The acronym CLABSI stands for this _________.
What is Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infection?
This is how often the Braden Scale should be documented on the nursing flow sheet
What is daily?
Hand Washing, aseptic technique, use of a bundle
What are infection prevention measures to take to reduce hospital acquired infections?
The nationally recognized color for Fall Prevention is_________
What is yellow?
This Value Based Program domain measures patient satisfaction/perception of nurse/patient interactions
What is Nurse Communication?
Scrub the hub prior to or after removal of the SwabCap prior to administering medications if the cap has been on less than this amount of time?
What is 5 minutes?
(as long as the cap has been on for 5 minutes, it has been fully disinfected)
Greatest risk factor for the pressure injury development
What is immobility?
This helps prevent an infection from climbing up the Foley catheter and causing a Catheter Associated UTI (CAUTI)
What is proper catheter care with chlorhexidine prep?
Most falls occur while patients are attempting to do this.
What is going to the bathroom/toileting?
The 5 P's of hourly rounding
What is Pain, Potty, Position, Periphery, and Pump?
Do this if medication or residue can be found at the needleless port or there is any evidence of sponge material after removing the SwabCap.
What is wipe the port with an alcohol swab?
Patient, family, physician, dietary, and wound care nurse
Who are people the nurse notifies when a patient has a pressure injury?
You are getting report and have 3 patients with a Foley catheter. This question should always be asked.
What is "Why The Foley; why is it in"?
Name 3 areas assessed to determine patient's risk to fall.
What is history of falls, medical diagnosis/diagnoses, medications patient is taking, is patient on IV therapy, does patient use assistive devices, what is baseline gait, what is patient's mental status?
Name 3 interventions to improve patient satisfaction questions related to medication administration.
What is provide explanation of medication(s) to be administered in easy to understand language, in patient's preferred language, ask patient for repeat back to confirm understanding, What is complete pain assessments & reassessments, what is explain side effects of medications in easy to understand language/preferred language
On assessment of your patient's IV you note the following at the insertion site: redness, pain, swelling. These are symptoms for this
What is phlebitis?
Parallel frictional force that occurs as patients are dragged during repositioning as opposed to being lifted and moved
What is shearing?
SureStep Insertion tray, STATLOCK and post-insertion Foley Care
What is in a CAUTI bundle?
Name 4 fall prevention interventions.
What is apply yellow risk band bracelet; yellow socks, fall prevention emblem at patient door and/or room, hourly rounding, Q2 toileting, call bell within reach, personal items within reach, adequate lighting, answer calls bells timely, ask patient is there anything else I can do for you before I leave, use assistive lift devices as needed, use enough support staff as needed (ie 2 person assist)?
73.7%
What is top box benchmark for Nurse Communication for the H+H system?
This is done after inserting an intravenous device and/or after completing a dressing change.
What is date & time the label?
When patient’s are incontinent of urine this is used as a protective barrier
What is Aloe vista?
NYC H+H Standardized system approach to urine sample & urine culture collection includes these items.
What is:
H+H system Fall rate benchmark.
What is zero?
The acronym for our H+H values which serve as the foundation of the hospital’s value is ICARE; list what each letter stands for.
What is Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence?