The best way to prevent the spread of infections from dirty monitor leads between patients.
What is clean with a hospital approved cleaner, bag, and mark approriately?
100
The time when consents must be reviewed and signed by the patient and physician.
What is prior to the treatment or procedure?
100
Writing orders for medication before a procedure, surgery, or reassessment postop is completed is grounds for this.
What is charges of medical fraud by CMS?
100
This common violation is considered the leading cause of the spread of infections in our hospital!
What is not performing hand hygiene?
100
Not checking this cart daily and changing out it between "codes".
What is the crash cart?
200
Staff who do not perform hand hygiene before entering a patients room and before leaving are considered this.
What is gross!
200
I cannot contact the patient's physician to report these critical labs!
What is call Dr. Freeman?
200
-Tylenol 1gram PO Q6 hours PRN pain ranked 1-5.
-Delaudid 2mg IVP Q4 hours PRN pain ranked 5-10.
-Phenergan 25mg PO Q6 hours PRN nausea
-Zofram 4mg IVP Q4 hours PRN vomiting
-Call Physician if pain or nausea/vomiting are not controlled x2 doses of any PRN medication or become worse.
What is the correct way to write PRN orders?
200
Labeling syringes each time you draw up medication is the focus of this National Patient Safety Goal.
What is improving medication safety?
200
Turning this down or off because the noise is bothering you can delay treatment which can result in death.
What are device alarms?
300
Where oh where can I set my drink.
What is drinks are only permitted in designated areas.
300
This type of communication is the responsibilty of nurses who transfer and recieve a patient.
What is Hand-off communication or report in the SBAR format?
300
Leaving a medication on top of the Pyxis until I need it in a locked med room is considered this.
What is leaving medication unsecured?
300
Not reporting these results in a timely fashion have resulted in patient deaths nationwide.
What are critical results?
300
Not assessing this upon admission and after medications are given can result in injuries and death.
What is the fall assessment?
400
Placing a Foley catheter without securing it to a patient's leg and leaving the collection bag laying on the bed.
What is great way to give a patient a UTI?
400
Holding a patient down to give medication.
What is considered a restraint that requires an order?
400
Washing my hands before using the Pyxis can prevent this.
What is helps prevents the spread of infections.
400
"Do you feel like harming yourself" is asked to assess a patient for this risk.
What is identifying individuals who are at risk for suicide?
400
By not completing this, the physician becomes completely liable.
What is the physician did not review, sign and have the patient or DPOA sign, the consent prior to the procedure or surgery.
500
Cidex and other high level disinfective agents must be monitored for temperature on this document on regular basis or disposed of and replaced with new.
What is completed daily (including weekends) as part of the units high frequency Mission Essential Layered Audits.
500
The best way for my unit/area to stay compliant with The Joint Commission and CMS standards.
What is using Mission Essential Layered Audits?
500
This must be completed before and after pain medication is given.
What is assess the patient's pain level and document it.
500
Preventing wrong site, wrong procedure, and wrong person procedures is the foundation of this process.
What is the preop verification process-verifying the site and procedure with patient before sedation-marking the site-time out?
500
Oops, I forgot to audit my units Moderate Sedation charting.
What is you are now noncompliant with standards of CMS.