Patient
Identification
Identification
How many identifiers must be used before providing care?
Answer: Two identifiers
Communication tool meaning Situation Background Assessment Recommendation.
Answer: SBAR
Medications requiring extra safeguards.
Answer: High‑alert medications
Most effective infection prevention method.
Answer: Hand hygiene
Unplanned descent to the floor.
Answer: Patient fall
Environment where staff feel comfortable reporting.
Answer: Culture of safety
Event that could cause harm but was prevented.
Answer: Near miss
Alarm indicating potential fire or smoke.
Answer: Fire alarm
Name two common patient identifiers.
Answer: Name and Date of Birth
Telephone orders must be repeated back using this process.
Answer: Read‑back
Process ensuring medication accuracy at transitions.
Answer: Medication reconciliation
Two devices monitored daily to prevent infection.
Answer: Central lines and urinary catheters
Assessments used to identify fall risk.
Answer: Fall risk assessment
Balances accountability with non‑punitive response.
Answer: Just culture
Lincoln program recognizing harm prevention.
Answer: Good Catch Program
Process for reporting broken safety equipment.
Answer: Maintenance or safety report
This cannot be used as a patient identifier.
Answer: Room number
These lab results require immediate provider notification.
Answer: Critical results
Medications that look or sound similar.
Answer: LASA medications
Infection linked to urinary catheters.
Answer: CAUTI
Continuous monitoring to prevent self harm.
Answer: 1:1 observation
Healthcare systems anticipating risk.
Answer: High reliability organization
Why reporting safety events is important.
Answer: System learning
Programs designed to protect healthcare workers.
Answer: Workplace violence prevention
This must occur before medications or specimen collection.
Answer: Verify patient identity
Lincoln’s daily meeting to discuss safety risks.
Answer: Organizational Safety Huddle
Required practice in procedural areas.
Answer: Label medications
Bloodstream infection linked to central lines.
Answer: CLABSI
Items placed on patients to reduce falls.
Answer: Non‑slip socks
Learning from errors to improve systems.
Answer: Continuous improvement
Proactive risk analysis method.
Answer: FMEA
Ensuring hallways and exits stay clear.
Answer: Maintain egress pathways
Failure to verify identity can lead to this type of error.
Answer: Wrong patient error
Speaking up when something seems wrong is called this.
Answer: Safety escalation
Giving medication without an order is this.
Answer: Medication error
Guideline describing when staff clean hands.
Answer: Five moments of hand hygiene
Removing unnecessary devices prevents this.
Answer: Hospital acquired infections
Investigation method after serious events.
Answer: Root cause analysis
System used to report safety events.
Answer: Incident reporting system
Rounds that identify hazards.
Answer: Safety rounds