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While assisting a patient into a wheelchair, they trip and fall on the floor. Which button should be pressed inside the patient room to get immediate assistance?
What is the Emergency Button on the wall console for the patient call bell system.
Always remain with the patient!
How do you determine what the "Wet Time" is for a disinfectant wipe?
What is the Wet Time for Clorox Healthcare Hydrogen Peroxide Wipes?
Wet time for the product will be found on the product label
Wet Time for Peroxide wipes is 1 minute
What does BEFAST stand for?
B= Balance
E= Eyes
F= Face
A= Arms
S= Speech
T= Time for call 711 or 911(outside hospital)
If you are required to lift more than ____ lbs we are required to use ____________________ equipment.
35 pounds
Safe Patient Handling
While moving a patient in a wheelchair to Radiology you hear screaming and loud popping noises. What should you do and what number do you call for help?
Get to a safe location with the patient and lock yourself inside
Turn off the lights and remain quiet
Call 711 immediately
When returning a patient to their room, what (5) items should be checked prior to leaving the room?
Call Bell in reach
Bed Plugged in
Bed Locked and in low position
Ask if patient needs anything
Nursing Staff aware patient has returned to unit
Risk of contamination is most likely to occur when an employee is DONNING or DOFFING PPE and why is this the case?
DOFFING
If not done properly, employee can become contaminated.
When DONNING, PPE is already clean and has no risk of contamination
What 2 identifiers are used to identify patients BEFORE giving medications, collecting specimens, or doing any treatments or procedures?
What is Name and Date of Birth
You have been asked to bring the Air Pal - lateral transfer device to 4 North. Where will you find this piece of equipment?
Located in the storage room next to ICU
While bringing a specimen contained in Formaldehyde to the lab, you accidentally drop the container and it breaks on the floor spilling the contents onto the floor. What should you do?
DO NOT attempt to clean-up
Block off area and dial 711 - Code Orange
Complete Midas report
Using Hand-gel for hand hygiene would not be permitted for which 2 conditions?
What are:
If hands are visibly soiled
Patient is on isolation for C-Diff
Which disinfectant wipe should be used to clean off a stretcher after it was used for a patient on Standard Precautions?
What is the Clorox HealthCare Hydrogen Peroxide Wipe
Explain why you would NEVER tell a Dept. of Corrections patient where you live or anything personal about yourself
DOC patients are known to have manipulative behaviors and their goal is to befriend someone so they can get favors done
What might happen if you leave Maxi-Slide sheets underneath a patient on a stretcher or bed while transporting them?
The patient might slide off the stretcher or bed and fall
The sheets should be removed from underneath the patient, folded, and placed under the patient's pillow
You are asked to assist with evacuation of patients out of the building using Med-Sleds. Where are they located?
They are located on the Nursing Units usually in or near the Clean Utility Rooms
After transporting a patient with a wheelchair, you notice that one of the brakes no longer works. What is the process for broken equipment?
Take the equipment out of service
Label the equipment- Broken, Do Not Use, and label what the problem is
Bring it to Bio-Med or notify them of the need for repair
Name 2 things you do to facilitate the National Patient Safety Goal - Prevent Infection
Hand Hygiene
Proper use of PPE
Disinfection of equipment
If a Code Blue is called on a patient who is having an MRI, what special precaution must be taken to prevent an accident with the magnetic field?
Remove the patient OUT of the MRI Room (Fringe area) and treat the patient in the safe zone.
Name 2 things that should be done after using the Viking or Sabina lift devices?
Wipe the equipment down with appropriate disinfectant wipe
Store in designated area and make sure it is plugged in and charging
Upon entering a patient room, you discover a large amount of black smoke coming from inside the room. Explain how you will use RACE to manage the situation.
R= Rescue all persons in immediate danger
A= Alarm
C= Confine
E= Extinguish
When reconnecting the bed cord to the call bell system in the room, you depress the Cancel button to clear the flashing magenta light. If does not clear so what should you do next to reset the system?
Depress the black re-set button located to the right of the area where the plug connects to the wall jack. This will reset the system.
What is the difference between Cleaning and Disinfecting equipment used for patients?
Cleaning removes the dirt and organic matter from a surface with soap/detergent
Disinfection uses chemicals to kill viruses and bacteria from a surface
Name 2 reasons why you may be asked to sit 1:1 with a patient?
Risk for Falling
Wandering
Pulling out medical tubes
Confusion/Dementia
Altered mental status
If a patient must be lifted off the floor using a Viking lift, should the brakes be LOCKED or UNLOCKED?
LOCKED wheels for using the Viking to lift a patient off the floor.
UNLOCKED wheels for all other lifts with Viking
What is the Employee Injury Report- Midas
Found on the Hub