Patient found on floor, cannot get up independently. This is used to transfer him back to bed?
What is a Hoyer lift?
100
Staff who can answer a call light and see what the patient needs.
What is everyone.
100
Abbreviation for the Patient Safety Organization
What is PSO?
100
A HealthSouth required tool to assess falls.
What is Morse Fall Risk Assessment?
100
Besides the patient, this person(s) should also make sure they are taken care of so that they have a sense of control, sense of well-being, and strength to go forward.
What is the caretaker?
200
When a patient would have fallen if not caught by himself or others.
What is an intercepted fall?
200
Staff who can take the patient to the bathroom, shut off alarms or get someohting for the patient to eat or drink.
What is clinical staff only.
200
Which role in the hospital is the patient Safety officer?
What is the Director of Quality/Risk?
200
When a patient falls, this has to be completed in ACE-IT.
What is a post fall assessment.
200
Stroke survivor family members may exhibit these: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance and hope.
What are the 6 stages of loss?
300
Name 2 things that can improve fall risk in a patient's room.
What is call light; bed rail; night light; items within reach; no clutter; bed height position.
300
The two colors of call light indicating a nurse or PCA is in the room with the patient already.
What is GREEN (RN) and YELLOW (PCA).
300
This is the location of the patient safety office.
What is room 277 or Paula's office?
300
These are measured/taken and recorded on the post fall assessment.
What is vital signs or BP, Pulse, etc.
300
These traits may be present before a stroke, and may be exacerbated after a stroke.
What are personality traits?
400
Name 2 things patient may wear to reduce risk of falls.
What is a non-skid socks; flat shoes; hearing aide; eyeglasses; AFO; gait belt
400
When this light is lit, the patient needs assistance and anyone can ask the patient what he needs.
What is the solid WHITElight?
400
Name 2 examples of PSWP (patient safety work product.
What is reports, records, memos, root cause analyses, written statements, oral statements, data.
400
This is assessed immediately after a fall.
What is injury/pain.
400
A spouse of a stroke patient may take on new responsibilities, such as acting as the homemaker or bread-winner.
What is role-change / role reversal?
500
Name 4 of the departments represented on the interdisciplinary fall team.
What is nursing; therapy; medicine (MD); Pharmacy; environmental services; plant ops; administration; quality
500
When this light is flashing a patient is in the bathroom and needs immediate assistance.
What is RED?
500
Patient safety work product or PSWP is sent or copied to the HealthSouth PSO. In this case it would it only be copied.
What is a reportable incident (that is also sent elsewhere).
500
What document besides the Morse fall assessment, should be updated after a fall.
What is the care plan.
500
These five services are all available for the stroke patient after discharge.
What are physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, social work/case manager and nursing services?