CAUTI
This is the first thing you should do prior to handling a foley catheter.
What is hand hygiene?
This is when you scrub the hub.
What is prior to every entry
This is the sign placed outside of a fall risk patient's room.
What is falling stars?
This is the greatest risk factor for pressure ulcer development.
What is immobility?
This is the name of the restraint used for an elderly confused patient pulling on their IV.
What is a Non-violent restraint?
This is the question you must ask yourself each time you care for a patient with a foley catheter.
What is the reason for the catheter?
The solution used to prep the skin for peripheral IV insertion.
What is Chlorhexadine?
This is the scale used to measure fall risk.
What is the Morse Fall Risk Scale?
This is the nursing intervention implemented for every immobile patient.
What is Q2H repositioning?
This type of monitoring is required for a patient in violent restraints.
What is 1:1 monitoring?
If a foley can't come out yet, it is important to complete this each shift to reduce the risk of CAUTI.
What is foley catheter care
This is when you should remove a peripheral IV.
What is at the first sign of complication or when the patient is being discharged?
This is available to monitor fall risk patients on covid precautions with the door closed.
What is Telesitter or Wyze camera?
This scale is utilized to assess patient's risk factor for pressure ulcers by assessing patient's: sensory perception, moisture, activity, mobility, nutrition, friction, and shear.
What is the Braden Scale?
This is the staff member who must be present when discontinuing violent restraints.
What is security?
This is the proper level the foley catheter standard drainage bag should be at at all times.
What is below the bladder?
When to change a central line dressing.
What is 24 hours after insertion, every 7 days and if soiled/damp/damaged?
This is most important in maintaining your patients' strength while hospitalized.
What is ambulating?
The staff who should be notified of a newly found pressure ulcer.
What is the doctor and wound care?
This is how you address your patient's need to have a BM while in violent restraints.
What is the bedpan?
This is the flowsheet location you document foley care has been completed every shift.
What is Daily cares/safety flowsheet, hygiene section?
When attempting to diagnose a CLABSI, two sets of blood samples should be drawn for culture. The proper sites to culture are:
a. One from a catheter hub, the other from a peripheral source.
b. Two different peripheral sources.
c. Both from a catheter hub.
d. Nobody knows
What is A - One from a catheter hub, the other from a peripheral source?
The staff who should be consulted if you are concerned your patient is not at their baseline mobility status.
What is PT/OT?
Full thickness skin loss with extensive destruction, tissue necrosis, or damage involving muscle.
What is stage 4?
This is where you find all guidelines for restraint ordering and documentation.
What is policy manager?