Safety & OSHA
This federal agency is responsible for creating and enforcing safety standards to protect workers in the healthcare setting.
OSHA
This is the only method of decontamination that kills all microorganisms, including spores.
sterilization
This federal act was violated when a Straub Medical Center employee viewed 3,700 records without a medical "need to know."
HIPAA
This is the very first step a provider should take when arriving at the scene of an accident.
ensuring the scene is safe
This is the number one type of injury suffered by healthcare professionals.
back injuries
According to the "3-Times Rule," these are the three specific moments you should read a chemical label.
When you pick it up, use it, and put it away
In the Chain of Infection, a door handle or a human body where a pathogen lives is known as this.
reservoir
If you make a mistake in a paper medical record, you should never use white-out; instead, you should do this.
draw a single line through it, initial, and date it
In the AHA "CAB" method, the "A" stands for this.
Airway
According to hand hygiene standards, you should scrub with soap for at least this long.
20 seconds
An employee should consult this specific document to find first-aid procedures and PPE requirements for a hazardous chemical.
Safety Data Sheet (SDS)
This is the primary difference between a "vector" and a "fomite."
a vector is living (bug/animal) and a fomite is non-living (object)
This term refers to a patient's freedom to govern their own moral and legal affairs.
Autonomy
This is the recommended compression rate (beats per minute) for Hands-Only CPR.
100–120 bpm
Instead of lifting a very heavy object, it is safer to move it using this technique.
pushing (using your body weight)
This agency is the "watchdog" for the safety of food, drugs, and medical devices.
FDA
This acronym describes an infection a patient gets while staying in a hospital that is unrelated to their original reason for being there.
HAI (Healthcare-Associated Infection)
This type of consent is legally assumed when a patient is unconscious or unresponsive during an emergency.
implied consent
Unlike a "clogged pipe" (Heart Attack), Sudden Cardiac Arrest is primarily defined as this type of problem.
electrical problem
When removing a mask (doffing), you should only touch this part to avoid contamination.
ties or elastics
If a facility is fined the maximum amount for a single "willful" OSHA violation, the penalty is approximately this much.
$165,514
When "donning" PPE, this is the correct way to position your gloves in relation to your gown sleeves.
pulling the cuffs OVER the sleeves (so no skin shows)
While ethics are a "moral" guide, this term refers to a "criminal act" where a person actively breaks a law enacted by an authority.
commission
This is the only effective treatment to "reset" a heart that is experiencing fibrillation (an electrical problem).
AED (Defibrillation)
To create a solid "base of support" while standing, your feet should be this far apart.
6 to 10 inches