Unit Safety and Vital Signs
how many patient identifiers must be checked before performing patient care
What is two?
the object that must be readily available when a patient is in restraints
What is restraint key?
what a patient on 1:1 observation status should never be
What is alone/unattended?
color of code called when a patient elopes from the unit
where a University Health nametag must be worn
What is above the waist?
where patient belongings sheet is kept
What is patient chart?
must be attempted before restraints are used
What are least restrictive measures?
how many staff members must be present when patients are outside and one of them is on 1:1 observation
What is three?
color of code called when a patient is escalating and help is needed on a behavioral health unit
What is white?
What is two hours?
vital signs taken in different positions (e.g. lying and sitting or lying and standing)
What are orthostatic vital signs?
how many fingers should fit between the restraint and the patient
What is one finger?
what a sitter observing a sleeping patient must be able to observe
What are respirations/chest rise
three words that describe what to do if an armed intruder is on the unit
the time shift report starts (answer TMC or LMC, depending on your location)
What is 7:00 am (TMC) or 6:45 am (LMC)?
the two types of rounds performed on the Behavioral Health acute care unit
What are safety and environmental rounds?
where the restraint must be secured first before placing it on the patient
What is the bedframe (or restraint board)?
the only difference between observation procedures for a LOS patient and a 1:1 patient
What is the permissible distance between the sitter and the patient?
what the acronym RACE stands for
What is Rescue, Alarm, Contain, Extinguish/Evacuate?
how long the introductory period is for new employees
What is 90 days?
A new patient's observation status before a skin check is completed
What is 1:1?
pacing, fidgeting, irritability, clenched teeth
What are signs a patient is escalating?
how close a 1:1 sitter must be to the patient
What is close enough to intervene without delay?
the number to call to activate a code
What is 4-4444?
the tile on ULink to click when looking up a policy
What is Policy Medical?