Policies/Guidelines
Medications that bear a heightened risk of causing significant patient harm when
they are used incorrectly.
What is High Alert Medications?
This Audit verifies the overall cleanliness of the environment/space.
What is a Cleaning/Visual Verification Audit?
Everyone is responsible for this best practice in health care
Who is responsible for Patient Safety?
This annual event encourages patients to understand what services and care are available to them in the community. Additionally it is interaction and educational and part of Public Health Intervention.
What is the "Annual Health Fairs"?
A form required to be completed and send to the IPO six months prior to release of a patient
What is a GIST Report?
Scale that is required to be completed as part of the triage process when a patient is first
assessed by a mental health professional
What is Mental Health Needs Scale (MHNS)?
This Audit verifies the proper Infection Control Practices of Nurses and Physicians during clinics
What is Hand Hygiene Audit?
Events that did not occur due to active recovery or chance that should be reported on a PSI
Note: the incident did not reach the patient
What are near misses?
A self-management & recovery training for patients who struggle with addiction
What is a SMART program?
The acronym DNUA stands for this.
DO NOT USE ABBREVIATIONS?
A situation where you are unsure of the appropriate response where no matter what a person does, some principle will be compromised.
What is an Ethical Dilemma?
This Audit is assigned monthly to a nurse to review patient's file
What are Chart Audits?
Your Site Quality Improvement & Accreditation Officer
Who is Harpreet Bhatia?
Can you name this ............ event?
Your response should have Year and Theme
2019 Christmas Staff Potluck event
Using this type of equipment aids in stopping the spread of infection.
What is PPE?
The directive outlining the management of patients who exhibit suicidal or self-injurious behavior, and with serious mental illness with significant impairment.
What is CD843?
This audit is conducted bi-monthly to remove/return any expired or unnecessary medications
What is a Med Room Audit?
A week long annual event intended to encourage everyone to learn more about health care safety.
What is a Patient Safety Week?
An organization run program to support employee's wellbeing and productivity.
What is EAP?
Employee Assistance Program
These ideas involve systematic activities that are organized and implemented by an organization to monitor, assess and improve its quality of healthcare.
What is Quality Improvement Initiatives?
A decision making framework outlining steps to follow on how to deal with a patient related to COVID-19?
What is a Patient Journey Algorithms/Guidance?
Reviewing a patient's medication list for accuracy.
What is medication reconciliation?
An event or circumstance that could have resulted, or did result, in unnecessary harm to a patient
What is a Patient Safety Incident (PSI)?
This survey measures staff members' perception of patient safety and is conducted every other year.
What is the Patient Safety Culture Survey?
A formal request to provide all copies of CSC emails, correspondence and communication on an individual
What is an ATIP request?
Access to Information and Privacy