What is one of the 2018 National Patient Safety Goals?
What is the number to call during an emergency?
What is Standard Precautions?
The use of gloves, masks, gowns, or eye protection when caring for All Patients if there is a potential for contact with blood or bodily fluids
Surveyors analyze a hospital's system by following individual patient through their hospitalization, evaluating multiple care units, departments, and services rendered to the patient
What is RACE and PASS stand for?
R-remove, A- alarm/911, C-close/contain, E-extinguish/evacuate. P-pull pin, A-aim, S-squeeze trigger, S-sweep side to side.
What is Hand Hygiene
To minimize risk for transmission of infectious organisms from the hands of healthcare providers. This is the number one way to prevent the spread of infection
Where should your hospital ID badge be worn?
Above the waist
Patient rights and education, infection control, medication management, preventing medical errors, hospital staff verification of qualified and competent staff, emergency preparation, performance data collection and its use towards improvement
What is the dwell (Contact) time for the Purple Top PDI wipes?
2 minute contact time to ensure proper disinfection for equipment
What is Materials Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
The standard information source for hazardous chemicals
What is Code Pink?
Patients signature, date, time. LIP signature, date, time
What must be documented on consents?
Patients signature, date, and time.
LIP signature, date, and time.
If used, translators signature, date, and time.