Provision of Care & Patient Rights
True or False: Patients have a right to have things explained to them in a way that they understand.
What is True?
Number of patient identifiers used before performing any test or procedure or giving a medication to a patient.
What is two? (Name and DOB for CN per our policy)
The single most effective way to prevent transmission of infection.
What is handwashing?
A fire has been identified in your area! This is the code that will be called.
What is a Code Red?
The right patient, the right drug, the right dose, the right route, the right time.
What are the 5 rights of medication administration?
CN has a process for recognizing and responding when a patient has a sudden worsening change in condition. This request for assist is termed______________.
What is a rapid response?
The term we utilize to alert other staff that we may have a suicidal patient.
What is a "Columbia"?
Gloves, gowns, masks, eye shields, and face shields are all examples of this.
What is Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Someone has accidentally spilled a chemical in your work area! But not to worry, you can get information on how the spill should be handled by going to this reference
What is Chemwatch?
Medications are required to be labeled at this time.
What is when medication is prepared but, not immediately administered?
The hospital or clinic(s) assesses the patients risk of injury and implements interventions to reduce the risk of this injury while under our care.
What is falls?
Staff will notify the Provider within one hour of results becoming available.
What are critical test results?
This infection control practice considers all patients to be possible carriers of blood-borne pathogens, and requires PPE to be used when coming in contact with all patients blood, urine or other body fluids.
What are universal precautions?
In active shooter training, in addition to activating assistance by calling overhead “Active Shooter “ and the location, these three things are taught for survival.
What is "Run, Hide, Fight"?
Adverse drug events at CN are immediately reported to the Provider and also in writing, by this means.
What is the Electronic Event Reporting System? (Midas)
The hospital utilizes a mobile computer device to aid in assisting some patients with communication when this is needed. This device provides medically certified individuals in this specialty area (which is a requirement of TJC).
What is an Interpreter?
A Pause immediately before a procedure or surgery to verify the correct patient and procedure and prevent errors that includes the entire team.
What is a timeout?
You must use soap and water hand-washing when this occurs, alcohol-based hand sanitizers are not acceptable for hand hygiene.
What is when your hands are visibly soiled?
The code that is paged for a unruly patient or visitor
What is a Code Gray?
Before administering a new medication, the patient and family are informed about any potential clinically significant adverse drug reactions or other concerns regarding the medication. This is documented at CN in the EHR.
What is first dose?
Informed consent includes a discussion about the patient's proposed care, treatment and services. Potential risks, benefits, and side effects are discussed with the patient by this individual.
Who is the Provider?
Collecting a list of all medications a patient is currently taking and comparing those medications to new medications given to the patient while in the hospital or prescribed to the patient at discharge.
What is medication reconciliation?
Document you must you utilize for instruction when cleaning equipment utilized for patient care, to ensure you are using the appropriate cleaning solution recommended.
What is the Manufacturer's instructions for use?
This type of safety exercise prepares staff to keep employees, patients and visitors safe in the case of power loss, ice storm or other unexpected events.
What is an emergency disaster drill (Code Yellow)?
Medication storage is designed to assist in maintaining the integrity and security of medications and decrease the potential risk of dispensing errors. At CN medications have this requirement.
What is stored in a locked location?