Medication Management
The process in which two nurses separately verify a high alert medication before it is administered.
What is Independent double checks?
What are the 4 moments of hand hygiene?
What are: Before touching a resident or their environment, before a clean/aseptic procedure, after body fluid exposure risk, and after touching a resident or their environment.
This is the process used to identify residents who may be at risk of suicide.
What is suicide risk assessment?
Where would you find the policies?
On-line as well as a paper copy on the 2nd floor nursing station
Where are the quality boards?
On every floor near the elevator
When used in long-term care, this class of high-alert medications increases the risk of sedation, falls, constipation, and respiratory depression in older adults.
What are opiods?
What type of education is provided to all staff, families, and volunteers to help maintain high hand hygiene compliance?
What is Hand hygiene education
According to accreditation standards, residents at risk of suicide must have this reassessed regularly or whenever their needs change.
What is their suicide risk level?
How many Rights are included in the Resident Bill of Rights and please name one
Can you name a quality improvement project in the home?
What is the Linen distribution
What is the First Floor Beautification
Unapproved abbreviation in the image:
60 Regular Insulin Now
What is units?
How is hand hygiene compliance measured?
Audits. They can also answer UV lights/spray.
Name one immediate safety measure that must be addressed for a resident identified as being at risk of suicide.
What is removing potential means of self-harm, ensuring close observation, or creating a safety plan?
Who's policy do we follow for resident care?
Who's policy do we follow for IPAC
What is Sienna's
What is Sienna AND NYG
Name an Indicator that is on our QIP
What is:
Falls with injury
New pressure injuries
ED Transfer
Antipsychotic use
Resident Voice
This abbreviation for once daily is on the ISMP Do not use list because it often misreads ats OD (once daily)
What is right eye?
Where can you find hand hygiene and PPE compliance rates, cleaning of shared equipment data and infection rates?
Quality board on each floor beside the elevator
The process of sharing resident information during care transitions.
What is discharge checklist?
What do you complete for a Workplace Violence Incident
What is a SLIP
Name a LTC program committee?
What is:
Falls
Pain/Palliative
Continence
Restraints
Antipsychotic Reduction
Skin and Wound
IPAC
A high alert medication that is used to manage blood glucose levels
What is Insulin.
At SHC, where can you find information about infections we track, including respiratory, urinary tract, skin, wound, eye, ear, mouth, and antibiotic-resistant organisms?
Quality board on each floor beside the elevator
The process of identifying risk of suicide and planned interventions when a resident vocalizes suicidal ideation
What is the suicide risk focus in the care plan?
Who needs to be informed if there is suspected abuse?
CN
Manager
MLTC
MD
Family
Police
How do we decide on where there are areas for improvement?
What is Feedback from team members, family members, residents, Family Council, Resident Council, Quality Indicators