Dining Room Dilemmas
Staff are required to wear this when serving and feeding in the dining room.
What is an apron.
This person is responsible for removing a treatment cream from the cart when it is discontinued/completed.
Who is the registered staff.
This is the government body that requires safety rounds to be completed.
What is the Ministry of Labor
This is the person with whom all personal health information can be shared and decisions made.
Who is the POA or SDM.
A resident who is Level 1 for care is found in bed VSA. After confirming VSA this is your first call.
What is to the POA/SDM.
TRUE OR FALSE: Staff may stand to feed in the dining room if they feel more comfortable.
FALSE: it is a ministry requirement that staff must be seated while feeding residents.
This is the person who can approve pulling staff from the next day/shift to fill a shift.
Who is Deborah/Manager in the building.
These are the reasons why we do safety rounds (4 potential, full points if you get at least 3)
This is the place where discussing residents or their health should NOT occur.
What are common areas, staff room, hallways.
A resident is level 3 for care and has new onset SOB and chest pain. They appear pale and state they feel nauseous. This is who you are calling first.
Who is the Physician.
This is what staff should do between clearing a dirty plate and serving the next course.
What is hand hygiene.
This is how you confirm a treatment cream was applied to the correct area.
What is ask the staff.
Safety rounds are done at this time on each shift.
What is the beginning of each shift (days, afternoons and nights).
This is the person that all staff should be directing questions to regarding residents.
Who is the registered staff.
A resident was out with family on day shift and fell. They went to the hospital and have a fractured hip. What do you do next?
Call Deborah immediately, a CIS must be completed.
This is the time when nurses are no longer required in the dining area.
What is when all residents are done eating.
This is how we would staff the building if a PSW calls in for 11-7 and it CAN NOT be filled.
2 Registered staff on Gem, 1 Registered nurse and 2 PSWs on Emerald.
This is where you document any issues noted with the building or equipment.
What is the maintenance problem sheet.
This is the person that the nurse can direct visitors/family to if unable to share information with them.
Who is the POA or DOC.
At shift report you ask a PSW if a treatment cream was applied to a resident's back, they say they didn't know about it. This is what you would do next.
What is ask the PSW to apply the cream now.
This is the fluid thickness that is sippable, pours quickly off a spoon, and mild effort is required to drink it through a straw.
This is where you find guidelines for staffing if a shift can't be filled.
What is the working short sheet.
If the fire alarm is going off, this is the place where you find the location of the fire.
This is the governmental document that guides sharing of personal health information.
What is PHIPA (Personal Health Information Protection Act)
This is the person to notify if we have two swab results positive for the same virus on a Saturday or Sunday.
Who is the Manager on Duty or Deborah, this is a CIS and outbreak. Manager will inform Brianna.