Patient Identification
How many patient identifiers do you need when identifying a patient?
Two
What patients should be screened for suicidal ideation?
All patients who are being evaluated or treated for behavioral health conditions.
What are some alarm signals you manage?
Vitals, Call Light, Air Pressure, etc.
When any medication or solution is transferred from the original packaging to another container, what is the first thing you should do?
Label the secondary container with the original solution or medication.
What does the CDC stand for?
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
What are acceptable patient identifiers?
Full Name, Date of Birth, Medical Record number, SSN
What is the evidence-based process we use to conduct a suicide assessment of patients who have screened positive for suicide ideation?
Columbia Suicide Screen (C-SSRS)
Whose responsibility is it to respond to a Bed Alarm?
Everyone's.
What are the two ways you should verify all medication or solution labels are accurate?
Visually and Verbally; should be done by two individuals qualified to participate in the procedure.
What is the number one way to prevent infections?
Hand Hygiene
Where should you be when you label containers used for blood or other specimens?
In the presence of the patient
What are examples of mitigation techniques we use to prevent or reduce the risk of suicide?
Remove ligature risks, conduct ligature risk assessments, 1:1 patient sitters, putting patient in a safe gown, removing items from the room that are unnecessary, keeping visualization on the patient at all times. Others are possible.
No, most alarm parameters need a physician order if there is to be a change.
What are examples of containers that could hold or store medications?
Syringes, medicine cups, and basins.
What percent of health care workers do not properly perform hand hygiene?
60%
If someone identifies a patient by their room number, what should you do?
Request for two acceptable patient identifiers. Room numbers can change and could create a patient safety situation.
What should be documented in the patient's medical record when screening is complete?
Overall level of risk for suicide and the plan to mitigate the risk for suicide.
Do we have a policy that speaks to alarms in the patient care areas?
Yes; the Clinical Alarms Safety and Management Policy
In the perioperative setting, medication or solution labels should specifically include what?
Medication or solution name; strength; amount of medication or solution containing medication; diluent name and volume; and the expiration date and time.
According to the CDC, how many patients acquire a health care associated infection?
1.7 million hospitalized patients acquire a health care associated infection annually. 98,000 deaths are contributed to those infections.