Joint Points 1
Where can you locate copies of BHS policies?
What is the Kings County Intranet under policies and procedures, Kings County Behavioral Health.
Death caused by injuring oneself with the intent to die.
Suicide
What are the techniques used by BHS to improve the accuracy of patient identification?
What is always seek two patient identifiers?
What is the number to call to report a fire?
What is ext.3145
This is needed to share patient information.
What is HIPAA consent.
Is "D/C" or "d/c" an acceptable abbreviation?
What is no. These abbreviations can be interpreted as discontinue or discharge. The full word must be used in a patient's record.
1:1 observation, removal of items that can be used as a ligature from room, psychiatric treatment; removal of lethal means in the home; safety plan
What is mitigation plan
Training on patient confidentiality.
What is annual HIPAA Privacy and Security training module on PeopleSoft.
Targeted PI to improve formalized suicide assessment procedures during a patient's admission to the CPEP.
What is suicide prevention& the SAFE-T Assessment: CPEP
A group effort that allows BHS to identify issues, try new ideas, and test improvements in areas of patient care, workplace efficiency, safety or revenue enhancement.
What is Performance Improvement Project (PIP)
How do you make sure that patient and families understand what you taught them?
What is Teach-Back: The patient/family demonstrates their understanding by explaining the concepts or information in their own words after a team member has educated them.
an evidence-based standardized screening questionnaire that must be read verbatim to ensure validity of assessment.
What is CSSR-S
When using a disinfectant wipe, what is dwell time?
What is the amount of time disinfectants need to remain wet on surfaces to properly disinfectant.
All patients should exit the building using either the B or C stairwell. A staff member must do a sweep of the floor to ensure all patients have exited.
What is the procedure for evacuating Ambulatory Care patients during a fire.
An item that is used for tying or binding something tightly.
What is a ligature
What does SBAR stand for?
What is Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation- A method used by Kings County to facilitate prompt ad appropriate communication at hand-off. It allows for important information to be transferred accurately.
Threatening to hurt or kill oneself; gaining access to means; posting on social media; feeling hopeless; feeling worthless or a lack of purpose
What is Warning Signs
Annual, mandatory trainings at BHS
What is Annual Inservice acute
***CPEP and Inservice units are required to take PMCS annually.
New PI, initiated in May 2024, to examine trends leading to increase in re-hospitalization for youth recently discharged from the CAPIS units.
What is Rehospitalization in the Child & Adolescent Inpatient Service
Staff members with direct patient contact responsibilities are not permitted to wear artificial nails or bright colored nail polish
What is the KCH policy for fingernails?
What is The Joint Commission. Achieving accreditation from TJC is a visible demonstration to the community that Kings County Hospital is committed to providing safe and high-quality care to our patients. Accreditation occurs every three years after a survey.
Assessment of effective behavioral healthcare; connectedness to individuals, family, community and social institution.
What are protective factors
Differences and/or gaps int he quality of health and healthcare across racial, ethnic, and socio-economic groups.
What are health disparities?
Workgroup comprised of interdisciplinary leadership and frontline staff members to review strategies for proactive management and safe reactive management of aggressive behaviors on the acute services.
What is Zero Assaults
If you encounter an _____________, you should, RUN-HIDE-FIGHT
What is an active shooter