Safety Goals
Quality
Patient safety
Safety
Restraints
100

this is done before any invasive procedure that involves more than minimal risk

What is a timeout/universal protocol

100
we screen our patients on admission for this vaccine year round
What is the pneumococcal vaccine?
100

this is completed when an unintentional event occurs to a patient or visitor

What is a VERGE report?

100
RACE
What is rescue, alarm, contain, evacuate?
100
The time frame the LIP will conduct an in-person re-evaluation of the patient in acute psychiatric (violent) restraints
What is 8 hours?
200
QD, DIG, u
What are do not use abbreviations?
200

this is when we reassess blood pressure at any outpatient visit.

What is a reading of 140/80?

200
what we perform before entering and leaving a room
What is hand hygiene/foam in foam out?
200
PASS (pull, aim, squeeze, side to side)
What is how to use a fire extinguisher?
200
The time frame Acute psychiatric (violent) restraint order is valid for
what is 4 hours?
300

this is RAMCs 2 patient identifiers

What is name and date of birth?

300
this is provided to all patients admitted with congestive heart failure
What is CHF discharge education?
300
when an event is caught before it reaches a patient
What is a near miss?
300
ensures it is the correct patient, the correct procedure, the correct side
What is the universal protocol?
300
The amount of time the LIP has for a face to face to assessment for a patient in Acute pschitric (violent) restraints
What is 1 hour?
400
you do this when receiving critical lab results
what is write down and read back?
400

where you can find how well your unit is performing with quality indicators

What is the quality dashboard in Epic

400
falling star, yellow bracelet, order in pom, bed in low position, call light within reach
What is fall precautions?
400

this provides staff with assistance when a patient is showing signs of doing poorly

What is the rapid response team?

400
This is when medical surgical (non-violent) restraint orders are renewed
What is the next calendar day?
500
the amount of time you have to report critical lab results
What is 1 hour?
500
medications left at the bedside without a LIP order
What are unsecured meds?
500
when a face to face conversation with the ability to ask questions occurs
What is nurse to nurse handoff/report?
500
MSDS
What is material data safety sheets?
500
The amount of time the LIP has to perform the INITIAL face to face assessment for a patient in medical surgical (non-violent) restraints
What is 24 hours?
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