Infection Prevention/Safety
The single most effective way to prevent the spread of infection.
What is handwashing/ hand hygiene?
Cue-based feeding focuses on this rather than the clock.
What is the infant's readiness and cues?
The most accurate way to measure an infant's temperature.
What is rectal temperature?
These are the limits caregivers set with patients and families to keep relationships safe and appropriate
What are professional boundaries?
This term refers to a patient’s ability to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions.
What is health literacy?
PPE stands for this.
What is Personal Protective Equipment?
True or False.A G-tube and J-tube are located in the same place and feeds can be delivered the same way.
What is False. Stomach and Jejunum are the specific locations. Boluses cannot be delivered in a J-Tube.
This is to ensure patient safety through continual visual and observation and basic intervention.
What is the Primary function of a sitter?
This term refers to physical, emotional, or psychological harm by a current or former partner.
What is intimate partner violence?
This technique involves asking patients to repeat back instructions in their own words to confirm understanding.
What is the teach-back method?
This resource is available to guide staff on proper disinfection of hospital equipment
What is Milwaukee Hospital Equipment Cleaning Guide?
Stress signs that indicates a baby needs a break from feeding, or that they are finished feeding.
You collect 150mLs from a foley catheter, 15mLs from a JP Drain. Patient had 30mLs of OJ. You will chart this information here.
What is in the I&O's/LDA's flowsheet?
You are required to contact authorities when you have reasonable cause or suspicion that a child has been threatened, abused or neglected because you are now this?
What is a mandated reporter?
Instead of saying “patient is NPO,” you should say this.
What is Can’t eat or drink?
This reference card directs staff on appropriate steps to follow during a number of unplanned events.
What is the Emergency badge card?
This should always be checked before starting an NG feeding.
What is tube placement verification?
You have an awake 9mo baby you need vitals on. You anticipate getting the vitals in this order.
What is HR, Respirations, BP, Pulse Ox, Temperature?
This Federal law requires that patient health records be viewed only when necessary for treatment or care.
BONUS- what do the letters stand for?
What is HIPAA?
What is Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
This many adults have a have difficulty using health literacy.
What is 9 out of 10 adults?
This is required to be used prior to a patient going to surgery, used on all ICU patients and patients with central lines.
What are CHG wipes?
There are these many mL in 2 ounces.
What is 60mL?
You discover that a previous CNA was giving incorrect EBM to a patient. You will use this reporting tool to report the error to help eliminate this mistake in the future.
What is Origami?
This is considered best practice when it comes to discussing and/or posting work-related content online.
What is avoiding or refraining from posting online?
Low health literacy is associated with higher rates of this costly outcome.
What is hospital readmission?