Lab/POC/autoclave
True or false, if you are training someone and they don't have access to the POC machines, you can let them borrow your badge.
False
What do P.A.S.S and R.A.C.E stand for?
Pull Aim Squeeze Sweep
Rescue Alarm/Alert Contain Extinguish
What should you do if you don't know the answer to a question the surveyor asks?
Let them know "I don't remember", then show how you would find the answer
what gauge should a depo be given through? how long should it be administered?
23 gauge, slowly over 5-7 seconds
Where do you discard the urine tube straws?
In a sharps container
What communication tool is used when transferring a patient?
SBARQ
What quality projects are we working on as a team?
Patient experience, Patient falls, Immunization for pediatrics
Per dress policy, where should an employees badge be worn?
below eye level and above the bottom of the sternum
What PPE is needed when transporting dirty instruments and using forever wet?
Mask, Eye protection, puncture proof gloves, exam gloves are unacceptable
When should you be performing hand hygiene per policy?
before: entering the room, touching the patient, preparing medication, clean procedures, putting on gloves.
After: exiting the room, direct contact with the patient, removing gloves.
where would you look to find an ROI or an Advanced Directive?
In the media tab
When and how do you drop the injection charge in a chart
What are the circumstances when you can put a test label on the lid of a container?
what is a Safety Data Sheet (SDS)? where would you find more information on these?
This is a sheet that lists all the pertinent information about chemicals we have in clinic. there is a tile on pulse
Where can patients look in clinic to learn more about their rights and responsibilities? (HINT: there are posters hung up somewhere)
In the lobby.
When should we be completing a "fall risk basic" assessment on a patient?
if a patient seems unsteady or if they are using an assistive device, Or if it seems the prior assessment doesn't apply anymore.
What are the different POC tests that we perform here?
A1C, UA, Strep, Flu, Covid, HGB, Lead, Bilirubin
what do you do if someone says they have an advanced directive, but you don't see it in the chart?
request a copy, document the patient has one and that they have been asked to provide it.
Where are policies kept on pulse?
in the policy center
Where are the 2 places you document when a patient actually falls
RL and Clinical Events