Quality
Patient that is never left alone while ambulating or in bathroom
What is a High fall risk patient -red arm band
KDMC's 5 key priorities
What are Quality, Customer, Culture, Finance, and Community
Ensures the patient gets the correct medicines and treatment
What are 2 patient identifiers?
NPSG 1 -Identifying patients correctly
Frequency of documenting strict I & O's
What is every 4 hours?
What to do in the event of a fire
What is RACE?
R=Rescue
A=Alarm
C=Contain
E=Extinguish
Information patient must verbally recite to ensure accuracy of PTA meds
What is drug name, dose, and frequency?
KDMC's mission
What is To care. To Serve. To heal
Procedure performed prior to and after patient contact
What is hand hygiene?
NPSG 7 - Preventing Infection
Procedure to ensure that VS are transmitted in a timely manner
What is having only one patient chart in EPIC open at a time and logging out of EPIC when not in use?
How to operate a fire extinguisher
What is PASS?
P=Pull the pin
A=Aim the nozzle at the base of the fire
S=Squeeze the handle
S=Sweep from side to side
Norton scale of 14 or less (high risk for skin breakdown) requires this activity
What is turning every 2 hours while in bed or every 1 hour while in the chair?
How patients rate their stay on AIMS
What is NRC survey?
Procedure for a Creatinine value of 5.7
What is Critical Lab reporting -physician notification and critical lab note
NPSG 3 -Improving staff communication
Nurse driven foley catheter removal exclusions
What are catheters ordered by urologist or nephrologists?
Expiration date of Glucometer strips and QC solution
What is 180 days (6 months) for test strips and 90 days (3 months) for QC solution
Maximum amount of time a PIV should be left in
What is 7 days?
How patients are always admitted to AIMS
What is AIMS Registry?
First intervention performed if patient voices they wish to harm themselves
What is Stay with the patient and seek additional staff assistance for further interventions?
NPSG 15 -Identifying patient safety risks
Policy for when to change central line dressings
What is 24 hours after placement, every 7 days on Wednesday, and prn?
KDMC's Compliance and Privacy Officer
Who is Heather Marcum?
2 PI projects for AIMS
What are Falls and PTA Med Reviews?
SPIRIT Standards
What is Sensitivity, Privacy, Information, Responsiveness, Introductions, and Teamwork?
Lowest telemetry alarm limit setting allowed per policy
What is 40 bpm?
NPSG 6 - Alarm safety
Procedure for accurate daily weights
What is standing weight only unless bed weight is pre-approved by charge nurse?
4 A's of Code Silver
Code Silver is Armed Aggressor/Active Shooter
What are Accept (that it is real), Assess (what your options are), Act (Run, Hide, or Fight), and Alert (security and/or law enforcement)