All About the Patient
Required to ensure that each patient and any specimens collected are identified correctly.
What are two identifiers: Name and DOB?
During an emergency situation, _____ can shut-off the emergency medical gas zones valves located in nursing units throughout the hospital.
Who is ANYONE.
(Gas Shut-Off Valves should never be blocked)
Patients complete this 30- question survey after their stay to share their unique experience while in our care.
What is HCAHPS Survey.
Used only to restrict movement to promote healing and prevent treatment interference.
What are Non-Violent Restraints?
Oxygen cylinders must be
What is Secured
Performed by collecting patient's current medication regime and history.
What is Medication Reconciliation.
“CODE Silver”
Solution: What is Active Shooter? RUN, HIDE, FIGHT!
Patient Communication Fundamental steps taken before entering a patient’s room.
Knock First!
What is
Acknowledge, Introduce, Duration, Explain, Thank?
(A.I.D.E.T)
“5 mg”, NOT “5.0 mg”
“0.5 mg” NOT .5 mg”
What are Medication Dosing Errors?
Unsafe dosing abbreviations.
Indicates that equipment has been checked-in and
ready for use.
What is a Clinical Engineering (CE) Sticker
A patient's ____________ must be kept out of public view.
What is Personal Health Information (PHI).
Where would you locate the Quick Link to SDS Online?
What is Carroll Intranet?
Reduces Hospital Acquired Infections and duration of stay.
What is Hand Hygiene, Hand Hygiene, Hand Hygiene!
Not to be confused with orientation, this is a combination of obserable and measurable knowledge, skills, abilities that constitute an employee's performance.
What is Competency?
The three basic elements of Environment of Care
What are
Building
Equipment
People
Test ordered when a patient has three watery stools, without laxative.
Hint: MUST be ordered by PCC in Cerner, NO-Verbal orders!
What is C-Diff?
Associates document safety concerns, accidents, and "Good Catches" so we can exam processes to prevent futures incidents.
What is SafeCare
Communication between shifts, when transferring and /or transporting patients and for calling physicians.
What is SBAR Handoff.
Who are you going to call for a Sharps box replacement before it gets too full?
Who is EVS? #87858
AVOID NEEDLE STICKS!
Generator Batteries must be checked every...
What is Weekly?
Absolutely necessary to ensure patients, their nurses, care techs, providers and family are all on the same page.
What is SBAR communication?
The amount of time a disinfectant need to remain on a surface to be effective.
What is Dwell Time?
READ Manufacturer's Instructions!!
Improved when we identify a patient‘s unique social determinants of health...
What is Health Care Equity?
Blanket warmers are monitored to keep them toasty, but never above what temperature?
What is 130 degrees Fahrenheit
Amount of space needed around all sprinklers.
Check your supply closet!
What is 18 inches?