Infection Prevention
You must perform this before and after every patient contact, before aseptic tasks, and after touching patient surroundings.
What is hand hygiene?
These two identifiers must always be used before providing patient care or performing tasks.
What are name and date of birth?
Vital signs should be documented at this time.
What is immediately after taking them?
Before using any piece of equipment, you should check for this label.
What is an inspection sticker?
Before assisting in a procedure, verify these two things.
What are consent and time-out completion?
Before cleaning, you must prepare the Glucometer by doing this.
What is placing it on a level surface and turning it off?
The minimum time you should scrub your hands with soap and water.
What is 20 seconds?
Before leaving a patient’s bedside, always ensure these safety measures are in place.
What is bed low and locked, call light within reach, and side rails up per policy?
If you can’t find where to document something in Epic, this is what you should do.
What is ask your nurse or unit educator?
Dirty equipment should always be placed here.
What is the dirty utility room?
This must always occur before a procedure begins to ensure patient safety.
What is a Time Out?
Only these two types of wipes are approved for cleaning the Glucometer.
What are purple-top wipes or yellow Clorox wipes?
These signs indicate a patient requires special precautions such as contact, droplet, or airborne isolation.
What are isolation precaution signs?
If a patient starts to fall, this is the safest thing to do.
What is guide them safely to the floor and call for help?
This communication tool is used when reporting changes or concerns to a nurse.
What is SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation)?
If you find temperature or humidity readings out of range, this is who you notify.
What is Facilities or the charge nurse?
These checks ensure anesthesia or procedure machines are functioning properly.
What are biomedical or preventive maintenance checks?
You should blot the purple or yellow wipe on a paper towel before cleaning for this reason.
What is to remove excess solution and prevent liquid from entering the test strip port?
Shared equipment should be disinfected this often.
What is after every patient use?
The color of socks that identify a patient as high fall risk.
What is yellow?
When you notice a new skin issue, this is your next step.
What is notify the nurse and document what you see?
These stations are used to flush the eyes after chemical or body fluid exposure.
What are eyewash stations?
High-level disinfected items must be stored this way.
What is in a clean, covered, labeled container separate from dirty items?
After wiping, this is how you ensure the Glucometer is completely dry.
What is gently dry with a tissue, cloth, or gauze until no solution remains?
When you see someone skip hand hygiene, this is what you should do.
What is speak up or report it to a supervisor?
These tools in the EHR helps assess and document a patient’s risk for falls.
What is the Epic Predictive Model (EPM) and Johns Hopkins Fall Risk Assessment Tool (JHFRAT)?
This action is considered falsification of documentation.
What is charting something you didn’t do or backdating entries?
An unlabeled bottle or container should be handled this way.
What is remove it from use and report immediately?
When a device malfunctions, this is your immediate response.
What is tag it “Do Not Use” and report to Clinical Engineering or your supervisor?
When disinfecting instead of cleaning, you should leave the surface wet for this long before drying.
What is 2 minutes?