Medication Safety
These types of medications pose a heightened risk for patient harm when used incorrectly.
High Risk Medications
What are the components of Surgical Safety Checklist?
Sign In
Time Out
Sign out
What is the number one way to prevent infection?
Hand Hygiene
International Patient Safety Goals were given by
JCI
Name the care bundle for prevention of HAPI
SSKIN Care Bundle
diphenhydrAMINE is an example of this.
Tall Man Lettering
At what time in the procedure is the sign out checklist performed?
Before the patient leaves the operating room.
6 steps of hand hygiene
Palm to Palm
Back of the palm
Interlacing
Interlocking
Thumb Rotation
Fingertips
Correct patient Identification needs to be carried out when?
Before drug administration
Before procedure
Before Sample collection
Expand the terms: RCA & CAPA
Root Cause Analysis
Corrective Action & Preventive Action
Action when a medication/solution is found unlabeled or inappropriately labeled.
Discard
Prophylatic Antibiotic should be administered within how much time of incision
Within 1 hour
5 moments of Hand Hygiene
Before touching patient
Before aseptic procedure
After Touching a patient
After body fluid exposure
After touching patient surrounding
3 Components of Verbal Order Policy
Listen Write read Back
VO Sticker
Coutersigning within 24 hours
Not during CPR
Name a pediatric Fall Risk Assessment Tool
Humpty Dumpty
Little Schimdy
This is the process when deciding what home medication to reorder/hold during admission.
Medication Reconciliation
5 Component of SSI Prevention Care Bundle
Pre Blood glucose Level
Normothermia
Hair removal
Skin Preparation with ChX
Antibiotic prophylaxis
Correct Doffing Sequence
Mask, Gown, gloves, Eye shield
Gloves, Gown, Eye shield and then mask
Components of Morse Fall Scale
History of Falls, Secondary Diagnosis, Ambulatory Aid, Heparin Lock, Gait and Mental Status
A medication error ,near miss or reaction must be entered into this safety system.
Incident Reporting System
The acronym SAD, which must be on the label of medication that is prepared and not immediately administered, represents these 3 items.
Strength, Amount, Diluent
What are the 4 components of Informed Consent ?
Diagnosis
Procedure Name
Risks
Benefits
Alternatives
Components of CAUTI Prevention Care bundle
Aseptic Technique
8 hourly Perineal & Folye's Care
Sampling by specimen port
bag below bladder level
Check for kinks
Timely emptying of urine bagsState 6 IPSG
identify patient correctly
Improve Effective Communication
Improve the safety of HRM
Ensure Safe Surgery
Reduce the Risk of HAI
Reduce the risk of harm resulting from Falls
What award is given at GBH for the recognition of a prevention of a patient safety error?
Good Catch Award