Safety Goals
This is done before any invasive procedure that is more than minimal risk
What is a timeout/universal protocol?
QAPI
What is Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement?
This is completed when an unintentional event occurs to a patient or visitor
What is a VERGE report?
RACE
What is rescue, alarm, contain, evacuate?
The time frame in which a face to face assessment should be performed for a violent behavior patient requiring a restraint
What is 1 hour?
Performed on patients to reduce the risk for suicide
What is a suicide risk screening?
PDSA
What is plan, do, study, act?
The time one should be in the soap cycle when washing your hands
What is 20 seconds?
PASS (pull, aim, squeeze, side to side)
What is how to use a fire extinguisher?
The time frame an adult violent restraint order is valid
What is 4 hours?
RAMCs two patient identifiers
What is name and date of birth?
CDC's widely used healthcare-associated infection tracking system
What is National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN)?
Procedure mask, goggles, or face shield
What are standard precautions for a healthcare worker during the Covid pandemic for contact with a patient who is not Covid positive, does not have Covid symptoms, is not in a quarantine, or receiving an aerosol generating procedure?
Ensures the correct patient, correct procedure, correct side
What is the universal protocol?
Timeframe in which a face to face assessment should be performed for a nonviolent behavior patient requiring restraints
What is 24 hours?
Performed by pharmacy on admission and discharge
What is medication reconciliation?
Public report of hospital quality performance information
What is Hospital Compare or Checkpoint?
Side rails up x2, educated on proper footwear when up, call light, phone and personal items within reach, reminded to call for assistance, adequate lighting, room free of clutter, and bed in low position and brake on
What is fall prevention?
Process that focuses on improving patient outcomes by providing a mechanism to summon clinical staff to assist with patient evaluation and treatment when showing signs of deterioration
What is rapid response?
When nonviolent restraint orders are renewed
What is 24 hours?
This is done when receiving critical test result from another healthcare worker
What is readback?
A survey given to discharged patients regarding their recent hospital stay that contains questions about critical aspects of patients' hospital experiences
What is HCAPHS?
Face to face conversation with the ability to ask questions
What is nurse to nurse handoff/report?
MSDS
What is material data safety sheets?
This should always be done prior to restraint use
What is alternatives?