A distinct or definite occurrence or event.
What is an incident.
Q- An Incident Report is considered fully complete when?
A- When there is No missing details
Q- Incident Reports focus on these ---- not opinions or assumptions
A- What are Facts
Q- When should a Temporary Service Plan (TSP) be implemented?
A- What is immediately following the incident
Q- Completed Incident Reports are given to WD to review and complete what portion of the report?
A- What is the Summary Portion
Q- Name 5 types of incidents reports
A- Fall/ Injury, Medication Error, Elopement, Behavioral, and Abuse/Neglect report
Q- IR’s must be completed within what timeframe after an event occurs
A- What is immediately or by the end of the shift?
Q- Delaying or failing to complete an IR within the required timeframe is a?
A- Violation of policy?
Q- The incident report should contain facts only not these
A- What are Opinions or Assumptions.
Q- What is the first documentation note on an incident called
A- What is initial progress note
Q- A Resident almost falls and gets a skin tear the Nurse or MT should-
A- Complete incident after Resident is assessed, notify PCP and WD
Q- You doing a MAR audit and notice a Resident was given the wrong Med dose what steps do you need to take
A- Complete correct type of IR’s notify PCP, WD, POA and Document.
Q- Nurse/MT calls 911 to evaluate a Resident at the community, but Resident refuses to go to the hospital what should the Nurse/MT
A- Document and complete IR, Notify the PCP and WD
Q- The purpose of Incident Reporting is to do this-
A- What is to improve safety and prevent future incidents?
Q- What is one purpose Incident Reports are used for
A- What is quality improvement
Q- Who is responsible for completing the IR if it involves multiple staff
A- What is the primary witness
Q- T or F Incident Reports are medical records and kept in Resident charts
F
Q- After the WD receives a completed IR she/he should do the following
3 things
A- Review report, investigate incident and initiate an intervention
Q-Why is it important to have accurate and timely incident reports.
A- It identifies trends and helps prevent recurrence when interventions are in place
Q- Completed IR’s are stored where?
A- What is in a QA Binder in WD or ED’s office
Q- Residents should be assessed by --- following an incident
A- What is WD (if available) or Nurse/MT on duty
Q- What kind of charting is implemented post incident?
A- Alert Charting
Q- True or False, 24-hour charting is implemented post incident?
A- What is False - 72-hour charting
Q- Post incident, what are the 2 clinical follow-ups that are done by WD
A- What is a Follow up Progress Note and New intervention incorporated into Resident’s service plan.
Q- What are 4 examples of possible additional Regulatory and External reporting requirements.
A- What is Regional Team, Health Dept., PD, and APS.