"There Will Be Blood"
The timeframe that a nurse has to administer a unit of blood after initiation
What is "4 Hours"
Environmental Risk Assessment, Search & removal of patients belongings by security, placement of paper scrubs, initiation of Continuous Observation, and initiating a Psych consult are all tasks related to ordering of
What are "Suicide / Self-Harm Precautions"
Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock would have called this code upon finding the bomb placed on their bus in the 1994 hit movie "Speed"
What is a "Code 99"
A staff member would ask a patient to state the following two patient identifiers while checking their hospital bracelet
What is "Name & DOB"
A staff member smells smoke, but no ones cooking, they would be wise to call this
What is a "Code Red"
What is "Verify Blood Products"
All patients presenting with behavioral health conditions transferred from an inpatient psychiatric facility, or who express suicidal ideation while inpatient must be screened using this
What is the "Columbia Screening Tool" (C-SSRS)
Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt would have called this code when surviving tornado weather in the 1996 film "Twister", which was filmed in Oklahoma
What is a "Code Black"
This act is performed before patient contact, before aseptic tasks, after body fluid exposure risks, after patient contact and contact with patient surroundings
What is "Hand Hygiene"
In the event of a fire, a staff member would "RACE" which conists of these actions
What is "Rescue/Remove, Activate Alarm, Confine/Close, Extinguish/Evacuate"
This should occur immediately prior to initiation, 5-15 minutes after the initiation, hourly, and then upon completion the blood transfusion
What are "Blood Vital Signs"
This document should be completed by the nurse and reviewed and provided to the patient companion every shift and change in companion
What is the "Patient Companion Sheet"
John McClain, played by Bruce Willis in the thriller "Die Hard" would have called this code when the Nakatomi Plaza was under attack by Hans Gruber and his armed assailants
What is a "Code Silver"
A staff member could dial 1-4357 (HELP) in the event a patient was unresponsive or in cardiac/respiratory arrest to trigger this
What is a "Code Blue"
6 West has 5 total of this item, locations include by the social workers office, at the front of the unit, two at the back of the unit, and one in the breakroom
What are "Fire Extinguishers"
This paper should be verified by two nurses, signed by the two nurses, marked for transfusion reaction and returned to blood bank
What is the "Transfusion Identification Record"
Re-assessment of Suicide Precautions, Environmental Precautions, and Psychosocial status should all occur within this timeframe
What is "Every 4 Hours"
In the movie "Taken" starring Liam Neeson, this code would have been called upon receiving the phone call informing him of his daughter's kidnapping
What is a "Code Adam"
Staff should utilize this with all patients, especially when handling body fluids, if no other precautions for a communicable disease are in place
What are "Standard Precautions"
99 fire extinguishers on the wall... If I told you to take one down and "PASS"... you should
What is "Pull the pin, Aim at the base, Squeeze the handle, Sweep back and forth"
Immediately stopping a transfusion, returning the blood to blood bank, starting NS, notifying the physician & blood bank, STAT ordering labs and re-checking vital signs are steps taken after this occurrence
What is a "Transfusion Reaction"
This document should be used by nurses, techs, and patient companions to prepare and maintain a room for an individual under suicidal / self-harm precautions
What is "Suicide / Ligature ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT"
Ben Affleck, when starring in "Gone Girl" would have called this code when finding that his wife was missing
What is a "Code Gray"
Any patient safety concern or complaint can be reported in one of these two ways
What are "Verge or Direct report to Manager/Supervisor"
A code red is called and survived, the next order of business for the charge nurse to perform would be to complete this form, found on Healthnet
What is a "Code Red Critique"