1. Bridging the Gap
2. Safety Champion Training: Potential Topics
3. Understanding Key Changes in LSS
4. Handling with Care
5. Potpourri
100

Without proper and consistent communication between facilities professionals and clinical staff, the environment of care and culture of safety within a health care organization are vulnerable to accidents, injuries, and d_____.

What are deaths?

100

Fire Response Plan. What does RACE stand for?

What is Rescue, Alarm, Contain, Evacuate or Extinguish?

100
The Joint Commission has rewritten the “Life Safety” (LS) chapter to align with the 2____ edition of the Life Safety Code® (NFPA 101-2012) and Health Care Facilities Code (NFPA 99-2012), and it has made changes to the “Environment of Care” (EC) chapter as well.
What is 2012?
100
The rate of musculoskeletal disorders from overexertion by hospital workers (68 per 10,000) was twice the rate averaged across all industries in 2014, while the rate for nursing home workers (107 per 10,000) was more than three times the average, and the rate for ambulance workers (174 per 10,000) was more than f___ times the average.
What is five?
100

The upcoming photo portrays what historical event that took place Monday of this week.

What is eclipse?

200

Establishing open dialogue and two-way communication across departments is imperative. This means getting folks like engineers and nurses, facilities managers and physicians, and security officers and occupational therapists to coordinate their efforts to prevent adverse events or s_____ failures.

What is system?

200

Emergency Operations Plan a. Emergency codes and appropriate actions b. Location of Emergency Operations Plan for the unit or department c. Hospital e_________

What is evacuation?

200
For new and existing buildings with smoke compartments that are protected by an approved sprinkler system, as described in EP 10, the corridor wall construction could terminate above the lay-in ceiling (provided that the lay-in ceiling will limit the transfer of smoke). Typical systems in the lay-in ceiling, such as speakers, lights, and diffusers, are allowed without additional p_________.
What is protection?
200
The good news is that t_________ innovation is increasingly driving the development of new and improved equipment—including mechanical and nonmechanical floor lifts, ceiling-mounted lifts, air-assisted inflated devices, lateral transfers and aids, transfer chairs, bathing assists, and operating room support equipment.
What is technological?
200
In the upcoming photo, who is pictured farthest to the right, by title?
What is the XO?
300
Hypothetical case in point: An overtaxed nurse, who needs to make multiple trips to a supply closet to retrieve supplies for several patients in need of urgent care, uses a door wedge to prop the door, which violates hospital policy. A facilities manager walks by, sees the unattended closet with its door propped open, removes the door wedge, closes the door, and walks away. The nurse returns to quickly grab more supplies but is now further delayed because she needs to unlock the door again; she proceeds to use another wedge to keep the door ajar. In this example, while the facilities manager did what he thought was appropriate, he should have inquired about the matter with staff in the area; doing so would have allowed enough time for the nurse to return and explain the situation, and he or another staff member could have prevented her from p_______ open the door by assisting her.
What is propping?
300

Features of life safety a. Corridor clutter b. Blocked or propped open fire/smoke doors c. Inaccessible fire equipment, such as a pull station or fire e__________

What is extinguisher?

300
All corridor doors must latch, resist the passage of smoke, be hinged so they swing, and have no ventilating louvers (with exceptions). Any undercut—the gap at the bottom of the door to the floor surface— is limited to _______.
What is 1 inch?
300
Remember that The Joint Commission promotes a culture of s_____ in its requirements. Its hazard assessment provision requires hospitals to identify areas of risk and develop a plan to mitigate the risk.
What is safety?
300
What does PACU stand for, and where is it located?
What is Post anesthesia care unit. 4th floor back side of OR's?
400
“Another common example is corridor clutter,” says Lisa Hardesty, MA, CHSP, HEM, CFI, environment of care principal consultant for Joint Commission Resources. “Clinical staff often don’t realize that leaving carts or supply boxes in a corridor or means of egress can restrict staff and patient movement, lead to trip hazards, and be an impediment during a fire. It’s important for hospital leaders and environment of care professionals to talk to clinical personnel about these risks and remind them of L___ S______ C___®* requirements.”
What is Life Safety Code?
400

Hazardous materials and waste management a. Spills procedures specific to the unit or department, including how to report a spill b. Hazardous materials inventory and location of s_____ d___ s_____ (SDS) c. Proper waste handling d. Personal protective equipment (PPE)

What is safety data sheets?

400
EP 13 limits fixed fire windows, such as those in a corridor wall looking into the cafeteria, to ___% or less of the corridor wall if the smoke compartment is not protected by an approved automatic sprinkler system.
What is 25?
400
“Joint Commission surveyors also look at the OSHA log and see injuries associated with patient handling as a risk,” Orr notes. “Implementation of an effective SPHM program is a good way to address that risk.” What does SPHM stand for?
What is safe patient handling and movement?
400
Who Seahawks played in week 1 of 2017 Pre-Season and did they win? Who Seahawks played in week 2 of 2017 Pre-season and did they win?
1st, Chargers and yes. 2nd, Vikings and yes.
500
“Having the mindset that ‘they do the patient care stuff and we only take care of the physical environment’ isn’t going to move your organization forward. Put yourself in the other person’s _____.”
What is shoes?
500
Utilities systems a. Clinical interventions associated with failure of the u______ systems b. Reporting of utility-related issues
What is utility?
500
Compartmentation EP 8 and the remaining EPs for LS.02.01.30 address compartmentation, which is an important part of the “ d_____ in place” strategy in health care.
What is defend?
500
Our Safety Manager is a Special A________ to the Skipper and has a direct line of communication for all things safety related.
What is Assistant?
500
What does APU stand for, and where is it located?
What is Ambulatory Procedures Unit, moved from 4th floor up to 5th in MS5
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