Codes
Fire/Life Safety
Infection Prevention
Error Prevention Tool
Waste management
100
Code Red
What is Fire/Smoke
100
The acronym R.A.C.E.
What is Rescue, Activate, Confine, Extinguish/Evacuate.
100
How long is considered a delayed reprocessing of a scope
What is 1 hour
100
Watching out for each other and sharing situational awareness.
What is CROSS CHECK
100
What to put in Biohazard bins and color
What is Bandages, gauzes, wipes, soiled chucks contaminated with blood or body fluids
Color: RED
200
Code Pink means _________ while Code Purple means ____________.
What is
Pink: Newborn abduction
Purple: missing or abducted child/ adult (greater than 2 years of age)
200
The acronym P.A.S.S.
What is Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep.
200
Just as effective as washing your hands
What is Alcohol Based rub (hand sanitizer)
200
The acronym of A.R.C.C.
What is:
Ask a question
Make a Request
Voice a Concern
If no success...
Use Chain of command
200
The place needles get stored.
What is puncture resistant sharps container.
300
Code Gray means __________ while Code Silver means _____________.
What is
GRAY: combative/aggressive person
SILVER: active shooter- initiated when the person(s)with a firearm who has used or threatening to use deadly physical force on other persons
300
When using a fire extinguisher, you aim at the ___________.
What is the base or source of the fire.
300
What is the nationally recognized infection control guidelines in our Infection Control Program?
What is
SGNA= Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates
CDC= Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
APIC= Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology
AORN= Association of periOperative Registered Nurses
OSHA= The Occupational Safety and Health Administration
300
Sender- gives message
Receiver- acknowledges with "I understand".. repeats the message verbatim, writes down message verbatim.
i.e. verbal/ telephone order
Sender- acknowledges with "that's correct"
What is Three-way Read-Back and Check-Back
300
Where to dispose Pharmaceutical waste container and color
What is IV bags and tubings with/without medications and PHI (personal health information), empty needles and syringes, used of expired medications (empty or non-empty)
Color: BLUE
400
The place where the Emergency Codes are located.
What is with our badge, safety binder, Policy Stat, SharePoint
400
Where is our meeting place when evacuating our building
What is the lawn in front of the building, grassy area
400
List 5 types of P.P.E.
What is gloves, gown, mask, face shield, booties, and goggles.
400
The acronym of S.T.A.R.
What is:
Stop
Think
Act
Review
400
RCRA bins and color
What is non-empty waste anesthetic bottles (ex: hurricane spray, inhalers, insulin pens/vials)
Color: BLACK
500
Code Blue
What is Cardiac or Respiratory Arrest
-call for help, 911
-initiate CPR
-get crash cart (ACLS
500
When a fire happens in a department the order patients get saved is ____________.
What is closest to the fire, ambulatory (able to walk), non-ambulatory (not able to walk).
500
What are the steps for Reprocessing our gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopes?
What is:
1.Pre-cleaning
2. Leak Testing
3. Cleaning
4.Rinsing
5. Disinfection (in AER)
6.Rinsing (in AER)
7. Drying
8.Storage
500
The acronym of S.B.A.R.
Situation
Background
Assessment
Recommendation/ Request
500
Where to Dispose Rapicide PA
What is in blue container with white top.