TJC Basics
All hospital employees must be wearing this in patient care areas.
What is an employee ID badge?
Best practices for patient identification
What is "use two patient identifiers"? or What is "ask patient name and date of birth"?
The best way to reduce the risk of health-care associated infections.
What is hand washing?
Appropriate response for a fire emergency
What is (RACE) Rescue, Alarm, Confine, and Extinguish or Evacuate?
These are in place to ensure similarly operating clinics.
What is a SOP
CAF should be updated at the minimum how often?
What is annually
How often is the CRDAMC Form 378 completed to ensure safety of patients and staff?
What is monthly (15th of each month)
Gloves and eye protection are an example of this.
What is personal protective equipment (PPE)?
The resource that contains information about all chemicals and hazardous substances that we have on site, such as cleaning solutions.
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
An accident, disturbance, unfavorable circumstance, unsafe condition, or event not consistent with usual patient care and institutional operations that affects a patient, visitor or environment of the institution.
What is a reportable event?
An occurrence that results in serious patient harm, often loss of limb or life
What is a sentinel event?
What is the minimum number of High Risk groups a high risk patient must complete
What is 4
What is proper "Cough Etiquette"
What is coughing into a sleeve/tissue
The location of the Safety Data Sheets (SDS).
What is a shared common area, typically the front desk
An event reporting tool designed for capturing and analyzing safety concerns reported by any workforce member.
What is a Patient Safety Report
Where can you easily find all CRDAMC related information?
What is the "Portal"
How often is SI/HI/AVH assessed?
What is during each visit
What form is used to report Staff Illness/Infections?
What is CRDAMC Form 651 (Rev)
The minimum distance that an item or storage should be placed from the ceiling.
What is 18 inches?
What form is used to report staff injuries?
What is CRDAMC form 413
Surveyors analyze a hospital's systems by following individual patients through their hospitalization, evaluating multiple care units, departments, and services rendered to the patient
What is a "Tracer"
How should Providers/Staff alert others in the case of a combatant patient?
What is using the Emergency Response Button located in each office.
The infection control policy
MEDCEN PAM 40-9
What are the steps for a Code Blue?
1. Call out for help, begin single rescuer CPR
2. First responder will call 911 (outlying) or 553-1111 (Main Hospital)
3. Obtain department gurney at end of hallway E within FAP (main hospital only)
4. Continue CPR until designated rescue personnel arrive
Who is CRDAMC's Safety Office manager?
Who is Manuel Robles, manuel.j.robles2.civ@mail.mil