Joint Commission Trivia

Environment of Care

100

This is how often a fire drill must be conducted each year at every clinic site.

What is Twice?

200

A patient has had an accident in the bathroom! But not to worry, you can get help cleaning up this mess by contacting this department.

What is EVS

300

This intranet tool is the best way to notify the Facilities Department that something is broken or unsafe.

What is the a Facilities work order Request?

400

This is a federal regulation that protects patient's health and personal information, misusing this information has serious consequences.

What is HIPAA?

500

This type of safety exercise prepares staff to keep employees, patients and visitors safe in the case of loss of power, earthquake, or other unexpected events.

What are emergency or disaster drills?

Infection Control

100

This is the single most effective way to prevent transmission of infection.

What is Handwashing?

200

Gloves, gowns, masks, eye shields and face shields are all examples of this.

What is Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)?

300

This infection control practice considers all patients to be possible carriers of blood-borne pathogens, and requires PPE to be used when coming into contact with ALL patients blood, urine, or other body fluids.

What are Universal Precautions?

400

These inspections are conducted by the Quality Department to identify and list repairs that need to be performed prior to JCAHO.

What is a Mock Survey?

500

This process of wiping down things that are touched or used after every patient 

What is cleaning high touch surfaces?

Fire Safety

100

A in RACE

What is Alarm

200

PASS stands for..

Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep

300

This design made with tape on the door identifies that the room is clear of any patients if there is a fire

What is a X?

400

Smoking, oxygen/compressed gases, flammable substances, electrical, and cooking

What are fire hazards found in healthcare facilties?

500

Yell Code Red, activate the fire alarm, and dial 9-911

What is ways to alert others of a fire?

Potpourri

100

Before providing care to a patient, you must verify that you have the right patient using two of these.

What are patient identifiers?

200

It tells you whether a piece of patient equipment has been serviced recently, and is safe to use during patient care.

What is the yellow sticker from biomed?

300

Staff use these buttons to keep keep their computer information locked and secured 

What is F4?

400

This is a way for patients to formally communicate what type of healthcare they want if they are no longer able to make decisions due to illness or incapacity, and to appoint a person to make such decisions on their behalf.

What is an Advance Directive?

500

This term is defined as “the procedures, actions, and processes that a medical professional is licensed to perform”.

What is the “scope of practice”?

Codes

100

Code for combative person

Code Grey

200

Code for infant abduction

Code Pink

300

Code for weapon or hostage

Code Silver

400

Code for adult abduction or elopement

Code Green

500

Code for hazardous spill/release

Code Orange