Nursing Fun Facts
The woman who is commonly known to be the founder of modern nursing.
Who is Florence Nightingale?
The best way to stop the transmission of an infectious agent.
What is hand hygiene?
This medical term refers to both sides of the body (e.g. weakness on left and right sides of the body).
What is Bilateral?
AON has this amount of Retirement and Long-term Care homes combined.
What is 6?
The first Canadian undergraduate nursing degree program was established in this province.
What is British Columbia?
This type of precautions are used for all patient care. They’re based on a risk assessment and make use of common sense practices and personal protective equipment use that protect healthcare providers from infection and prevent the spread of infection from patient to patient.
What are standard or universal precautions?
This medical term refers to a patient that is having difficulty swallowing.
What is Dysphagia?
This year was recognized by the World Health Organization as the year of the nurse.
What is 2020?
This item is known as the most recognized symbol for nursing.
What is a lamp?
This is the contact time for Oxivir TB (wipes or liquid).
What is 1 minute?
The abbreviation “PHIPA”, is the provincial law that governs the collection, use and disclosure of personal health information.
What is The Personal Health Information Protection Act?
AON builds communities. These 3 values are prioritized here at AON.
What is quality, connection, and future-focus?
Name the nurse who also served on the Underground Railroad during the Civil War.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
Cleaning, sanitizing, and disinfecting are all methods to break the chain of infection. This 4th method is the most effective method in killing micro-organisms.
What is sterilization?
ISMP is an abbreviation for this organization that focuses on the prevention of medication errors and promoting safe medication practices.
Institute for Safe Medication Practices
These are the 6 Rights of medication administration.
What is Right Med, Right Dose, Right Route, Right Time, Right Patient, Right Documentation?
Florence Nightingale worked to establish the foundation of the nursing profession during this war.
What is the Crimean War?
This should be completed prior to entering a resident's room to determine if any prevention measures are needed to break the chain of infection.
What is a point of care risk assessment?
IDDM is a common abbreviation for this medical diagnosis.
Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
AON is a family owned company, based in Peterborough Ontario, with a successful history of over how many years.
What is 50 years?