Infection Control
The hand hygiene practice module we follow at Gundersen.
What is World Health Organization's "My 5 Moments"
The two patient identifiers.
What is patient's name and date of birth?
How many days is ultrasound gel good for?
what is 28 days
This is where your department's emergency preparedness plan is located.
What is the red binder?
Radiology: manager's office next to copy machine
OB: MA workstation
ONA: ultrasound office, and check in desk
This is where you can find the documentation of a nursing assessment in Epic.
What are profiles, flow sheets, or notes?
What is the wet time for Oxivir wipes?
What are two ways you can identify that you have the correct patient if the patient is unable to state their identifiers?
What is:
Inpatient: verify by armband
Outpatient: utilize support person, medial records brought with patient or staff accompanying the patient
How do we know when the ultrasound room is considered "clean".
What is when everything is wiped down and the pillow is placed on the sonographers chair
A.L.I.C.E. is the acronym for this.
What is Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, and Evacuate?
Always use this when assessing for abuse in a non-English speaking patient.
What is a hospital interpreter?
The two tiers of precautions observed at Gundersen.
What is Standard and Transmission-based.
This is performed prior to each MSK/interventional procedure.
What is medication history?
Where is the crash cart located for the OB department?
Where is the cardiac department (across waiting room from OB)?
This is where you can find Safety Data Sheets for chemicals.
What is Gladiator/A-Z Resources/MSDS Online?
What ultrasound exam(s) with acute findings or major changes from a previous interpretation would be considered a critical test result?
Leaking/ruptured AAA dissection
Intracranial hemorrhage
possible retained item following an invasive procedure
DVT
* Critical results require verbal communication within 60 minutes of discovery
What is the wet time for Sono Disinfecting wipes?
What is 15 seconds?
These are the three elements of Universal Protocol.
What are pre-procedure verification, site marking, and time out?
Where is out emergency binder located for Radiology/hospital?
Where is the manager's office next to the copy machine
These people are authorized to turn off medical gas valves in an emergency.
Who are La Crosse Fire Department, Security, Facility Operations, or Respiratory Therapy?
Who would you notify if you suspect abuse and/or neglect of a patient?
What is, first notify the provider, then notify Gundersen Social Services during business hours or the emergency services social workers after hours/weekends.
IF there is a suspicion of caregiver misconducts by a Gundersen staff member GL-3028 caregiver misconduct investigation and reporting of must be followed
The 5 moments for performing hand hygiene.
What is: Before patient contact, Before an aseptic task, After body fluid exposure risk, After patient contact, & After contact with patient surroundings.
What 3 things must be included on the medication label when we do procedures?
1. What is the medication or solution name?
2. What is the strength
3. What amount of medication or solution containing medication
Where are the bathroom keys located in Onalaska?
Where is a metal nut on every bathroom door frame?
What is the difference between an evacuation order for shelter in place, horizonal, and vertical?
shelter in place: external conditions are too hazardous to leave
horizontal: move to an adjacent area of the same floor separated by a fire door(s)
Vertical means to move patients to a safe area via stairways, one or more floors below the fire, and beyond closed fire doors.
How do you activate emergency response teams (Code blue, Medical response team- MRT, Stroke Response team -SRT, Clinic Response Team-CRT), Behavior Response Team -BRT )
What is:
For BRT, consider pressing duress button, for all events, dial 911, resport the follo0wing to the communication specialist:
Your location: building, floor, department, room number
nature of the emergency
Adult or pediatric patient under 18
Your name
Call back number
Stay on the line until all pertinent information has been given