WHY?
Locking patient doors during programming
What is to ensure patients are safe and engaging in treatment.
Completed every 12 minutes on every patient
What is patient observation rounds
A protocol to minimize patient to patient transfer of (Hospital Acquired Infection) HAI via medical equipment.
What is cleaning medical equipment after each patient use?
Reason linen carts are not kept in the hallway
Completed on patients every 15 minutes after chemical restraints and by physician order
What are patient vitals
The process that creates structure on the unit, provides treatment according to governing body requirements, and delivers treatment the patient has a right to.
What is the following the programming schedule?
This process limits transfer of HAIs (Hospital Acquired Infections), and ensures proper use of PPE
What is donning and doffing PPE?
Paper garbage cans
What is a safety risk, ligature, self harm, weapon.
What are patient allergies
The law that requires a patient to be on a legal status at all times during their admission to the facility.
What is the Baker Act Law?
The appropriate monitoring for a patient in seclusion to ensure patient safety, observation of presentation to conclude seclusion and documentation on presentation during seclusion.
What is constant monitoring?
This process limits contaminating patient food and ensures all food is labeled with expiration and safe to give to patients.
What is using separate refrigerators for patient use and staff use?
Staff phone restrictions in patient care areas
What is confidentiality, professionalism, and minimize distractions
Education what a patient is started on a medication at our facility.
What is first dose requirement?
A process that includes to employees reviewing each patient presentation and events occurred in the last shift.
What is handoff?
This medication should be discarded after used once by policy
What is patient safety. Counting sharps, monitoring meal percentage consumed, identifying escalating patients, etc.
The time between any PRN given and the required check in to determine effectiveness.
This process is completed to ensure safe use of glucose medication and supplies.
What is labeling glucose strips and vials?