Resident Care
Policies and Procedures
Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Staff Responsibilities
Abbreviations/Acronyms
100

The number of trained staff members required to utilize a mechanical resident lift.

What is two?

100

The individual that any abuse concerns should be reported to.

What is the abuse coordinator?
100

The definition of P.A.S.S. as it relates to a fire emergency.

What is...

P - Pull

A - Aim

S - Squeeze

S - Sweep?

100

The timeframe that an individual should report a suspicion of abuse or neglect.

What is immediately?

100

The abbreviation used to describe "nothing by mouth".

What is NPO?

200

The term used to describe various activities such as bathing, toileting and eating.

What are ADLs or activities of daily living?

200

A type of abuse that involves separation of a resident from other residents or confinement to their room.

What is Involuntary Seclusion? 

200

A code that is called for a missing resident or known elopement.

What is a code yellow?

200

The minimum amount of time that hand hygiene should occur?

What is 20 seconds?

200

The meaning of "QA" at it relates to a facility's QAPI process. 

What is Quality Assurance? 

300

The term used to describe a difficulty swallowing.

What is dysphagia?

300

A type of abuse that involves the deliberate misplacement, exploitation, or wrongful use of a resident's belongings without their consent.

What is misappropriation of property/funds?

300

The name of a manual located at all nursing stations and the administrator's office which explains what to do in a disaster situation.

What is the emergency response guide?

300

A process or test that must be completed by all staff members to ensure that a respirator is well fitting and provides protection against certain microbes.

What is respiratory fit testing?

300

The abbreviation used to describe the status of a resident who does not wish CPR to be performed.

What is DNR or do not resuscitate? 

400

The term also used to describe a level 2 diet which consists of foods such as well cooked vegetables or scrambled eggs.

What is Mechanical Soft?

400

The federal law used to protect health information from being disclosed without the resident's consent.

What is HIPAA (The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)?

400

The name of the website utilized to enter items in need of service or repair. 

What is TELS?

400

The name of an information sheet on the hazards of working with a specific chemical and procedures that should be used to ensure safety. 

What is a Safety Data Sheet (SDS)?

400

The acronym used to describe an individual's level of consciousness? 

What is LOC?

500

A program completed by specially trained staff that involves activities to regain or maintain independence with mobility such as range of motion or ambulation. 

What is a restorative program?

500

The type of precautions used for residents who are colonized with a MDRO or have wounds or indwelling devices.

What are Enhanced Barrier Precautions?

500

The name of a process used to signal to staff that machinery or equipment should not be used due to required maintenance. 

What is lockout/tagout?
500

The correct order for donning PPE when gloves, gown, eye protection and a respirator are required. 

What is gown, N95, eye protection, gloves?

500

The definition of MDRO as it relates to infection control.

What is a Multi Drug Resistant Organism?