Medication Safety
The "B" in SBAR.
What is BACKGROUND?
The name of the recently renovated Disneyland ride originally debuting in 1955, that also shares the name with a Disney movie released in July, starring Katy Perry and The Rock.
What is the Jungle Cruise?
Rounded to the nearest 100lb, this is the weight of Rick's largest pumpkin he has ever grown.
What is 600lb? (actually 606.5 lb)
A recent patient own medication image was emailed to the department in late July. The image depicted MANY examples of how the patient own inhaler did not meet our Patient Own Medication policy. Name at least one misuse of that policy that was depicted or one specific rule in that policy.
What is: 1) On the list of approved meds or something we can’t reasonably get in). 2) Specific Order written by the physician. 3) Must be in original container and labeled from the dispensing pharmacy. 4) Checked by a pharmacist. 5) Labeled with one of our iCentra labels. 6) Not stored at the bedside and administered by hospital personnel?
Tokyo hosted the Summer Games not once but twice. The first Olympic Games in Tokyo took place in this calendar year.
What is 1964?
A very astrological sounding error prevention technique.
What is STAR?
The names of at least three of our IMED PGY1 pharmacy residents.
Who are David, Jenna, Brittany, Emily, and Karlee?
The name of at least one instrument that Rick claims that he can play.
What is trombone and/or piano?
A recent IQS finding found multiple outdated types of this list, ranging from 2015 to 2019, throughout the hospital.
What is a LASA list?
Four new Olympic sports made their debut at the Tokyo 2020 Games. Name one.
What is karate, skateboarding, sport climbing and/or surfing?
This error prevention technique begins with suggesting to use the lightest touch possible - asking a question. If the question doesn't bring attention to the issue, request a change, express one's concern, or if needed, use the chain of command.
What is ARCC?
The number of grams in a two hundred fifty kilograms.
What is 250,000?
Cryodessication is a low temperature dehydration process that involves freezing a product, lowering its pressure, then removing the ice by sublimation. This is the common name for this method of food preservation, which also is Rick's newest hobby.
What is freeze-drying?
The estimated timeframe for our upcoming Joint Commission survey (name the season and year, e.g. Fall of 1984).
What is spring of 2022?
The location that will host the next Olympic Summer Games (in 2024).
Where is Paris?