The leading cause of injury-related deaths in this age group.
What are Falls?
Our policy is that we check in on our residents and meet their needs every ____ hours?
What is 2?
The word that is identified by the second "P" in PPE.
What is Protective?
The subject of a citation under F880.
What is infection control?
It is the mission of Sprenger Health Care Systems to what?
What is empower people to anticipate and exceed customer expectations?
The most common place that people fall in their homes.
What is the bathroom?
True or False? A Kennedy Ulcer is a pressure injury?
What is false?
The number one way to prevent the spread of infection?
What is handwashing?
IJ stands for what?
What is Immediate Jeopardy?
The federal bill called the Nursing Home Reform Act, part of the Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1987 (OBRA 87) established these.
What are resident rights?
Every ____ minutes an older adult dies from a fall.
What is 20?
A deep wound that exposes fat, muscle or bone.
What is a full thickness wound?
Treating all residents blood/body fluid as though it was infectious.
What are standard precautions?
The minimum amount of time you should wash your hands for.
What is 20 seconds?
A trained advocate who protects residents' rights and quality of life.
What is a Long Term Care Ombudsman?
This fall score indicates the need for further intervention to prevent a fall.
What is the epidermis?
Measles, chickenpox, and TB all require this kind of isolation.
What are airborne precautions?
The only cleaning product effective to kill C-diff spores.
What is bleach?
The heaviest organ in the human body.
What is the skin?
This is the number one cause of falls in the elderly.
What is Sarcopenia (age related loss of muscle mass)?
What are the 4 C's of wound care?
What are clean, control, cover, and check?
What are gown, gloves, goggles, and mask/face shield?
The most common and frequently over-diagnosed infection in nursing homes.
What is a UTI (Urinary Tract Infection)?
Humans actually share approximately 60% of their DNA with this food?
What are bananas?