Handoff
Who is responsible for welcoming IRT or other team members floating into our units so they understand the model, and their role and responsibility?
Each team member
Who should you contact first when you need assistance turning your patient?
This person is unable to empty the foley bag of a continuous bladder irrigation (CBI)
Patient safety companion
Utilize this to alert your peers of a staff assist or code when in a patient's room
Responder 5 staff assist or code buttons in the patient room
This moisture wicking fabric with antimicrobial silver helps target moisture, friction, bacteria, and fungus.
InterDry
Team members should do this to clarify information not shared during report?
Ask questions
These roles are able to provide trach cares
RN, LPN, RT
Which role(s) are able to document progressing care plans?
RN & LPN
How often should patient monitoring occur during a hypoglycemic episode?
15 minutes after treatment and recheck 1 hour after treatment is complete (i.e., when patient is stabilized and when BG is greater than 80 mg/dL)
Be sure to replace this access device when changing your port dressing.
Tte
How should patient assignments be assigned for the following shift?
Lead will assign CCGs, then after bedside report the attending nurse will decide how to assign patients and cares
What role is available to assist with discharges, admits, patient education 0700-2230
Virtual nurse
IV certified LPNs will do this when a provider enters a new vancomycin order.
Delegate to attending
This should be with all trach patients 24/7
Emergency/ to go bag
This product is used every 8 hours or more often to prevent catheter associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)
M-care wipes
What considerations should be made when determining patient assignments?
Nurses' skill mix- RN, LPN, novice vs. experience, and patient acuity and needs
Who should you communicate with to help cover your lunch break?
Members in your CCG
Who is responsible if an error occurs when RN 1 delegated a skill to RN 2 and it was within the scope and training, they accepted that task and then completed it incorrectly resulting in harm to the patient?
RN 2
How should you verify a patient's code status when they are found unresponsive?
EPIC and check for a DNR band
Patients should be ambulated how many times per day?
At least three times and up in chair for meals
When should each CCG align and discuss patient assignments and care?
After handoff, change in caregiver, and frequently throughout shift
Which roles are you able to sign in as in EPIC?
Attending and LPN
What are the five rights of delegation?
Task, circumstance, person, direction & communication, and supervision & evaluation
These steps should be taken when getting ready to admit a new suicidal patient?
Obtain red folder, clear the room & complete room safety checklist, complete patient safety companion and behavior report
Which classes is mandatory for new hires and on an annual basis?
Fit testing and point of care