services
Where can a patient find more information about an Advance Directive and who do we direct them to
What is Pastoral Care counseling
How many days can a scope hang in the cabinet before reprocessing needed & what position do you hang a scope
What is 7 days and they hang in a vertical position
storage items must be how many inches from the ceiling and how many from the floor
What is 18 from ceiling and 8 from the floor
Name ways that Endoscopy has improved our performance this past year
What is power chart documentation, patient education, follow-up appts.
What must you document when taking an order for med administration or lab draws
What is "read back and verified" and the Dr. Name
How can we help communicate with our patients that don't speak English
What is use CLAS / interpreter services found online in the patient & family engagement section under department/ health system category
Do ERCP scopes have to be cultured
What is not at this time
When should you wash your hands
What is upon entering/leaving the room, before & after putting on gloves, during procedures, whenever you have contact with a contaminant, wash for 15 seconds
Name some performance improvements that the hospital organization has done this year
What is AIDET, patient portal access, decrease blood culture contamination & improvement of stroke interventions
What disinfectant do you use for:
C-Diff
generalized use
coverage spray
What is orange wipes clorox, takes 4 minutes to dry
purple wipes, takes 2 minutes to dry
coverage takes 10 minutes to dry
What phone # can you reach Safety & Security
What is 1-4787
What is the name of the enzymatic detergent the DHC uses
What is Valsure by steris manufacturer
Where is specimen labeling done
What is at the patient's bedside
Name some ways that we help ensure a patient's safety
What is Time out-right patient-right procedure, side rails up, discharge patients using wheelchairs to prevent falls
What do you do with an empty oxygen tank
What is Yellow tag it and place it in the equipment room
Who do you contact for patient who refuse to accept blood
What is Bloodless Medicine, Loretta Humes,RN @ 1-2677
What is the exposure time for the cidex?
What is 45 minutes and cidex expires in 14 days
When can you accept a verbal order
What is only in urgent/emergent situations (code situation)
To avoid contamination, how many feet should supplies be kept away from the sink or other patient's belongings
What is 3 feet
What special precautions are taken in the clean supply storage room
What is cover linen, solid shelving on bottom shelf
What is the speak-up campaign
What is the way patients are encouraged to speak-up and ask questions, understand their DX, and take an active interest in their plan of care
Does Cidex need to be in a negative pressure room
What is Yes
What is the hospital performance improvement model
What is FOCUS PDCA, F- find a process to improve O-organize the improve process, C-clarify knowledge process,U-understand the success of knowledge process, S-Select the process improvement--P-plan the improvement, D-Do the improvement process, C-Check the results, A-Act to maintain the process(you can find this on PAWS homepage under search: performance improvement model guidlines
What type of disinfectant is used to clean the patient's beds after use and how long does it have to sit prior to making up the bed, what disinfectant is used and only has to sit for 2 minutes
What is coverage spray is the disinfectant in the utility cleaning room that takes 10 minutes to dry & the sani-wipes with the purple lid only takes 2 minutes to dry
What are the types of transmission based precautions we have
What is Contact precautions-gown,gloves worn, Standard precautions-use with all patients,wash hands pre/post entering the patient's room, gloves when touching body fluids, Droplet precautions requiring a mask within 3 ft of the pt., Compromised Host-Neutropenic precautions- positive pressure room preferred, mask,gloves