Name That HAC
What HAC stands for
What is a Hospital Acquired Condition?
What is bust? (Call the attending)
Draining the ventilator circuit prior to repositioning and ensuring the ventilator tubing is positioned below the ETT helps prevent this infection.
VAP (Ventilator Associated Pneumonia)
This antiseptic agent is commonly used to prep the skin before inserting a central line.
What is Chlorhexidine?
This hospital acquired infection is associated with artificial airways.
What is VAP (Ventilator Associated Pneumonia)?
Turning a patient Q4 hours is an effective strategy to prevent pressure injuries.
What is bust? (Should be Q2 or more frequently based on risk)
Per central line dressing change policy, you must wear these two types of PPE.
What are a mask and sterile gloves?
This removable part of the crib is necessary for fall prevention on any patient that can climb/stand.
What is a crib topper?
Fevers and pus at a central line site could be signs of this condition
What is a CLABSI (Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infection)?
Securing the urinary catheter to the patient’s thigh and keeping the drainage bag below bladder level.
What is best practice?
Per PICU protocol, you should measure the ETT from this location to ensure correct depth of tube.
What is the teeth (or gums if no teeth)?
This tool is used to assess a patient's risk for pressure injuries based on factors like mobility, moisture, and nutrition.
What is the Braden QD Scale?
This acronym stands for a pressure-related skin injury that develops during a hospital stay
What is HAPI (Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injury)?
Leaving the side rails half down due to line challenges with an active 2 year old patient
What is bust? (side rails should be all the way up!)
Emptying urine collection bag when 1/2 or 3/4 full helps prevent CAUTIs for this reason.
What is preventing potential backflow?
This kit should be used at least every 4 hours on an intubated patient unless contraindicated.
What is an oral care kit?
This event involves the unexpected loss of an endotracheal tube.
What is an UPE (Unplanned Extubation)?
What is bust? (Q4 and PRN)
According to our fall prevention protocol, all patients under this age will be placed in cribs (unless there is a documented crib waiver).
What is 3 years old?
If a patient has a central line, what cleaning pad should you use to scrub their hubs?
What is Prevantics swab? (Use on all IV hubs in patient with central line)