Random Resources
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These are the DIRECT IV administration guidelines for ADULTS for DIMENHYDRINATE.
What is "Administer diluted solution up to a MAX concentration of 5 mg/mL, over 2 to 4 minutes?"
Before contact with patient/their environment, before clean or aseptic procedures, after body fluid exposure risk and after contact with patient/their environment.
What are the 4 moments for hand hygiene?
In Connect Care from the Resources link, this is what Alberta Precision Laboratories Transfusion Medicine Resource is listed under.
What is Clinical Tools and Directories?
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This occurs for what scenario: If another trained staff member is working later that day, adjust their schedule to cover Hysteroscopy.
What is a Hysteroscopy Sick call morning of with available trained relief.
This is the minimum respiratory rate for PACU discharge.
What is 10 breaths/minute?
This system gives the official mixing directions for adult continuous infusions at our site.
What is Connect Care?
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In addition to Routine Practices, this IPC precaution requires PPE of Gowns, Gloves, Facial protection (mask and eye protection).
What is Contact and Droplet Precautions?
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These are the two (2) orders needed for a PACU Nurse to administer blood products.
What are Prepare and Transfuse orders?
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This is to occur during what time frame when you are in Charge: Count baggers (5 in the bin), build them with PEEP valves, and remove any old green masks to replace them with new ones
What is between 0730-0800?
These patients must have a STABLE or DESCENDING motor/sensory block of T10 or below.
What Spinal (intrathecal)?
This report needs to be submitted when the wrong concentration of a medication is administered.
What is an RLS Report?
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This Resource Manual supports healthcare providers to manage the care and placement of patients with known or suspected diseases and is applicable to acute care emergency, inpatient, and ambulatory medical surgical and outpatient settings. It is organized alphabetically.
What is The IPC Acute Care Resource Manual – Diseases and Conditions Table?
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This is the chart on the Transfusion Medicine page that provides the potential acute side effects of a transfusion.
What is the Acute Transfusion Reaction Chart?
A 5 second antiseptic scrub that is alcohol and acetone free and allowed to dry completely is used for this skill
What epidural connection?
Patients who have received this medication must be monitored for 1 hour following the last dose.
What is Narcan/Naloxone?
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This policy dictates the independent double check process.
What is VII-A-70 Independent Double Check (IDC)?
There is currently outbreaks of this in Alberta, presenting with Fever, cough/conjunctivitis and a generalized maculopapular rash.
What is Measles (Rubeola)?
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This is the infusion rate for the first 15 minutes for patients greater than 25kg in non-emergent situations receiving a blood product.
What is 50mLs/hr?
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A PACU RN will transport this type of patient to 5W before 1400
What is a TRAM patient?
There must be two stable sets of these prior to discharge.
What is BP/Vital signs?
The Storyboard shows this category of medications that can pose a health risk to staff from occupational exposure.
What are Hazardous Medications?
This needs to be removed from the PACU pod on Level 1 prior to accepting an isolation patient?
What is the supply bin in the drawer?
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This page is similar to the parenteral manual but is found under Transfusion Medicine for all blood components and products.
What is Blood Components & Products Information/Monographs?
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This is the checklist performed every Friday and the first week of every month.
What is the PACU Level 1/2 Weekly and Month Checklist?
This must be given and documented when going on break or when a patient is being discharged.
What is Handover Report?