It's About Time
Purple wipe (Cavi-wipe) dry time
2 minutes
*Lids must remain closed*
Hand must be washed with this when exiting an enteric room?
Soap and water
What can be stored under the sinks?
NOTHING
When is eating at the desk permitted?
Never
This is where you would go to find a policy
Intranet
Yellow wipe dry time
4 minutes
*Lid must remain closed*
The area around the sinks where you cannot place anything
Splash Zone
Where are all specimens labeled?
At the bedside
Fall risk patients must be within this distance from staff
Arm's length
What to say if you don't know the answer to a survey question
I don't know but I can find out for you.
Let me ask a charge nurse.
Let me check the policy.
Pain goals must be documented this many times per shift.
Once per shift
Supplies can be in the original boxes when they are delivered to the unit.
False
Gross bugs could be on the boxes and make their way onto the unit.
Glucose control solution expiration
90 days
How many shifts can you miss in a row before needing to get cleared through occupational health?
3
This is where you get a VIS for a patient when giving an immunization.
Intranet
Critical Lab results must be reported to the provider within this amount of time
1 hour
You witness someone not using appropriate hand hygiene when entering and/or leaving a room. What 2 things should you do?
Remind them and enter an RL6
There are 4 P's checked and documented during safety rounds every 2 hours. What are they?
Pain, Potty, Position and Possessions
BUDs (Beyond Use Dates) are how long from opening and need to go on what?
28 days
These go on inhalers, insulin pens, drops, creams, etc.
Name a current PI project
"Let's go to the LDM board and I can show you"
IV tubing with intermittent fluids running, including antibiotics, are good for how long?
24 hours
*Extra 100 points for mentioning to label your tubing*
A patient tested for C-diff who has been hospitalized for this long will be considered a hospital acquired infection.
3 days (Day 1 is admission)
IV tubing with continuous running fluid are good for this long?
7 days
*label your tubing*
What do you do if the blanket warmer is alarming too hot?
Turn down the temp, open the door and recheck in 2 hours
How do you know if a physician has privileges to work here or perform a procedure such as a circumcision or delivery?
Intranet under Medical Staff