Staff & Patient
Safety
Safety
This is a condition that results from exposure in a workplace to a Physical, Chemical or Biological agent that impairs the health of a worker.
What is a Workplace Acquired Illness?
The Search Plan is deployed when some Emergency Codes are called. Name TWO Codes this applies to.
1) Code Yellow
2) Code Brown
3) Code Black
Code Yellow is called in the event of
What is a Missing Patient
From Policy 3-90 – Restraints
Where the purpose of the restraint is to control behaviour, the requirements of the
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Act apply.
What is the Mental Health Act?
Where it is identified that additional staff are needed, this emergency call list will be used.
What is the Fan Out List?
Anyone may call a Code Yellow. Dial this extension to initiate:
From Policy 3-90 – Restraints
When Primary and Secondary prevention strategies have been unsuccessful, Tertiary restraints may be applied. Name 2 of the 5 options.
What are:
1) Seclusion Room
2) Pinel Limb restraints
3) Chemical restraints
4) CRWT / Code White
5) Physical Restraint
Searches that go beyond an immediate area (ie onto the grounds) are coordinated by whom?
Who are Security?
Name two of four details provided by Switchboard when announcing Code Yellow.
What are:
- Unit / Date / Time code was called
- Name and Description of the patient
- Time/Location the patient was last seen
- Relevant Medical Information and any cautions
Name a precaution an employee may take to prevent exposure to illness in the workplace?
What is:
1) Immunization
2) Report early concerns
3) Wear PPE
4) Make healthy lifestyle choices
Staff assemble here when called to assist with a grounds search.
What is the Vista Ground Staff Lounge?
Name two circumstances that would dictate a "staged" response to Code Yellow?
What are:
1) Time of Day
2) Acuity of Patient
3) Risk Factors
4) Time Last Seen