Infant Security
True or false: If the father of the baby is not present for delivery, it is ok to place the 4th ID band in the infant's chart until he arrives.
What is false?
The form printed from Medex that is presented to lab when retrieving blood products
What is Blood Product Pick Up?
The recognized tool with 4 parts for communicating with providers and other members of the health care team.
What is SBAR?
This ensures that the proper patient identified and credits the specimen collector when used properly.
What is bar code scanning?
This must be completed if there a spongec/sharp count is NOT reconciled at the end of the case before the patient leaves the OR
What is an xray?
An ID badge from 2008 when you first started working at Ridgeview.
What is an improper/outdated photo ID badge?
4 hours
What is the amount of time a transfusion must be completed in?
True or false: The bedside computer keyboard is the accepted spot for an additional patient band to be placed for use when a patient is out of scanner reach.
What is false?
True or false: The proper place to identify a specimen is on the container, not the cover.
What is true?
This occurs when all activity is stopped, and the radio is off, and all members of the peri-operative team are present and in constant attendance immediately prior to incision at operating room table.
What is the Time-Out?
Infant swaddled in a sleep sack, no hat on, no additional blankets, and no items in the crib alongside the infant.
What is safe sleep conditions for a newborn in a bassinet?
What is the term used when there is an active hemorrhage to alert the Blood Bank of need to stay ahead?
Initiated on admission and kept current by daily ongoing assessments of the patient’s need and the patient’s response to interventions.
What is the Care Plan?
Something is missing from this specimen label:
Pt. name, DOB, time and date specimen retrieved
What is the collector's name?
A patient will have this placed on their chart if a bakri and vaginal packing has been left in place after a cesarean.
What is a vaginal packing sticker?
Immediately dial 88 and report a Code Pink in the Birthing Center
What is what should be done if a mother reports her infant to be missing?
chills, headache, nausea, fever, dizziness, vomiting, rash/hives, chest pain, back pain, restlessness, unconscious
What are symptoms of a transfusion reaction?
This is the appropriate amount of time for a timely re-assessment after pain interventions
What is 60 minutes?
All specimens dropped in the lab have this added to the requisition form
What is the date and time received in the lab?
Preoperatively the circulating nurse and the anesthesia team will interview the patient and/or family and/or significant other, to re-verify the correct procedure(s), site(s), and surgeon with the patient’s medical record. Patient will NOT be moved to the OR if this has not been completed.
What is the Level One Hard Stop?
Carrying an infant in your arms in the hallways
What is not an allowed way to transport a newborn at Ridgeview?
True or false: It is ok to remove the unit tag at the bedside once the transfusion has started.
What is false?
Three critical risk assessments that must be performed upon admission to labor and delivery
What is the 4Ps, PPH risk, and safety risk assesments?
True or false: A patient is requesting to take her placenta home. It is acceptable for her to do so after these items have been completed.
What is providing the education sheet and signing consent for release of placenta?
Confirming the patient's EBL is a critical piece of this surgical event.
What is the de-brief?