Provision of Care & Patient Rights
True or false: Patients have a right to have things explained to them in a way they understand.
What is true?
Number of patient identifiers used before performing any test or procedure or giving a medication to a patient.
What is two? (name and date of birth per CN policy).
The single most effective way to prevent transmission of infection.
What is handwashing?
A fire has been identified in your area! This is the code that will be called.
What is CODE RED?
The right patient, the right drug, the right dose, the right route, the right time are all part of the 5 ____ of _________ _____________________.
What is 5 rights of medication administration?
CN has a process for recognizing and responding when a patient has a sudden worsening change in condition. This request for assist is termed_________.
What is a rapid response?
The term we utilize to alert other staff that we may have a suicidal patient.
What is a "Columbia"?
Gloves, gowns, masks, eye shields, and face shields are all examples of this.
What is personal protective equipment? (PPE)
Someone has accidentally spilled a chemical in your work area! But not to worry, you can get information on how the spill should be handled by going to this reference.
What is "CHEMWATCH"?
Medications are required to be labeled under this circumstance.
What is when they are not immediately administered?
The hospital or clinic(s) assess the patient's risk of this injury and implement interventions to reduce the risk of this injury while under our care.
What are falls?
This NPSG improves communication and reports timely important information. Per CN Policy, staff will notify the Provider within one hour of results becoming available.
What are critical test results?
This infection control practice considers all patients to be possible carriers of blood-borne pathogens, and requires PPE to be used when coming in contact with all patient blood, urine or other body fluids.
What is Standard Precautions?
In active shooter training, in addition to activating assistance by calling overhead "Active Shooter" and the location 3X, these three things are taught for survival.
What are: Run, Hide, Fight?
Adverse drug events at CN are immediately reported to the Provider and also in writing, by this means.
What is the Electronic Event Reporting? (Midas)
The hospital utilizes a mobile computer device to aid in assisting some patients with communication when needed. This device provides medically certified individuals in this specialty area (which is a requirement of TJC).
What is an interpreter?
A pause immediately before a procedure or surgery to verify the correct patient and procedure and prevent errors that include the entire team.
What is a "timeout"?
You must use soap and water handwashing when this occurs, alcohol-based hand sanitizers are not acceptable for hand hygiene.
What is when your hands are "visibly soiled"?
The code that is paged for an unruly patient or visitor.
What is a CODE GRAY?
Before administering a new medication, the patient and family are informed about potential clinically significant adverse drug reactions or other concerns regarding the medication. Per CN, this is documented in the EHR under___________ __________.
What is First Dose?
Informed consent includes a discussion about the patient's proposed care, treatment and services. Potential risks, benefits, and side effects are discussed with the patient by this individual.
Who is the Provider?
Collecting a list of all medications a patient is currently taking and comparing those medications to new medications given to the patient while in the hospital or prescribed to the patient at discharge is called _______ _____________.
What is Medication Reconciliation?
Document you must utilize for instructions when cleaning equipment utilized for patient care, to ensure you are using the appropriate cleaning solution recommended and appropriate method.
What is the "MIFU" (Manufacturer's instructions for use)?
This type of safety exercise prepares staff to keep employees, patients and visitors safe in the case of unexpected catastrophic events such as a large-scale hazardous materials spill or community disasters. etc...
What is a CODE YELLOW? (Emergency Disaster drill)
Medication storage is designed to assist in maintaining the integrity and security of medications and decrease the potential risk of dispensing errors & medication diversion. At CN, medications must be stored in a ________ location.
What is "locked"?