Infection Control
Medication
Environment of Care
Documentation
Emergency Management
100
Gloves, gown, mask with face shield, N95 mask and PAPR.
What is personal protective equipment (PPE)?
100
Right patient

Right drug

Right route

Right dose

Right time

What are the 5 "R"s?
100
These must be conducted and documented twice annually in all clinics.
What are safety inspections?
100
QD, QOD, U, IU, au, as, ad, ou, os, od.
What are "Do Not Use Abbreviations"?
100
R - Rescue patients and others, A- Alert the fire department by calling the appropriate emergency number, C- Confine the fire (close doors), E- Extinguish the fire when it is safe to do so or E - Evacuate the area. P- Pull the pin, A-Aim the nozzle at the base of the fire, S-Squeeze the handle, S-Sweep the nozzle form side to side
What do RACE and PASS stand for?
200
These must be worn whenever touching blood, body fluids, excretions, secretions, mucous membranes, non-intact skin or contaminated items.
What are gloves?
200
Verifying and adding medications to the medication list.
What is medication reconciliation?
200
Sorting

Straightening or Setting in Order

Sweeping or Systematic Cleaning

Standardizing

Sustaining

What are the 5S's?
200
Numeric Scale, FACES, FLACC.
What are pain assessment tools?
200
Bomb threat; search area for suspicious or unusual device/object.
What is a Code Search?
300
This will be practiced during the care of every patient and the handling of all specimens and equipment. It applies not only to blood, but also to all other body fluids, secretions (except perspiration), any non-intact skin and all mucous membranes, whether or not visible blood is recognized.
What are Standard Precautions?
300
Only authorized staff have access to medications and the clinic has a secure environment to store medications (i.e., medication rooms, cabinets, cart or tool boxes) through the use of locks, keypads or proximity access readers and cards.
What is medication security?
300
This must be checked by Biomed staff before patient use and annually thereafter. Once checked, it displays a green sticker indicating the date checked and the date the next check is due.
What is medical equipment?
300
These should only be used to meet the care needs of the patient when it is impossible or impractical for the ordering provider to write or enter it into the EHR without delaying treatment. These are not to be used for the convenience of the provider.
What are verbal orders?
300
Potential or actual infant or child abduction/missing. Notify security. Alert staff. Secure area. Monitor exits. Search area, stairwells, restrooms, lounges, corridors.
What is a Code Pink?
400
Use an alcohol based rub: a. before and after having direct contact with patients; b. after removing gloves; c. before handling an invasive device for patient care (whether or not gloves are used) d. after contact with body fluids or excretions, mucous membranes, non-intact skin or wound dressings; e. if moving from a contanminated body site to a clean body site during patient care; f. after contact with inanimate objects (including medical equipment) in the immediate vicinity of the patient.
What is hand hygiene?
400
Capitalizing letters in the medication name to make them stand out to prevent errors.
What is TALL man lettering?
400
These cannot be stored closer than 6 inches from the floor, in cardboard boxes or under sinks.
What are patient supplies?
400
These must be verified and documented whenever staff administer medications or blood products, take blood samples and other specimens, or provide any other treatments or procedures.
What are two patient identifiers?
400
888 and 12345.
What are the telephone numbers to call for emergency assistance?
500
This is designed to prevent infections that are transmitted by direct or indirect contact with feces, e.g., C-difficile, R/O infectious diarrhea. Everyone is required to use soap and water when leaving the room.
What is Enteric Isolation?
500
Writing the following information on a container of medication to be administered to a patient:

1. Patient name and a second identifier (e.g., birth date)

2. Drug name and dose/quantity

3. Date and time of preparation

4. Name or initials of person preparing the medication.

What is medication labeling?
500
These, identified by the Joint Comission, highlight high-risk areas and provide evidence-based solutions for improving patient safety. One of these is "Use medicines safely".
What are the National Patient Safety Goals?
500
Occuring immediately prior to beginning an invasive procedure, this is documented after confirming the patient name, procedure, site of procedure and any applicable site marking.
What is the Time Out?
500
A disaster, which may be internal or external. There may be many casualties. Responses actions include activating facility and clinic emergency preparedness plans.
What is a Code Orange?
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