Patient Safety
This is the most common type of injury in a psychiatric hospital.
What is a Fall?
This must be documented any time a restraint is used.
What is justification, patient response, duration, and physician order?
This is the hospital's emergency code for a fire.
What is Code Red?
This is the single most effective way of preventing infections.
What is handwashing?
Recognizing and responding to the effects of past experience and ensuring a safe and supportive environment refers to this term.
What is Trauma Informed Care?
This is the required observation frequency for a patient at high risk for suicide.
What is a 1:1?
This must be documented within 24 hours of a patient's admission.
What is the initial assessments and treatment plan?
The acronym RACE stands for...
What is Rescue, Alarm, Contain, Extinguish/Evacuate?
What is a N95 or PAPR?
When patients refuse to take medication staff should do this.
What is educate the patient, assess their understanding and document the refusal?
Describe a ligature risk.
What is any object that a person could use to hang themselves (door hinge, drop ceiling, shower head, etc)?
This type of event results in death, permanent harm, or severe temporary harm.
During a Code Orange, staff should do this immediately.
What is call the code, give a description and location of the patient, and notify leadership?
You should count to this number when washing your hands to ensure adequate disinfection.
What is 20?
We do this to proactively meet patient needs, reduce incidents, and improve the patient experience.
What is Rounding?
This is the first step staff should take if a patient becomes agitated.
What is use verbal de-escalation?
This is how often staff are required to document patient observations.
What is every 15 minutes?
If an Active Shooter is in the building, staff should do this.
What is Run, Hide, Fight?
These type of precautions apply to all patients.
What are universal precautions?
When staff offer alternative activities, reduce environmental stimulation, and avoid hands on intervention when possible, they are demonstrating this.
What is the least restrictive care necessary?
The acronym SBAR stands for this.
What is Situation, Background, Assessment and Recommendation?
Diagnosis, follow up appointments, medication instructions, crisis plan and community resources are key elements of this.
What is the discharge plan?
Staff are trained to prepare for serious incidents through this.
What are emergency drills?
Dry Times and Usage for:
SaniWipes (purple)
Hydrogen Peroxide Wipes (green)
Bleach (blue)
What is:
Glucometer 2 minutes (purple)
Dinamap 1 minute (green)
Counters 3 minutes (blue)
Staff can quickly review patient risks, staff concerns, and unit safety here.
What is shift huddle/shift report?