Environment of Care
Infection Control
Patient Rights
This and That
100

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

What is Twice?

100
This is the single most effective way to prevent transmission of infection.
What is Handwashing?
100
Patients learn about their privacy rights by getting “hip” to this form.
What is the Patient Notification of Privacy Rights/HIPAA form?
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

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 reviewing this document.

What is a Safety Data Sheet (SDS)?

200
Gloves, gowns, masks, eye shields and face shields are all examples of this.
What is Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)?
200

This item is should be given to all new patients, to inform them about their right to be treated with respect, to be involved in decisions related to their care, and that they must also treat our staff with courtesy and respect.

What are the Patient’s Rights & Responsibilities?

200

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

What is a Biomed sticker?

300

The length of time a surface must stay visibly wet to effectively kill germs

What is the "kill time" or "contact time"?

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?
300

This is a formal patient complaint in writing.

What is a grievance?

300

These checklists, completed daily, weekly, and monthly, help ensure that appropriate maintenance and procedures are completed routinely.

What are quality control logs?

400

These tags are placed on broken equipment to signify that they are not safe for use.

What are "Not in use" tags?

400

All of these must be disposed of 28 days after opening.

What are multi-use vials?

400

Tooth extractions and SDF are examples of procedures that require obtaining this from the patient before the procedure is performed.

What is informed consent?

400

Doing this process before starting a patient procedure is important to identify any missing information, and prevent errors.

What is a time-out?

500

This is the appropriate way to clean to let gravity help move dust and dirt.

What is cleaning from top to bottom?

500

The Midmark M11 is an example of this class of steam sterilizer.

What is steam-flush, pressure pulse (SFPP)?

500

This form must be signed by the patient before medical records can be shared with outside healthcare providers.

What is a release of information?

500

Medications on this list have a higher possibility of causing harm.

What is "High Alert"?

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