Patient Safety
Name TWO methods in place to prevent patients from leaving without permission?
What is:
Units secured at night
One-to-one surveillance
Unit Lock Down, where necessary
Front doors of Hospital locked at night
Medical Assistance differs from Code Blue as the individual is responsive and not experiencing a ________________ event
What is cardiac?
Code Blue is called when a patient is found in cardiac arrest, ________ arrest, or has the potential to arrest in the absence of intervention.
What is Respiratory Arrest?
Who is responsible for assessing and ordering patient privileges on in-patient units?
What is the Physician?
An RN from each unit responds to Medical Assistance calls, except from this unit.
What is the Trillium Unit?
Who is responsible for bringing the crash cart to the location of a Code Blue?
What is the Designated Unit?
Name TWO ways to ensure that patients are accounted for throughout the day?
What is:
Regular check-ins
Adherence to patient privileges
Bed checks
Attendance taken at all sessions
TRUE OR FALSE
In all cases of Medical Assistance, switchboard automatically calls 911.
Only upon the direction of Security will Switchboard call 911.
In addition to any available physician, which clinical staff respond to Code Blue?
What is RN from each unit (except Trillium1 and MacKinnon 2)?
TRUE OR FALSE:
In the event of an Outbreak, unvaccinated staff on the affected unit who refuse vaccination and/or antivirals will be reassigned. They may be asked to use vacation, banked lieu time or be placed on an unpaid leave of absence.
What is TRUE
What are visitors and volunteers?
In the absence of knowing the code status, this procedure is initiated on a non-responsive individual.
What is CPR?