People and Things
Odds & Ends
Medication Safety
Acronyms & Abbreviations
Patient-Focused Items
100

Performing this action is the number one evidence-based method to prevent infection.

What is Hand Hygiene?

100

Technique used to communicate a (S)ituation, (B)ackground, (A)ssessment and (R)ecommendation.

What is SBAR?

100
Communication of key patient information from one caregiver, staff member or team to another.
What is a Standardized Handoff?
200

Electronically filed to report an unusual patient or employee safety event.

What is a Safety Event Report?

200
An interdisciplinary process comparing a complete list of medications that the patient has been taking prior to admission, with the medications that will be provided during hospitalization; performed at pre-admission, admission and/or at time of transfer or discharge.
What is MEDICATION RECONCILIATION?
200
Team members use this Error Prevention technique to check and coach another team member or members by asking questions, requesting changes, and voicing concerns.
What is 'ARCC'?
300

MHMC's Patient Safety Officer.

Who is Melanie Lewis?

300
An organization succeeding in avoiding serious safety events and catastrophes in an environment where normal accidents and errors can be expected due to risk factors and complexity.
What is a HRO?
300

These two patient identifiers are used prior to administering medications, performing treatments, obtaining and labeling any specimens at bedside, and prior to administering any blood products.

What is the patient's NAME and Medical Record Number?

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