Goal 1-correct pt., correct care, correct time
Patient name and DOB
What are the required patient identifiers.
A safety program that includes the full range of safety issues, from potential or no harm errors (sometimes referred to as close calls [“near misses”] or good catches) to hazardous conditions and sentinel events.
What is BEMC Safety Event reporting?
Assesses a patient's health-related support service and community resource needs.
What is the Social Determinants of Health Screening?
Curos caps in place on all access points on IV lines for patients with a Central line
What is one element of CLABSI prevention?
This includes the use of ice, aromatherapy, distraction, and ambulation
What are non-pharmacological interventions for pain management?
Scan patient arm band, scan label, verify and label specimen in front of patient.
What is the proper procedure for obtaining a blood or urine specimen?
Training offered to all employees upon hire and annually in connection with Workplace Violence to help in patient deescalation.
What is EVADE?
CLABSI, CAUTI, FALLS, HAPI.
What are the Nursing Sensitive Indicators?
Review of proper isolation precautions signage, isolation precautions patient education, and contact cart supplies
Place medication in individually labeled bins with patient label in the med room
What is the process to store home medications that a patient will be receiving during admission?
Notify provider within 60 minutes and document a notification form.
What is the process when you receive a critical result?
An event identified that did not reach the patient.
What is a Near Miss Safety Event?
Safe Patient Handoff at End/Beginning of Shift.
What is Transfer of Accountability / Bedside Shift Report?
What is a CAUTI bundle compliance measurement?
A list of home medications to be completed within 12 hours of admission by pharmacy or bedside RN
What is a medication history?
The process to receive or share patient information when the patient is referred to internal providers of care, treatment, and services.
What is the SBAR?
This includes an incident Command Center, Assigned roles/functions for each member, and processes to maintain safe patient care during an incident
What is the Emergency Management Program?
Rounding with Providers, Social Work, Physical Therapy, & Leadership.
What are Multidisciplinary Rounds?
The number one prevention of the spread of infection and a compliance focus for BEMC
What is proper hand hygiene?
These tasks support the nurse's administration of pain medication and confirm that the patient is getting relief from the ordered pain medications
What is a pre and post opioid administration assessment?
The hospital develops and implements written criteria of a change or deterioration in a patient’s condition and the appropriate action to take.
What is the EWS/RR?
Information regarding a chemical used in the hospital that includes how to manage and store the product
What is Material Safety Data Sheet information located on the intranet?
Leaders regularly evaluate the culture of quality care and safety using valid and reliable measurement tools.
What are Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Quality Improvement measures?
A process that supports safe provision of care to the patient and reduces exposure among staff, patients and visitors
What is the correct use of Personal Protective Equipment?
Includes discussing new medications ordered, mediations that are to be continued, change in medication dosages, and when the next dose of medications are due.
What is education for the patient at discharge on management of medication at home?