Documenation
Situation, backround, assessment, recommendation.
This should be considered first when considering restraints
least restrictive measures
Hand hygiene gets done at this time
in/out rooms, after patient care
Pill cutters and pill crushers are single pt use, T or F?
True
Isolation precautions should be
Clearly visible, used correctly
Consents last this long
90 days
This order should never be used for restraints
Per protocol
These things should not be left unnatended
Dangerous items, scissors, needles, saline flush, any medication
These are the 6 rights of medication administartion
Right patient, Right med, Right dose, Right route, Right time, Right documenation
Food and drinks at the nursing station should be
covered, put away
You do this when you walk away from your computer
Log out of your computer
This should never be documented as the reason for restraints application
Fall risk and not enought staff
RACE means
PASS means
Remove, alert, confine, exstinguish
Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep
Pain initial assessments are done at this time and pain reassessments are done at this time
No more than 30 minutes before or 1 hour after.
Daily weights are best done this way
Standing
Wristbands belong on the body, not here
Computers
This is when you can take a pt out of restraints and not need to d/c the order
Items on the unit cannot be this
outdated
A cardboard box is ok to have in a cabinet behind a door in the nutrition room, T or F?
False, no cardboard anywhere
You should store this under the sink
Nothing