Exposure Control/PPE/Behviors
A healthcare worker would use these three pieces of PPE before providing care to a patient who had C-diff.
What is gloves, gown, and a mask?
This type of abuse of an elder is defined as inflicting pain, anguish or distress by verbal or nonverbal means. This can include insulting the elder, engaging in verbal assaults, humiliating the elder, threatening the elder, intimidating the elder or harassment.
What is emotional or psychological abuse?
This tag is used to identify malfunctioning electrical sources.
What is a lock out tag?
A US law designed to provide privacy standards to protect patients' medical records and other health information provided to health plans, doctors, hospitals and other health care providers.
What is HIPPA?
How often do we check on our residents?
What is every two hours?
The VERY FIRST thing a healthcare provider should do in the event a needle stick occurs.
What is wash the puncture site with soap and water?
The state requires any and all abuse allegations be reported within in a certain time frame.
What is 24 hours?
This acronym is used to remember the instructions for using a fire extinguisher.
What is P.A.S.S?
NPP is the acronym used for what HIPPA term?
What is notice of privacy practices?
This code is used for a missing resident?
What is code yellow?
These three blood borne pathogens are the most common pathogens healthcare professionals are at risk for contracting.
What is HIV, Hep B, and Hep C.
All questions surrounding abuse reporting can be found in this document.
What is the abuse policy?
This code is used to alert staff that there is a bomb in the building.
What is code black?
This can override a patient's approval for release for their protected health information.
What is a judicial order?
How far apart should new admit TB tests be administered?
What is at least 7 days from when the first test was read?
Oral hygiene is particularly important in the elderly. This infection can occur in the elderly due to poor oral hygiene.
What is pneumonia?
A CNA is nearing the end of his shift. One of his residents, Billy is still up late watching T.V. in the community room. The CNA informs the resident it is now time to go to bed. The resident states he doesn't want to but the CNA tells him, "It's the end of my shift. You have to go to bed" and proceeds to push the resident to his room. This violates what resident right?
What is the right to self-determination?
In the event of a tornado the residents and staff should stay in areas free of this hazard.
What is windows?
Identify the ethical term for: Patients right to choose; consent.
What is self determination?
Immunizations and TB tests are documented on this tab in PCC.
What is the immunization tab?
Trouble holding urine, social withdrawal, inability to use or find the right phrases, and difficulty doing mental math exercises are all signs of what progressive disease?
What is dementia?
An official, appointed to investigate individuals' complaints against maladministration, especially that of public authorities.
What is an ombudsman?
The acronym OSHA stands for….
What is Occupational Safety and Hazards Administration?
The ethical term for “obligations to keep promises”
What is fidelity?
These three signs and symptoms are used to diagnose cellulitis
What is warmth, redness, and swelling?