If you didn't chart it...
Before certain procedures or treatments can move forward, the medical record must contain evidence that a patient gave this.
What is informed consent?
Before providing care, treatment, or services, staff must ALWAYS use this many patient identifiers.
What is two?
Staff, volunteers, students, practitioners, contractors, and vendors should have this visible at all times.
What is an ESKENAZI ID Badge?
Leftovers and food brought from home can't hang out anonymously. They must have this before going into the refridgerator.
What is a label?
What are knock and announce themselves?
When receiving a critical test result, staff write it down and then do this to verify accuracy.
What is read it back?
These shortcuts might save keystrokes but only approved ones belong in patient documentation.
What are abbreviations?
One of these medication containers has been opened, it must be disposed of rather than saved for later use.
What is a single-dose vial?
Purses, backpacks, and other personal belongings belonging to patients or staff must be kept this way to prevent public access.
What is locked/secured?
Food and medication can't be fridge-mates. They must be stored this way.
What is in separate refrigerators?
A patient who does not speak English or has a hearing impairment should be offered access to this service?
What are interpreter services?
Need instructions for the proper use or cleaning of equipment? Staff should know how to access this three- letter resource.
What is an IFU (Instructions for Use)?
When assessing an adult patient's pain, this commonly used scale asks the patient to rate their pain from "no pain" to "worst possible pain."
What is the 0-10 numeric pain rating scale?
Every medication must be secured. They should be locked this many times?
Staff who suspect abuse need to know both how to identify it and how to do this.
What is report it?
Medication refrigerators get special electrical treatment and must be plugged into an outlet of this color.
What is red?
Conflict of interest, Code of ethics and this escalation process are three policies staff are expected to understand.
What is the Chain of Command?
Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation make up this standardized communication tool?
What is SBAR?
Before giving a medication, vaccine, or treatment, documentation should include verification of these to prevent a potentially dangerous reaction.
What are allergies?
Whether medication is placed in a syringe, medicine cup, or basin, this must be done to it before use.
What is properly labeling the medication?
Code blue, Fire Alarm, Code Adam, and code orange all require staff to know this in addition to recognizing the code.
What is their response role?
Frosty is overstaying his welcome. Freezers can have no more than this amount of ice buildup.
What is 1/4 inch?
Keeping patient information private and providing privacy during care are part of this fundamental patient right.
What is confidentiality and privacy?
Right patient, right procedure, right side/site, right position, and correct equipment are the five things verified during this final safety check before an invasive procedure begins.
What is a Time out?