Patient Safety
The patient "Transfer of Care Communication" from the province
What is a Health Snapshot?
An audit that is completed to ensure the client file is current
What are chart audits?
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)?
The best way to find cuts you never knew you had
What is Hand Sanitizer?
______________ is your UCCO President at PI/RTC
The individuals responsible for patient safety in our Health Services departments
Who are all staff members?
An audit that reviews the medications for expiry dates, high alert medications, and removes unnecessary medications
What is a Med Room/Pharmacy audit?
The survey measuring patients perception of patient safety and care at their institution
What is the Client Experience Survey?
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?
_______________ was the winner of 'Speak Up' Patient Safety Award 2023
Adam McClean
A week long annual event intended to encourage everyone to learn more about health care safety.
What is a Patient Safety Week?
The audit to monitor suicide/self harm/mental health monitoring communication and documentation
What is the CD843 audit?
How do we ensure that we are providing care to the CORRECT patient
What are two client identifiers?
Using this type of equipment aids in stopping the spread of infection
What is Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)?
____________ event hosted by your PI/RTC Social Committee last week
Sushi Making Workshop
A form used to report events that could lead to harm or did result in harm
What is a Patient Safety Incident reporting form?
The process of obtaining the best possible medication history in conjunction with the patient, and putting forward to the doctor for review and ordering
What is a medication reconciliation?
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?
Drugs, which by the nature of their name, are involved in a high percentage of medication errors or other adverse outcomes. Examples include Novolog and Novolin-R, Oxycodone and Oxycontin, Hydromorphone and Morphine, Heparin and Hespan
What are Look Alike - Sound Alike medications?
Identify the event/session in the image provided
Lunch and Learn Session
Events that are scored 12 and over
What are patient safety incidents reported to RHQ and NHQ?
One of the audits performed at the site to reduce the spread of infections
What is the hand hygiene audit?
The location the facts, supporting information, and treatment information is recorded.
What is documentation on the patient file?
"What comes to mind when you think about healthcare harm?" encouraging everyone to broaden their understanding of healthcare harm as an important step in delivering safer care for all.
What is the theme of Canadian Patient Safety Week 2024?
______________ is a first name of the personnel that is common at three out of four levels of PI/RTC Health Services Organization Chart currently.
First Name: Jennifer