Regulatory Acronyms
What is The Joint Commission?
The single most effective way to prevent transmission of infection.
What is Hand Hygiene?
What the acronym RACE stands for.
What is Rescue, Alarm, Contain, Extinguish?
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What is bloodborne pathogen?
"All team members who are at risk for occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens receive initial and annual training conducted by Clinical Education."
What is Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Control Plan - NH-IC-IEP-2409?
DHSR
What is the Division of Health Service Regulation?
Examples of this include gloves, gowns, masks, eye shields and face shields.
What is PPE - Personal Protective Equipment?
Contain information about all chemicals and hazardous substances that are on site.
What are Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)?
What is infectious disease?
"Novant Health is committed to providing a safe working environment that is free of threats, violence, and intimidation. Novant Health has zero tolerance for acts of violence committed by or against team members or others, either on company premises or during the performance of work-related duties."
What is Workplace Violence - NH-HR-6050?
ESC
What is Evidence of Standards Compliance?
This infection control practice considers all patients to be possible carriers of blood-borne pathogens, and requires PPE to be used when coming into contact with ALL patients blood, urine, or other body fluids.
What are Universal Precautions?
Clinician in charge
Who is the person with primary responsibility for shutting off medical gases in the area affected?
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What is the IVos system?
Definition: "Green is Clean designation: Visual aid utilizing the color green to indicate that shared patient care equipment is clean, disinfected and ready for use. (e.g., green ribbon, green mat, green basket, green tiles, laminated sign with green lettering, color green, etc.)."
What is Green is Clean / Low Level Disinfection - NH-IC-EP-3005?
CMS
What is the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services?
This activity is conducted weekly to flush water through pipes to prevent water-borne infectious organisms (like Legionella) to grow in stagnant water.
What is Water Wednesday?
CO2 (OR), A (most common), non-ferrous A (MRI), K (kitchen), ANSUL system (kitchen)
What types of fire extinguishers are in the hospital?
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workplace violence
"Team members should not create their own social media posts about patients and should not add content or comments containing patient information to social media posts."
What is Social Media - NH-HR-7095?
IJ
What is Immediate Jeopardy?
Soiled utility rooms (pressure relationship)
What type of utility room must be negative pressure?
Twice a year
What is how often a fire drill must be conducted?
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"Decorations must meet safety standards set forth by the appropriate regulatory agencies to ensure that patients, visitors, and team members are safe. Decorations should convey the spirit of the holiday and not compromise the image of the professional care provided at all of our facilities. Decorations should be respectful of diversity of our patients and employee population."
What is Decorations - NH-EC-SA-5014?