Infection Control
Explains how to use, clean and store equipment and supplies.
What are manufacturer's instructions for use?
The two patient identifiers.
What is patient's name and date of birth?
A nonprofit organization that evaluates and accredits healthcare organizations to improve healthcare quality and patient safety.
What is The Joint Commission?
Designed to assist the organization during emergencies such as fires, disasters, bomb threats, or medical emergencies.
What is the Emergency Preparedness Guide?
This term refers to the systematic process of assessing a patient's need and determining the appropriate level of care, treatment, or service.
What is a patient assessment?
Located in the infection prevention and control policy, this plan clarifies what to do when exposed to blood borne pathogens.
What is the exposure control plan?
Verifies correct patient, site and procedure.
What is a time-out?
The dates of our upcoming mock survey.
What is April 2 & 3?
The location of the current inventory of hazardous materials and waste.
What is the Safety Sharepoint site?
Used by patients to discard expired or unused medications.
What are the MedSafe Cabinets?
Done when hands are visibly contaminated.
What is wash your hands with soap and water?
Completed at every patient visit to confirm current medications, doses, and compliance.
What is medication reconciliation?
What is a survey?
Written plan that includes, but is not limited to, the following: hazard vulnerability analysis, mitigation and preparedness activities, exercises and testing, and continuity of operations plan.
What is the emergency management plan?
Developed in partnership with the patient, this tool is used to empower patients to take control of their medical conditions or chronic diseases.
What are self-management goals?
Worn when you suspect a contagious condition.
What is PPE?
Improving electronic health literacy for patients over age 50.
What is our healthcare equity project?
The basis of an objective evaluation process that can help healthcare organizations measure, assess, and improve performance.
What is a standard?
FAHC safety officer.
Who is Lance Pilgrim?
Used to report actual or potential adverse drug reactions.
What is MEDWATCH form 3500?
The 5 moments for performing hand hygiene.
What is before patient contact, before an aseptic task, after body fluid exposure risk, after patient contact, & after contact with patient surroundings?
The C-SSRS is used to assess for this.
What is risk for suicide?
An internal process used to evaluate Joint Commission readiness.
What is a tracer?
What is Rescue/Remove people, Activate alarm, Close doors/Call 911, Evacuate/Extinguish?
This critical process ensures that patient care, treatment, or services are adjusted based on ongoing evaluations and patient progress.
What is reassessment?