Environment of Care
The number you dial for all Emergencies in the hospital.
What is #5?
This is the single most effective way to prevent transmission of infection.
What is handwashing?
This Code is activated when there is a combative person.
What is Code Gray?
This blood pressure medication can be confused with hydroxyzine.
What is HydrALAZINE?
Before providing care to a patient, you must verify that you have the right patient using two of these.
What are patient identifiers?
When there is a power outage, water leak, or medical gas alarms you call them.
What is Facilities Maintenance?
This is the minimum amount of time needed to wash your hands.
What is 15 seconds?
This Code is activated when there is a Hazardous spill.
What is Code Orange?
Every patient should have a current updated list of these.
What is Medication List?
If you are unable to resolve a complaint at time of service, you should notify this staff member ASAP.
Who is my supervisor/manager, or the supervisor/manager of the department involved in the complaint?
Nothing should be stored under these.
What are sinks?
Before putting on and taking off personal protective equipment (PPE) you must do this.
What is performing hand hygiene?
This Code is activated when there is a person with a weapon.
What is Code Silver?
This is used by providers to document medications that patients take on an ongoing basis.
What is the Medication History List?
Any process variation which did not affect the outcome, but for which a recurrence carries a significant chance of a serious adverse outcome.
What is a near miss?
We use the term RACE.
What is In Case of a Fire?
When a patient is on droplet precautions or airborne precautions this must be worn to enter the patient's room.
What is PAPR (Powered Air Purifying Respirator)?
This Code is activated when there is an active shooter.
What is Code Black?
This clinical care process involves finding out what medications a patient is taking, comparing them to what has been taken in the past, documenting any changes, and checking for safety issues.
What is Medication Reconciliation?
Plan of Care should be initiated within this many hours from admission.
What is 8 hours?
These environmental tours are conducted by the Environmental of Care Committee to identify safety related issues that need to be corrected.
What are Environmental Rounds?
The action you take after using disposable single-patient use instruments found in pre-packaged kits such as suture removal kits or laceration trays.
What is disposed of the used or unused instruments (scissors, clamps, tweezers) in the red sharps container?
This Code is activated when there is a patient Elopement.
What is Code Green?
If medications on this list are given to a patient, specific precautions must be taken, because they have a higher possibility of causing harm.
What is the "high alert medication list?"
Patients are informed of their right to file a complaint/grievance on this poster.
What is Patient Rights poster.