SAFETY
INDIVIDUAL RISKS
FALL PREVENTION
NPSG
SBAR
100
A basic human need that must be met
What is safety ?
100
Lifestyle Mobility status Sensory awareness Safety awareness
What are risks at developmental stages?
100
Stairs Handrails Floors Orientation(Health Care Facility)
What are measures to prevent falls by older adults?
100
To improve patient safety
What is the purpose of the NPSG?
100
The SBAR (Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation) technique provides a framework for communication between members of the health care team about a patient’s condition
What is SBAR?
200
Includes physical & psychological factors: home,community and hospital.
What is a clients environment?
200
Musculoskeletal Changes Nervous System Changes Sensory Changes
List three physiological changes in the older adult.
200
A physical restraint is a human, mechanical and or physical device used with or without the clients permission to restrict his or her freedom of movement.
What is the definition of restraints?
200
Identify patients correctly Improve staff communcation Use medicines safely
List three National Patient Safety Goals.
200
The SBAR tool ensures completeness of information and reduces the likelihood of missed data. • It allows for an easy and focused way to set expectations for what will be communicated and how it will be communicated. • Standardizes communication between healthcare providers, doctor-nurse, nurse-nurse, doctor-doctor
Why use it?
300
Adequate lighting Obstacles..small rugs,wet floors(risks are greatest for older adults) Bathroom hazards(need grab bars,nonslip tape,elevated toilet seats) Security
What are physical hazards?List them
300
Lifestyle Impaired Mobility Sensory or communication Impairment Lack of safety awareness
What are four individual risk factors?
300
The optimal goal for all clients is a restraint- free environment;however clients who are at risk for injury from wandering, falls, etc may require restraints
Criteria for patient restraint use?
300
Patients name and date of birth
What are two patient identifiers?
300
• S – Situation – what’s going on (5–10 seconds) • B– background – brief pertinent history, relevant context • A– Assessment – what I think, conclusion • R– Recommendation – what I need and in what time frame
How do I use it?
400
Individuals acquire active immunity by an injection(immunization) Passive immunity occurs when antibodies are produced by other persons.
What is active and passive immunity?
400
Falls Procedure-Related Accidents Equipment-Related Accidents
What are risks in the Health Care Agency?
400
Yes you need a physician order. No restraints are never ordered prn.They must be reordered q 24 hours.The patient must be reassesssed for the continuing need for restraints
Do you need a physician order for restraints? Are restraints prn orders?
400
Use medicines safely Prevent infections Check patient medications
List three additional 2011 National Patient Safety Goals
400
A lack of standards and structures Uncertanity about who is responsible for the patients care Differences in communcation styles
List barriers to communication among clinicians
500
Air pollution Noise pollution Land pollution
List three pollutants in the environment.
500
Impaired physical mobility related to left-sided paralysis Interventions: Range of joint motion Occupational therapy for bathing, dressing and other ADL'S.
State a nursing diagnosis for: 20 pk yr smoking history, left sisde paralysis from previous stroke List three nursing interventions
500
Vest and wrist. Patients who are restrained must be assessed at least q 1hr and documented.The condition of the body part restrained(chek circulation)
List restraint types and nurses assessment of patients in restraints
500
Facilities choose to be JCAHO certified.
How do hospital facilities become JCAHO Certified? Why?
500
Yes. SBAR can be also known as handoff communication
Can SBAR be applied to verbal and written communication?