Client Flow
These 3 tools help staff during care transitions (i.e. at shift change and when patient goes for testing on a different location).
What are clinical panels, General TOA/Shift report and Ticket-to-Ride?
Here you can find all information pertaining to Corporate initiatives such as One Halton Healthcare's Strategic Plan.
What is Connections?
These procedures are in place for cleaning and disinfecting medical equipment.
What is the use of hospital approved disinfectant wipes such as VersaSure wipes used between patient use?
This list can be found on EPICC and the education boards in the report rooms.
What is the do-not use abbreviations, symbols, and dose designations list?
This acronym is how we would respond to a fire?
What is REACT? R = remove occupants or persons from immediate danger, E = Enclose/Ensure doors and windows are closed to stop the spread of fire and smoke, A = Activate the fire alarm with the key (on MH units), C = call 5555 to call a code red, T = Try to extinguish or control the fire if it is safe to do so.
This Software helps staff identify bed occupancy and availability/status of beds.
What is Visibility?
These are communication tools we have to review client goals and treatment plans.
What is the white board and treatment goals sheet? (Can also review unit status boards and General TOA/Shift Report and/or Clinical Panels, rounds, huddles, Teams, email)
This is how patient's are screened/flagged for additional precautions and how it is communicated during transfers.
What is the isolation tab on the status board?
This is considered a high alert medication that is often used on the unit?
What is any of the following: insulin (required), narcotics and anticoagulants are optional in adult populations. (Uncommon high alert medications include hormones, blood products, cytotoxic medication, digoxin).
This training is offered to all staff during onboarding and found in OLI for staff to complete annually.
What is Emergency Preparedness and Fire Safety Annual Core Curriculum?
These can create bottleneck effects that delay transfer discharge and admission to units across the organization (Provide 3 examples on your unit).
What are barriers to transfer, discharge and admission such as lack of transportation, no one to pick patient up, acute event on unit (violent/escalating situation), no staff available to facilitate transfer due to competing priorities (especially at night), etc.?
This is required for staff to share patient's health information.
What is consent to share patient health information? (Patient's confidentiality is important, we use secure systems, and share information only with those involved in care. We would contact the Privacy Office if we have questions).
This App is used to audit hand hygiene practices across different areas in the hospital.
What is the SpeedyAudit App? (Found on all Spectralink phones for Hand Hygiene Champions to use).
This policy can be found on EPICC and has a list of all medication considered to be high-alert within the organization outlining the roles and responsibilities as well.
What is the High-Alert Medication Policy and Procedure?
This is where staff can access information related to the disaster and emergency response plan during an event?
What is the emergency preparedness binder, found on each of the inpatient units?
This helps bring together teams, data and operational insights to collaboratively coordinate patient flow, staffing, and patient movement across all sites.
What is the Command Centre?
This helps staff confirm that patients and families understand the information they receive.
What is the teach-back method?
This staff education is available regarding infection prevention and control.
Here you can find information on fire safety and emergency management.
What is the Fire Safety Plan found on EPICC?
This information must be completed before a patient is transferred to another unit, service, or organization.
What is transfer of accountability which includes history of presenting illness, assessment, safety checks, areas of concern, plan of care goals, outstanding care interventions and any shift events?
Escalating concerns to the appropriate leader or care team member helps to promote this and open communication to maintain safe care.
What is promoting psychological safety?
These are the 4 moments of hand hygiene that we must all adhere to.
What is 1. Before initial patient/patient environment contact, 2. Before aseptic procedure, 3. After body fluid exposure risk, and 4. after patient/patient environment contact?
What is procedures for medication administration as outlined in the eMAR and BMV policy and procedure: 1. Check eMAR for next meds due, 2. prepare 1 patient's meds at a time, 3. take meds to patient's bedside in unit dose packaging, 4. perform hand hygiene, 5. perform positive ID using 2 patient identifiers, 6. scan barcodes on patient's armband, 7. verify patient's allergies, 8. scan meds due, 9. administer due meds per the 10 rights for patient safety, 10. administer meds as close to admin time as possible (not more than 1 hour before or after), 11. if not administered (document "Non-admin Reason"), 12. Save on eMAR AFTER administration, 13. repeat steps for each meds
These are the steps you would take if you discover a spill of hazardous material.
What is initiation of a Code Brown, don't touch the material, dial x5555, notify manager or supervisor, move everyone away from affected area, if safe to do so. (The Code Brown Response Team will respond to the Code Brown, move everyone away from affected area, determine the classification of hazardous material by referring to Safety Data Sheet, wear PPE, clean using appropriate supplies, dispose of materials through environmental services/unit disposal), monitor activity and environment, consult with health, safety, and wellness before there is a return to normal routine and before the all clear is given.