Patient Identification
How many patient identifiers are to be used for providing care, treatment, or services?
Two
What two things must you do when verifying verbal orders & results received by telephone or in person?
Write down and Read Back
When should you perform hand sanitization, either using hand washing or alcohol-based gel?
Before entering the patient's room
Before touching a patient
Before clean/aseptic procedures
After touching a patient
After touching patient surroundings
After leaving the patient's room
Use only ______ abbreviations.
Standardized or approved
What two patient identifiers can be used to accurately identify a patient?
Verbal response with full name, date of birth, or scanning the bar code on the patient's armband
Can a critical result be left on a voice mail?
No
What personal protective equipment is used in isolation?
Gown, gloves, and masks (depending on the type of isolation)
What safety measures are in place for patients having surgery?
Make sure you have the correct patient.
Verify with the patient or family that this is the correct place on the patient's body.
Have the surgeon mark the correct side & verify the correct surgical procedure.
You can use the patient's room number or physical location as an identifier. True/False?
False
Who can take a critical result via telephone regarding a patient?
Registered nurse
When do we need items such as patient exam table in outpatient rooms be cleaned?
After each patient use
What two things need to be reconciled on admission?
Medications and allergies
What is the purpose of bedside hand off?
To allow the new caregiver to ask questions and receive answers, improving communication and patient safety.
Only the nursing staff can go in/ out of a patient's room to provide comfort measures & conduct an environmental assessment (aka Safety Rounding)?
No
How can we prevent catheter associated UTI's?
Discontinue the foley catheter ASAP, keep the bag low and free flowing, and maintain sterility.
What measures can you take for fall prevention in the outpatient setting?
Ask patients to wear nonslip footwear, bring assistive walking devices if needed, wear clothes that allow them to walk freely, and wear their eyeglasses.
Set up a sign alerting patient to wet floors
Clean up clutter/ remove tripping hazards
How can documented orders, lab forms, consents, etc. be compared or matched to the patient?
With patient verbal response (full name, DOB) or armband identifiers
Objectives of the Transplant Clinic Emergency Preparedness Plan include providing for the safety of patients, personnel and visitors. True/ False?
True
How would you prevent surgical-and-line associated infections?
Clean, drape, give antibiotics on time, clip rather than shave, follow established checklist if available
What is needed at discharge for patients going home on medication?
Reconciliation, provide and explain the final medication list, and documentation