Emergency Preparedness
This type of preparedness entails asking a patient if they have fire alarms with batteries, and a working non/expired fire extinguisher.
What is: Fire Safety?
This is a practice that occurs at the beginning of each visit prior to touching the patient.
What is: Hand Hygiene?
Documentation of any verbal conveyance regarding patient care takes place out side the visit note.
What is: Communication Note (Comm Note)?
This is part of a process when clinician reviews the effects of the medication with patient and caregiver.
What is: Medication Side Effects?
This document is located in the SOC packet and is filled out on SOC and by every following discipline.
What is: My Plan of Care?
The process of dropping on the ground, taking cover and holding on.
What is: Earthquake Safety?
You place this down every time you set your bag down on any surface in the patient's home.
What is: Bag Liner?
This is considered the 5th vital sign.
What is: Pain?
A report the clinician completes when a patient reports they had an incident (i.e. fall).
What is: an Incident Report?
The patient's right to voice concerns/grievances about treatment or care is furnished inconsistently or inappropriately.
What is: The right to complaints?
Severe high winds or extreme temperatures triggers this emergency action from Power Suppliers (PG&E/SoCal Edison).
What is: PSPS (Public Safety Power Shutoff)?
A clinician does this after using equipment on a patient. Also, must allow adequate dry time.
What is: Disinfecting Equipment?
This describes why a patient is taking a specific medication and is required in all medication reconciliations.
What is: Indication of use for medication?
If a patient is on this active therapy, a no smoking sign must be visible on their wall.
What is: Oxygen?
Federal law that required the creation of national standards to protect sensitive patient health information from being disclosed without the patient's consent or knowledge.
What is: HIPAA?
In this event, you run (if possible), hide (if escape not possible), fight (only as last resort).
What is: Active Shooter?
The following is required for all visit during the pandemic: Gloves, Mask, Goggles or Face Shield.
What is: COVID PPE?
This is an assessment of the patient's home environment, including checking bathroom set up, tripping hazards, etc.
What is: Home Safety?
Something you file when you suspect your patient of neglect, and/or verbal, physical, or financial abuse.
What is: APS Report?
This form is used to establish the patient treatment plan for care in the initial certification period.
What is: CMS-485 Form (A "485")?
This document, required to be filled out on SOC includes (but not limited to) the patient's transportation plan, items easy to carry, special considerations, List of contacts: emergency, local hospital, and PCP.
What is: My Emergency Plan?
This timely and ongoing communication is the responsibility of each team member. Communication will be appropriate to the needs and abilities of the individual patient, and will be relevant to the care provided. Clinicians will be responsible for facilitating communication in the patient's status among the assigned personnel including the clinical manager.
What is: Care Coordination?
The process of identifying the most accurate list of all medications the patient is taking, including the name, dosage, frequency and route by comparing the referral to an external list from patient or what is observed in home.
What is: Medication Reconciliation?
This standardized screening tool is used during your OASIS assement to identify underlying risk for falls.
What is: Fall Risk Assessment?
What are the 3 way the Agency updates clinical staff on policy and procedure changes and provides training.
What is: Annual Skills, In-services, Email?