STAR 2.0
When transferring or re-positioning a resident manually, these techniques should always be used.
What are TEAM techniques?
Usually enacted by order of the Administrator, Fire department and/or other first responders in a eminent emergency situation.
What is a total evacuation?
This is the place you find all of the emergency disaster information. You also read it upon hire during your employee orientation.
What is the Emergency Preparedness Plan?
Place __________ at the headboard of a bed to provide a "safety pillow" cushion for the resident during re-positioning.
What is a pillow?
A form of evacuation where the residents stay within the facility in the safest environment available.
What is Shelter in place?
A program installed on the nursing main computer in which you can notify multiple people in the case of an actual emergency.
What is the PhoneTree?
Raising/Bending these, allows the resident to help and reduces the weight of the transfer by 1/3.
What are knees?
Utilized for communication of road closures and access to the facility for staff and outsourced services.
What is Facebook?
The place where you find the "Bomb Threat Report" that you are to fill out if you take a call of that nature.
What is the Emergency Preparedness Plan?
Provides security for the resident, stability during a transfer, and "hand holds" for the caregiver.
What are transfer or gait belts?
The name of the policy that includes necessary items and procedures for when we are under and evacuation or during a shelter in place situation.
What is the Subsistence Policy?
This piece of equipment powers the facility in case of a power/electrical outage.
What is the Generator?
What provides a smooth safe start for the caregiver and a prompt for the resident?
What is counting "1, 2, 3" before team lifting?
The amount of food and supplies we are to maintain for a shelter in place situation.
What is a 3 to 5 day supply?
The color of the generator outlets that are located in nursing wing rooms and hallways. (hint: 2 colors)
What is Brown or Red?