Risk Management
This is the most important person at RUMCSI
Who is the patient?
PPE
What is Personal Protective Equipment?
The single most effective method for prevention and controlling HCAIs
What is hand washing?
A system that uses technology to ensure patient safety by helping to identify that the correct patient is receiving the correct medication
What is barcode scanning?
The number of patient identifyers you need to use prior to giving meds, doing treatments, administering blood
What is 2 - name and date of birth
This is an event that could have caused harm but was narrowly avoided
What is a near miss event?
TJC
What is The Joint Commission?
Guidelines that say we should consider all blood and body fluids should be considered infectious
What are Standard or Universal Precautions?
These points need to be reconciled for a patient on admission
What are medications the patient is taking and any allergies?
A form of communication designed to help improve communication among healthcare providers to improve patient safety
SBAR
Situation Background Assessment Recommendation
This process was adopted from the aviation industry to help improved performance after a serious safety event
What is the RCA or root cause analysis?
BUN
What is Blood Urea Nitrogen?
Diseases that are caused by microorganisms that are carried through the bloodstream
What are Bloodborne Pathogens?
Patients who are allergic to PCN are also at risk for having an allergy to what other medication class
What are cephalosporins?
The number one 2024 Patient Safety goal
What is correctly identifying patients?
This is a requirement for all healthcare providers in case a legal action is brought by a patient
What is malpractice insurance?
ABT
What is Antibiotic Therapy?
True of false - you are allowed to wear gloves in the hallway
What is false?
You measure the correct dose of a liquid medication by doing this
What is placing the cup at eye level?
This survey is done annually to measure how the staff feels RUMCSI is doing in terms of patient Quality and Safety
What is the Culture of Safety Survey?
The New York State Family Healthcare Decisions Act provides this for a patient without capacity
What is a surrogate decision maker?
CSF
What is cerebrospinal fluid?
This chemical can be applied to a non-living surface
What is a disinfectant?
An order that reads Gentamycin ii gtt OU would be given this way
What is Gentamycin 2 drops to both eyes?
A process that occurs before every procedure or surgery is done
What is a time out?