Infection Control
This considers all patients to be possible carriers of blood borne pathogens, and requires PPE to be used when coming into contact with all patients blood urine or other body fluids
What are universal precautions .
Appropriate response for a fire emergency
What is RACE?
remove, alarm, alert, confine and extinguish
Active shooter in facility
What is code silver?
The purpose of The Joint Commission Survey
What is to certify healthcare facilities that meet regulatory standards as well as provide education and consultation.
Best practices of patient identification.
What is use two patient identifiers?
What is ask patient name and date of birth?
Hands are grossly soiled, open sores, C-Diff
When can alcohol rub not be used for hand hygiene?
The resource that contains information about all chemicals and hazardous substances we have on site
What is material safety data sheets?
Code pink
What is infant child abduction?
"I'm not sure let me ask my supervisor"
What is the correct response for a question you are unsure of?
This should be done before any procedure.
What is a time out?
All of these, with the exception of vaccines must be disposed of after 28 days after opening.
What are multi use vials
These must never be blocked
What are fire doors,O2 shut off valves and fire alarms?
Code Copper
What is IT infrastructure failure?
The frequency of Joint Commission site visits
What is every 3 years?
Document that outlines what surgeries and procedures can be performed on the patient.
What is a surgical consent?
This process should be used to disinfect medical instruments that can not be passed through an autoclave machine
What is high level disinfectant?
The minimum distance that an item or storage should be placed from the ceiling.
What is 18 inches?
Code D
What is a major disaster?
All hospital employee must be wearing this in patient care areas.
What is a team member badge?
These goals are used to improve patient safety.
What are national patient safety goals
Scrubs, jackets, gowns, hats, masks, gloves and shoe covers.
What is personal protective equipment?
Safety exercises prepare staff to keep employees, patients and visitors safe in the case of loss of power and other unexpected events
What are emergency or disaster drills?
Code White
What is a hostage plan?
An occurrence that results in serious patient harm, often loss of limb or life.
What is a sentinel event?
Alarm fatigue
What is when numerous alarm signals and displayed information desensitizes staff?