Dignity and Resident Rights
Refers to frequency of resident incontinence care checks & resident turning schedule.
What is every two hours?
The number one way to reduce spread of infection.
What is hand hygiene/washing hands?
This order refers to what type of food a resident can eat.
What is a diet order?
Every PEG tube requires this before and after administrating meds.
What is a flush?
Who is the direct supervisor for nurses?
Who is a nurse manager/CCC?
You should do this prior to entering any resident's room.
What is knock and introduce yourself?
Any employee in the kitchen or preparing food should be wearing this.
What is a hair net?
This order refers to the type of assistance a resident would need with an ADL.
What is a transfer order?
Medications for BP and DM have these to determine it is safe to administer the medication.
What are the parameters?
This is the weight requirements for all residents
What is upon admission, weekly x4, then monthly?
Refers to the proper way to transport a resident in a wheelchair/geri chair
What is pushing forward (not pulling/backward)?
These include gloves, gowns, surgical masks and eye protection.
What is PPE?
This order refers to what a person wants to have done in the event of cardiac/respiratory arrest.
What is advanced directives or code status?
This expires after 28 days from being opened.
What is an insulin vial?
All residents must have this completed before transferring to hospital (this takes them out of the system).
What is Quick ADT?
Resident that needs feeding assistance at meals
What is 1:1 feeding assistance?
This is how long it takes to “kill” bacteria on surfaces.
What is dwell time?
All residents require one for at least ADL’s, Safety, Pain, Nutrition and Skin Management.
What is a care plan?
This reduces risk of medication error by verifying it’s the correct resident, medication, time, documentation, etc…
What is rights of medication administration?
This is the final step in documenting falls in Risk Manager before nurse signature.
What is Immediate Intervention in Risk Management and Care Plan?
This is used for residents that have a foley catheter bag.
What is a dignity, privacy or fig bag?
Refers to the use of masks to cover a person's own mouth and nose and to help reduce the spread of large respiratory droplets to others when the person talks, sneezes, or coughs.
What is source control?
This refers to the SBAR required to complete when there is an incident or variance in a resident.
What is a change in condition form?
This is the effort to measure and improve how antibiotics are prescribed by clinicians and used by patients.
What is Antibiotic Stewardship?
This refers to the time an injury must be reported to the State.
What is within two hours?