PATIENT SAFETY
DAY ON THE UNIT
LABS
MEDICATIONS
CHANGE OF SHIFT
100
A good way to stop spreading germs prior to entering a patient's room
What is cleanse in/ cleanse out?
100
You walk onto the unit and write down the list of your patients
What is getting your assignment?
100
A value obtained prior to giving the patient's their breakfast tray
What is blood glucose?
100
You can only give up to 4 grams pain medication of this in a 24 hour period
What is Tylenol?
100
Includes fall risk, diet, nurse managers name, nurses name, nurse tech name and most recent vital signs
What is the white communication board?
200
Your Patient continues to climb out of bed unassisted.
What is a Fall Risk?
200
Writing down a patient's information and routine while in the hospital
What is taking report?
200
The patient is admitted to the hospital with a fever you look at this lab
What is WBC?
200
You would expect a patient with a history of atrial fibrillation to receive this medication
What is amiodorone?
200
The patient is present when nurses give each other report
What is bedside reporting?
300
This task consists of swabbing Alcohol to an IV for at least 20-30 seconds
What is scrub the hub?
300
Blood Pressure, Heart Rate, Temperature, Pulse Ox, Respiratory Rate
What is vital signs?
300
The doctor orders this lab when he suspects your patient maybe septic
What is lactate?
300
After a patient has a cardiac stent placed you will expect to administer this anti-platelet medication
What is Plavix?
300
High Blood Pressure, Kidney Stones, High Cholesterol
What is past medical history?
400
Right Route, Right Patient, Right Time, Right Dose, Right Medication are all...
What is the 5 Medication Rights?
400
Commonly used to assess this by rating from 0 - 10
What is a pain scale?
400
You suspect your patient's going into kidney failure and obtain this lab
What is creatine?
400
Commonly administered to prevent DVT's
What is Heparin SQ?
400
Sulfa, Bactrim, Ace Inhibitors
What is an allergy?
500
You would be doing this by asking Name & Date of Birth
What is Patient Identifiers?
500
You gather objective information from head to toe
What is nursing assessment?
500
You must obtain this lab value prior to administering Coumadin?
What is INR?
500
The most commonly ordered beta blocker
What is metoprolol?
500
A pateint's request for treatment in an event of an emergency
What is MOLST?
M
e
n
u