Infection Prevention
This is the minimum amount of time hand washing should occur.
What is 20 seconds?
This tool is used to assess skin risk for pressure injury.
What is the Braden Scale?
This mobility assistance device that is named after a clothing garmet is mandatory to be used on every patient who requires assistance while ambulating.
What is a gait belt?
This website/resource can be utilized to obtain drug information including administration tips and IV compatability.
What is Lexicomp?
This risk assessment score (or higher) is considered high-risk for VTE and requires mechanical or pharmacological intervention in non-obstetrical patients.
What is a VTE score of 3 or higher?
These indicators determine if a foley catheter should stay in place.
What is the removal decision tree?
This number and greater on the Braden scale indicates a patient is at risk for pressure injury.
What is 18?
This debriefing tool must be completed immediately after a patient fall.
What is a post-fall huddle?
This act should only be performed after verifying your co-worker administered a partial dose of a controlled substance and disposed of the remaining drug in your presence.
What is co-signing a waste?
This document is referenced to support evidence of any discharge medications, education, and instructions provided to the patient.
What is the After Visit Summary (AVS)?
This type of flush is used to clear a central line of debris to maintain patent lumens.
What is turbulent flush?
These are the two most common body sites for development of pressure injury.
What is the coccyx and heels?
These types of falls are reportable to the Indiana State Board of Health.
What are falls with injury?
These are approved patient specific identifiers used at HRH when administering medications.
What are name and DOB?
This immunization screening is considered seasonal and is completed on admissions from October through March.
What is the influenza vaccine screening?
This task must be performed before touching a patient, before a clean/aseptic procedure, after body fluid exposure, after touching a patient and after touching patient surroundings.
What is hand hygiene?
These stages of wounds require a skin consult order.
What is stage 2 and greater?
This risk management reporting tool should not be disclosed in clinical documentation.
What is an event notification?
These 6Rs should be performed during medication administration.
What is right patient, right drug, right dose, right route, right time and right documentation?
This immunization screening is completed on every admission and is determined by age, high-risk health conditions, and past immunization history.
What is the pneumococcal vaccine screening?
When foley catheter tubing is wrapped around itself leading to increased infection risk.
What is a dependent loop?
Patient's suffering stage 3 and 4 pressure injuries require this tool to be ordered for pressure relief.
What is a specialty mattress?
These types of falls in which the patient is assisted to the ground are still classified as falls.
What are guided falls?
These directions should be reviewed prior to administering a medication.
What are medication parameters/admin instructions?
Options for this include: Expired, Short Term Hospital, Home or Self Care.
What is the discharge disposition?