Restraints & Seclusion
The location of the restraint boxes.
What is the Seclusion Ante Room?
This part of the finger is recommended for obtaining a capillary blood sample.
What is the side of the fingertip?
This is the single most effective way to prevent the spread of infection in healthcare settings.
What is proper hand hygiene?
What is at least 2?
This is how you should find all unused patient room doors.
What is locked?
A restraint order is renewed in this timeframe for adults.
What is 4 hours?
The protocol initiated when a blood sugar is less than 70.
What is hypoglycemic protocol?
This type of patient requires soap and water, not sanitizer.
What is a patient with C. difficile?
True or False:
A blanket should be placed on the bench prior to the patient sitting down on it.
What is false?
The location of the remote in the patient rooms is here.
What is locked in the supply cabinet in the patient room?
The type of monitoring needed for a patient in seclusion after the first hour.
What is audio and visual?
The number of PDI wipes used to clean the Nova glucometer.
What is 2?
This should always occur before and after glove use.
What is hand hygiene?
The setting for the ferrous metal detector when intaking a patient.
What is 8?
True or False:
The patient room doors should always open into the hallway.
What is false?
The amount of hours a person can remain in the restraint chair.
What is 2 hours?
The maximum amount of time between control checks on the Nova glucometer.
What is 24 hours?
Hands should be washed for at least this many seconds.
What is 20 seconds?
This is the last thing you do in the intake room before taking your patient to there room.
What is turn them in front of the ferrous detector?
This area is often overlooked but should always be included in a room sweep.
What is under the mattress or in the cubbies?
This person holds the restraint key when a patient is in restraints.
Who is the person sitting 1:1?
A blood sugar of these levels requires a serum blood draw by lab.
What is <40 and >500?
This part of the hand is most commonly missed during hand hygiene.
What are thumbs (or fingertips)?
Name four areas a nurse should check for contraband on a patient.
What are hair, under breasts, groin, abdominal folds, between buttocks, armpits, shoes, socks, any linens?
The best outcome of a thorough room sweep is a safer environment for these individuals.
Who are patients, visitors, and staff?