CORE MEASURES
INFECTION CONTROL
PROCESS IMPROVEMENT
ACRONYMS
RANDOM TRIVIA
100
Patient arrives in our ED and is diagnosed with AMI or PROBABLE CARDIAC chest pain. He refuses admission to our hospital because his brother died here. He insists on being transferred to Hospital B. Unless he ALREADY received it within 24 hrs pre-arrival, we must give him a dose of this oral med( _____ )before transferring him out.
What is Aspirin?
100
The number one way to reduce the spread of infections.
What is Hand washing/Hand Hygiene?
100
Management philosophy focused on the reduction of wastes to improve customer value.
What is Lean?
100
RCA
What is Root Cause Analysis?
100
Another term for blood clots, this Core Measure will apply to every inpatient.
What is VTE (Venous Thrombo Embolism)?
200
TRUE or FALSE: Breastfeeding is a contraindication to receiving the flu vaccine.
What is FALSE?
200
What does CLABSI stand for?
What is Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infection?
200
Focuses on meeting customer needs and removing defects using a structured approach to improvements through a defined sequence of activities such as DMAIC.
What is Six Sigma?
200
CAUTI
What is Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection?
200
44,000 - 98,000 people in US hospitals each year.
How many people die each year as a result of medical errors (IOM report)?
300
Unless there are contraindications or the patient refuses, this vaccine should be administered if a patient is 65 years or older.
What is Pneumococcal Vaccination (pneumovax)?
300
How long should you wash your hands with soap and water? (a) 10 secs (b) 20 secs (c) 30 secs (d) Washing hands? are you kidding?
What is (b) 20 seconds?
300
Graphical representation of a process from start to finish.
What is Process Map?
300
AIDET
What is What is Acknowledge-Introduce-Duration- Explanation-Thank you.?
300
President/CEO of JPS Health Network?
Who is Mr. Robert Earley
400
Unless there's a documented reason from a PHYSICIAN (or LIP) for retention of the urinary catheter, a post-op patient's Foley must be removed no later than _______.
What is Post-op day 2?
400
Color of the signage for Cdiff contact precautions?
What is YELLOW?
400
Iterative four-step method used for the control and continuous improvement of processes.
What is PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act or Plan–Do–Check–Adjust)
400
PHI
What is Protected Health Information?
400
What is your responsibility if you identify someone who may look lost in the hallways?
Ask them if they need help.
500
The absolute deadline for Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Prophylaxis for Stroke patients
What is inpatient hospital Day 2? or What is "before midnight on the day after admission"?
500
Insulin vials are good for ___days after opening. (a)18 days (b) 28 days (c) 38 days
What is (b) 28 days (if manufacturer’s expiration date does not occur first)
500
A systematic, proactive method for evaluating a process to identify where and how it might fail and to assess the relative impact of different failures, in order to identify the parts of the process that are most in need of change
What is FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis)?
500
HICS (designed for hospitals to advance their emergency preparedness and response capability)
What is Hospital Incident Command System?
500
An instrument used nationwide to measure patient perceptions of their inpatient hospital experience.
What is HCAHPS?
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