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These items should never be stored in a hallway.
What is patient beds, cribs, and equipment not in an alcove?
How to prevent contamination between clean and dirty supplies.
What is have clean and dirty supplies in designated areas? Don't mix these.
The acronyms used to help us remember what to do in response to a fire and how to operate the fire extinguisher
What is RACE (rescue, alarm, confine, extinguish/evacuate) and PASS (pull, aim, squeeze, sweep)?
Steps to take if you don't know the answer to a question the surveyor has asked.
What is state that you do not know the answer, but you know where to find it; such as your supervisor, Mychildrenscolorado, policies & procedures or your survey guidebook.
Resource to communicate with a patient/family whose primary language is not English?
What is interpreter services?
These items should never be obstructed or blocked.
What are eye wash station and emergency showers, fire extinguishers and pulls, and emergency has shut off valves and emergency exits and egress?
How long a cleaning agent should remain on a surface for complete disinfection.
What is to air dry?
Equipment used to protect yourself and your patients from the risk of contamination.
What is PPE (personal protective equipment)?
Not offering extra information or discussing other topics
What is answering only the question asked by the surveyor?
Difference between tornado watch and tornado warning.
What is watch: conditions are right for tornadoes to develop; a funnel cloud has not been spotted or indicated on radar.
Warning: a tornado funnel cloud has been spotted or indicated on radar?
How to prevent clean linen from getting contaminated.
What is cover the linen cart at all times?
Only these items should be in a biohazard bag.
What is patient biohazards like blood and patient lab tubes? These should NOT be used for clean supplies - use a clear bag for this.
The number I call when a patient or visitor is brandishing a deadly weapon (Code Silver).
What is 911?
Steps to manage a blood or body fluid exposure.
What is immediately administer first aid, wash or rinse area, and notify charge nurse. Report to Occupational Health within 1-2 hours, or report to the ED if after hours?
These are some steps to protect HIPAA.
What is lock our workstations when unattended, don't leave patient records out in public, don't discuss patients in public areas, don't send PHI on the front page of a fax?
This is where Children's Hospital policies and procedures are found?
What is on the mychildrenscolorado home page under the policies and procedures tab in the upper right?
How to report illness or confirmed/suspected COVID-19.
What is to stay home and call the sick line?
This is where you look to determine how you use a product appropriately.
What is the manufacturer's instructions for use (MIFU), look at the product packaging for instructions, visit the product's website, or ask your supervisor?
This information is found on an isolation precaution sign outside of a patient room.
What is this communicates the need for special protective equipment prior to entering the room, and that equipment and toys may need special cleaning?
This requires sites with an Emergency Department to screen or provide care to any person requesting care or with obvious need of care
What is EMTALA?
Children's Hospital should consistently operate in this state.
What is continued accreditation readiness?
These are common CHCO process improvement and quality initiatives.
What is hand hygiene, Target Zero, proper patient ID?