Rubbing vigorously with soap and water for 15-20 seconds
What is proper handwashing?
Responsibility for maintaining a safe and functional environment falls on whom?
Who is everyone?
The dates the user would mark on glucometer control solutions
What are open and expiry dates (t+90)?
The number you call for medical emergency or any emergency situation
What is x6911 (CVHCS) or 911 (CBOC)?
A web-based application for reporting patient safety incidents
What is the Joint Patient Safety Reporting System?
Surface stays wet for required time to kill germs
What is contact/dwell time?
Items saturated with bodily fluids are disposed in this bin
What is biohazard bin?
Maintaining and communicating accurate patient medication information
What is medication reconciliation?
The acronym and four step fire safety management plan
What is RACE--Rescue, Alarm, Contain/Confine, Evacuate/Extinguish?
A pre-procedure pause to complete a patient safety checklist consisting of the following:
correct patient identity, procedure to be performed, site of the procedure, patient position, check to see if fire risk precautions taken (if applicable)
What is a time out?
An approach to infection control that treats all body fluids as if they were infectious
What is Standard Precautions?
Crash carts and emergency equipment should always be plugged into this type of outlet
What is an emergency (red) plug?
The time when multi-use vials are dated and initialed
What is as soon as they are opened?
The acronym and four step fire extinguisher process
What is PASS-Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep
This system uses information from an organization to follow the experience of care, treatment, or services for a number of patients through the organization’s entire health care delivery process
What are tracers?
Examples of this include gloves, gowns, and masks
What is personal protective equipment (PPE)
One of the quickest ways to incur a finding
What is by blocking access to emergency exits, emergency gas cut-off valves, fire extinguishers, or fire alarm pulls?
Medications which are expired, damaged, or contaminated are this
What are removed and stored separately from the medications available for administration?
The distance from the ceiling or fire sprinklers that all other items must be
What is 18 inches?
Correct identity; procedure to be performed; correct site, including laterality, if applicable; valid consent form; procedure site has been marked appropriately and site of the mark is visible after prep and draping
What is Universal Protocol?
The areas where staff may enjoy their own food and beverages
What are break rooms, locker rooms, and cafeteria?