Safety
The patient's name and date of birth
What are 2 patient identifiers?
The best way to prevent the spread of infection.
What is hand hygiene?
Staff who is present during a medical examination or procedure and acts as a witness for both the patient and the health care provider.
What is a Chaperone?
The code called when there is a lost or abducted child
What is Code Pink?
Acknowledge, Introduce, Duration, Explain, Thank You
What is AIDET?
What is the patient self-report?
Hand hygiene, surgical mask, blue infection control sign
What is required for droplet precautions?
The person who has the legal obligation to report abuse or neglect of a child, elder or vulnerable adult.
Who is ANYONE?
The code called when you notice smoke coming from the storage room.
What is code Red?
Giving an AVS or lab orders to an incorrect patient.
Any time a patients' story board indicates patient speaks a language other than English.
When is Interpreter Documentation Required?
A - After the bathroom, B - Before eating, C - Contaminated Hands, D- caring for patients with diarrhea
When is Hand Washing required?
A reporting tool for any situation in which the care or interventions provided to a patient or the outcome achieved is inconsistent with expected care and/or outcomes. Also includes any situation that results in an injury to a visitor or an employee.
What is an ERAF?
The code called when you encounter a non-responsive patient.
What is Code Blue?
Rotating the stock and using the soonest expiration date first.
What are ways to prevent the use of expired supplies?
A formal discussion that should occur prior to delivering patient care, performing procedures, and as required by policy.
What is Informed Consent?
Gel polish, shellac, nail wraps, silk nails, nail extenders, nail jewelry, acrylic nails, overlays, tips, bindings, extensions, tapes, inlays, wraps.
What are unapproved nails?
Apprehension of a person by a peace officer who has reason to believe that the person is mentally ill and because of that mental illness there is a substantial risk of serious harm to the person or to others unless the person is immediately restrained, and taken into custody.
What is Emergency Detention?
The code called when Joint Commission is on site
What is Code Purple?
An unexpected occurrence involving death or serious physical or psychological injury, or risk thereof.
What is a Sentinel Event?
A result that requires the written and read back process.
What are critical results?
The sequence is: Gown and Gloves, Goggles or face shield, Mask, Perform Hand hygiene
What is Doffing PPE?
Victims are men, women and children of all ages and may include U.S. citizens and foreign nationals. Many of them may have thought they had found a good paying job or a better life, only to have their hopes and dreams dashed and placed into modern day slavery
What is Human Trafficking?
The code called when the AC is not working in the building (Utility Failure).
What is Code Yellow?
Physical Assault, Sexual Harassment, Domestic Violence, Abusive Language, Verbal Threats.