Suicide Prevention
The process of contemplating suicide or the method to be used without acting on these thoughts.
What is suicidal ideation?
A tool to identify a patient’s mobility status and safe patient handling and mobility needs
What is the Banner Mobility Assessment Tool (BMAT)?
Per Banner Health's policy on Pain Management #683, the nurse must reassess and document an assessment of the patient's pain in this amount of time after administering an IV or IM medication.
What is 15-30 minutes after administration?
This is the maximum number of different patients, whose specimens can be sent to the lab in one bag.
What is ONE?
Staff members working in patient care areas with direct patient contact, and those who prepare and deliver products for patients, are not to wear these.
What are artificial fingernails, wraps, overlays, or gel applications and/or false eyelashes?
These specific items are required when documenting about the use of an interpreter and/or devices.
What is device type/vendor, name/ID number of interpreter, and nature of communication?
Banner Screening tool to detect the most characteristic sign or signs of risk for self-harm that may require further assessment by a Provider or behavioral health consultant.
What is the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale?
Banner Mobility Assessment's guideline for documentation times.
When is upon admission, once per shift and with applicable change in patient’s condition?
Per Banner Health's policy on Pain Management #683, the nurse must reassess and document an assessment of the patient's pain in this amount of time after administering an oral medication.
What is 1 hour after administration ?
Time, date, and initials are needed on each patient specimen label - True or False.
What is FALSE?
This one-time use device should be used on all access points for any lines including PIV, IV tubing and IV access ports.
What are Curos Caps?
This selection in Cerner is used when documenting communication with a deaf patient.
What is ‘Sign Language’?
(This indicates the use of VRI is required at all times)
Role assigned for suicidal/DTS patients (not in a Behavioral Health setting)which provides visual observation of the patient at all times, performed by validated Banner Health personnel.
What is a Continuous Direct Observer?
Patient assessment, including Adult BMAT and Fall Risk Assessment, plan of care including equipment needs, and valuation of interventions.
What is procedural or patient care documentation?
Per Banner Health's policy on Pain Management #683 these things need to be included in the reassessment and charting of a patient's pain post opioid administration.
What is Pain intensity, sedation assessment with POSS scale, and respiratory assessment?
A staff member must write this personal identifier on each specimen label sent to the lab.
What is his/her CERNER username?
Pain around insertion site, infiltration, phlebitis, and/or leaking from site or occluded line.
What are the first signs of IV complications?
Family members of a patient that speaks only Spanish are allowed to provide translation for social (non-medical/non-healthcare related) conversations. True or False.
What is TRUE?
A patient’s behavior that can be expected to result in intentional or unintentional self-harm.
What is danger to self (DTS)?
Six of at least ten conditions likely to affect transfer/repositioning techniques.
What are:
severe edema
very fragile skin
postural hypotension
severe osteoporosis
splints/traction
respiratory/cardiac compromise
urinary/fecal stoma
contractures
severe pain/discomfort
fractures
Patient's pain should be evaluated with each new report of pain and these other occasions per Standard of Care.
When is on admission and with a change of caregiver?
This colored lab tube (for blood specimen) must always be filled to the top as indicated by the fill line.
What is blue top?
This screening includes: 2 of 4 systemic inflammatory response (SIRS) criteria, known or suspected infection, and signs of organ dysfunction.
What is severe sepsis screening?
Printed material from this source can be used to provide patient education for a patient that speaks only Spanish
What is Krames/StayWell (and BMDACC SharePoint)?
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A score of this amount on this scale will prompt a nurse to consult case management for a patient with suicidal thoughts.
What is a score of 3 on the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale?
After entering your client’s room, you find them on the floor next to their bed. After assessing that the room is safe, you perform an initial assessment on your client. These additional assessments are specifically required to document per Banner policy.
What is any sustained injury from the fall, vital signs, BMAT, Morse Fall Risk, and neurological status?
This is the best way to treat continuous pain.
What is a regimen of routine "around-the-clock" administration supplemented with PRN analgesics.
The correct order of lab tubes to be drawn from a patient, is necessary to prevent specimen complications and to avoid unreliable results or redraws.
What is Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Lavender?
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Sepsis Resuscitation Bundle mandates this timeframe to enact what specific measures.
What is Within 3 hours of identification, the RN will measure serum lactate, obtain blood cultures, administer broad-spectrum antibiotic, (and in the event of hypotension and/or a serum lactate > 2 deliver an initial minimum of 30 ml/kg of IV fluid)?
This methodology is used for all patient education and involves chunk and check delivery, constant reassessment, and results in a clear understanding of the patient's comprehension of their condition.
What is Teach Back?