PCT Role
This is the term for the transfer of responsibility for the performance of a task.
What is delegation?
Perform Chest_____
What are Compressions, or BLS?
This is what K stands for.
What is Knock on the door, and Know that you are needed.
Before we leave the room, we engage this...
What are the bed or chair alarms?
This soap decreases the risk for infection.
What is Chlorhexadine Soap?
Heart rate, respirations, blood pressure, temperature, oxygen saturation
What are vital signs?
This cart has the AED, ambu bag and medications needed for a code situation.
What is the code cart or crash cart?
This is what I stands for.
What is Introduce yourself. Also let your patient know your Intention for being there.
We do this to check on our patients frequently, even before they call for assistance.
What is Hourly Rounding?
These activities include walking, turning, and sitting on the side of the bed.
What is patient mobility?
This is another word for a blood glucose "check"
What is accu-check?
These tasks may require your running shoes.
"Running" labs, "running" equipment and "running" supplies to and from the room where the code is happening.
This is what N stands for.
What is Nurture and act within our Standards of Behavior, as you would like your own loved one to be cared for. Also for Neaten, as needed.
This is the footwear we make sure our fall risk patients have on them before they ambulate.
What are yellow non-skid socks?
Collected using a bed scale, chair scale or standing scale.
What are Daily weights?
Food, fluids, urine, stool and drainage are examples of these.
What are intake and output?
If a Code Blue goes well you might help with this.
What is help transport the patient to a higher level of care.
This is what D stands for.
What is Determine your work is done, Demonstrate appreciation, and let your patient know the Duration until you will check on them next.
We stay with our high fall risk patients at these times.
When they are in the bathroom, up walking, or standing for ADLs.
These are the main 2 patient identifiers and where the information is found.
What are their name and date of birth which are found on the ID bracelet and patient labels?
You might use the patient's room phone or desk phone to help your patient with this task.
What is ordering a meal?
If the Code Blue does not go well, you might help with this.
What is post mortem care?
These are the 4 "P"s of Hourly Rounding
What are Pain, Personal Needs, Positioning and Possessions.
We make sure these items are within reach of our patient before leaving the room.
What is a call light? (also cell phone and bedside table)
CBC, BMP, PT/INR and lactic acid are all examples of:
Lab draws or blood work