Medications
Codes/Situations
Miscellaneous
TeamSTEPPS
Infection Prevention
100
Potassium Chloride Magnesium Sulfate TNKASE Insulin Warfarin Oxytoxin Activase
What is considered a high risk medication?
100
A condition H is called by the patient/family An RRT is called by the caregiven
What is the difference between a Condition H & an Rapid Response Team (RRT)
100
Our primary source for providing interpretation services to our patients.
What is the Language Line?
100
TeamSTEPPS
What is framework do we use for team training at THR?
100
THR quarterly patient safety observation program (PSO) adn our internal monthly Teir II observation program
What is the way THK documents hand hygiene compliance?
200
Ephedrine - Epinephrine Hydromorphone - morphine Hydroxyzine - Hydralazine Insulin Products Metformin - Metronidazole Prilosec - Prozac Methadone - Metolazone Celebrex - Celexa - Cerebyx Clonidine - Klonopin Avandia - coumadin
What are look alike, sound alike medications?
200
This is called by a caregiver to summon help when a patient suffers a cardiac or pulmonary arrest.
What is a Code Blue
200
When a silver alert band is placed on a patient & their primary language is written on the band.
What is done to alert staff to a patient whose primary language in not English?
200
Briefs, huddles, debriefs, CUS, SBAR, Check-back, handoff, Situational awareness, Call-out
What are tools utilzing TeamSTEPPS?
200
THK has been 100% in this category for 2011 patient safety observer observations
What is THK's departmental hand hygiene complaince?
300
*Medications should be stored in separate pockets/drawers *Electronic alert triggered by the Pyxis must be acknowledge by the user prior to removal of either high alert medication or look alike, sound alike meds *If being removed via the overide function, a witness is required *Pharmacy inventory storage bins, shelves or containers containing both categories of meds will be labeled accordingly
What are precautions taken to minimize risk related to high risk & look alike, sound alike meds?
300
Dial 4343 or 0
What a patient dials to call a Condition H
300
A patient in the custody of law enforcement or guard.
What is a forensic patient?
300
Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance & Patient Safety
What does TeamSTEPPS stand for?
300
N95 Mask Airborne Precautions Gown & gloves
What personal protective equiqpment (PPE) do you use for a patient with chicken pox?
400
*When the cap of a multi-dose vial is removed, it should be labeled with the date of expiration (28 days from the date of opening) unless otherwise specified by the manufacturer *The printed date of expiration on the vial is no longer valid once the cap is removed
What are labeling requirements when opening a multi-dose vial?
400
4444
What is the number to call for a Code Blue?
400
An adverse event that causes permanent disability or even death to a patient. Such as a patient abduction, gas line containing wrong gas, discharge of infant to wrong family, surgery on incorrect part of body, physical assault, suicide, wrong surgery, Hospital acquired stage 3 or 4 pressure ulcer
What is a sentinel event?
400
Plan Do Study Act (PDSA)
What is THK's performance improvement methodology?
400
gown and gloves contact Precautions
What type of precautions are used with a MRSA pt?
500
Wong Baker Scale Mild pain: 1-3 Moderate pain: 4-6 Severe Pain: 8-10
What is they way you determine which pain medications to give if you have medications for mild, moderate and severe pain?
500
One of these is for severe weather such as a thunderstorn or tornado watch. The other is when a tornado warning has been issued for our area and a funnel cloud has been sited.
What is the difference between a code gray and a code black?
500
Tanya Mitchell (THK) Elaine Anderson (THR)
Who is THK's & THR's compliance officer?
500
Decrease Falls Sustain 90% guardrails utilization Implementation of a team communication framework (TeamSTEPPS) Implement actions to prepare for the joint commission survey in 2012 Improve and sustain patient satisfaction
What are THK's performance improvement priorities for 2011?
500
Soap and water Bleach wipes
What is used to clean hand and equipement for a patient that has C.Diff?
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