General Hospital
To restore, sustain, & enhance the health and dev potential of children through excellence in care, education, research & advocacy.
What is the hospital's mission statement?
Using two patient identifiers (full name, DOB, MRN)
How do you confirm patient identity?
before/after touching a patient or patient belongings, before/after being in a patient room, before/after donning, any time it's needed. use soap & water for 15 seconds if visibly dirty.
When do you wash your hands?
Remove patients, Alarm, Contain, Extinguish or Evacuate; Pull, Aim, Squeeze Spray
What is RACE and PASS?
What is your department's QAPI project this year?
If Spanish, put in order for hospital translation. Use language line or video translator.
If a patient or parent doesn't speak English, what do you do?
Complete a safety report, report to supervisor, call the CHAAT line/compliance, contact the Joint Commission directly.
How do I report a patient safety problem?
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!
Before and after patient use.
When is a wheelchair wiped down with Sani-Wipes?
Material Safety Data Sheets icon is on computer desktop. Describes hazardous materials, how to store them and what to do if spill/exposure.
What is the MSDS and where can you find it ?
Improving patient scheduling accuracy
What was your department's previous QAPI project?
NEO, CHEX/ AME, meetings, emails, conferences, mentoring
How were you trained when hired re infection control, fire safety, emergency mgmt. & competency?
30 days after opening or until expiration date on package (if less than 30 days)
How long is food used for patient care good?
Adhere to universal precautions, Wear gloves anytime exposure to bodily fluids is expected, place items dripping with bodily fluids in red bag waste. blood spills are cleaned up by RN, disinfected by EVS. Document in SRS
How to you response to a spill of blood or bodily fluids?
Biomed sticker that's current, no frayed or damage cords or parts, visual inspection prior to every use
How do you know equipment is safe for use with a patient?
Speech- implement cycles approach, PT- Adapt Modified Oswestry Q for peds ortho pts, OT- Episodic Care
What is your discipline's (Speech, OT, PT) QAPI project this year?
Acknowledge, Introduce, Duration, Explanation, Thank You
What is AIDET?
How do you clean equipment/toys in between patients?
on it's own shelf/cabinet with cover/doors closed.
Where is linen stored?
Unplug the item, report immediately to supervisor & Bio Med.
What do you do if a piece of equipment fails?
Identify patients correctly, Report critical results on a timely basis, Improve safety of using medications, Improve safety of clinical alarm systems, Reduce HAI, ID patients at risk for suicide.
National Patient Safety Goals 2020
Check-in with manager or designate in person either in Nelson Gym or at top of stairs outside Entrance #9, volunteer for labor pool, be dismissed home or continue seeing patients.
What do you do in case of an emergency?
Go to exit doors & monitor people leaving with infants or large bags.
What do you do in a Code Pink?
Item is washed and rinsed in dept to remove food residue then sent to kitchen for sanitize cycle in dishwasher.
What is the process to sanitize the equipment used for feeding patients?
Nothing
What can be stored under the sink?
Define AIM, Identify MEASURES, Select INTERVENTIONS. Plan, Do, Study, Act
What is hospital's model for quality improvement?