Equipment/Solution Safety
What should you do if you have damaged equipment?
Tell your supervisor
What should you check for before operating electrical equipment?
Improper grounding and damaged cords
What should you frequently check for in patients areas, waiting rooms, office rooms, bed areas, and home environments?
Unsafe situations/safety Hazards
When should hands be washed?
before and after any procedure, and any time they become contaminated during a procedure
What is needed if the patient contaminates the environment?
A private room
What does SDS mean?
Safety data sheets
What does the acronym RACE stand for?
Rescue, Alarm, Confine/Contain, Extinguish/ Evacuate
T/F you should always explain the procedure to the patient
True
What does PPE stand for
Personal protective equipment
When are Droplet precautions used?
When Known or suspected pathogens are transmitted by large particle droplets, expelled when coughing, sneezing, talking or laughing
Where do you store chemical solutions?
Locked cabinets/closets
What does the acronym PASS stand for?
Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep
How can you ensure that the identity of your patient is correct?
Check the identification wristband, If present.
Ask the patient to state his/her last name.
Repeat the patient's name at least twice.
Check the name on the patient's bed and in the patient's record.
What should you do when you spot an unsafe situation or a violation of a safety practice?
report it to your instructor/immediate supervisor
List two types of patients Protective or reverse isolation is used for
Severely burned
Bone marrow transplant
Chemotherapy or radiation treatment
Patients whose immune system has failed
When using chemical solutions, what should you check first?
The NFPA code
What does each color on the NFPA tell you?
Red: Fire Hazard
Yellow: Reactivity Hazard
White: Specific Hazard
Blue: Health Hazard
What is one way you can provide privacy to patients?
Knock on the door before entering any room. Speak to the patient and identify yourself.
Ask for permission to enter before going behind closed privacy curtains.
Close the door and draw curtains for privacy before beginning a procedure on a patient
What does PPE include
gown,mask,gloves, and protective eyewear
What is one requirement for airborne precautions
Private room
Air in room discharged to outdoor air or filtered
Respiratory protection mask of N-95, P-100, or more powerful filtering mask
What should you check in order to determine specific hazards associated with a chemical?
NFPA code
List the 4 main types of extinguishers and the material they extinguish.
Class A- common combustibles
Class B - Oils/ flammable liquids
Class C- electrical fires
Class D - combustible metals
List three things that you should do before leaving a resident in bed
Make sure the patient is in a comfortable position.
Check the bed to make sure that side rails are elevated, that the bed is at the lowest level to the floor; and that the wheels on the bed are locked to prevent movement of the bed.
Place the call signal and other supplies within easy reach of the patient/resident.
Open the privacy curtains. leave the area neat and clean, and make sure no safety hazards are present.
Wash your hands thoroughly. If your hands are not visibly dirty or contaminated, they can be cleaned with a waterless hand cleaner.
What steps should you take when any solution comes into contact with your skin or eyes
immediately flush the area with cool water then Inform your instructor/immediate supervisor.
What are two requirements for contact precautions ?
Private room
Gloves, removed before leaving room and hands washed with antimicrobial agent
Gown may be necessary
Leave patient care equipment in room