Single most effective means to prevent transmission of infection?
What is hand washing?
100
SALAD
What are Sound Alike Look Alike Drugs?
100
Length of time at which a piece of equipment left in hallway becomes a permanent fixture in hallway
What is greater than 30 minutes?
100
Requires presence, attentiveness and agreement of ALL procedure team members.
What is the Universal Protocol or "Time-Out"?
200
Correct patient identity, correct site and correct procedure to be done
What are three components including in performing a time out?
200
Gloves, gowns, masks, eye shiles and face shields
What is person protective equipment (PPE)?
200
Give 2mg to 4mg of Morphine IV q 2 to 4 hours PRN pain.
What is a range order?
200
"Continue home meds, resume pre-op orders, stop all BP meds."
What is an example of a blanket order?
200
The time, once called to the nurse, in which critical values are to be reported to the PCP.
What is 45 minutes?
HF P&P has shorter time period
300
Yellow socks, yellow arm bands and bed alarms.
What are fall prevention measures?
300
If hands are not visibly soiled and after patient or environmental contact
When you should use alcohol gel?
300
This process lists all patient medications on admission and at discharge
What is a medication reconcilliation?
300
Pull the pin, aim at the base, squeeze and spray side to side.
What is P.A.S.S.? Sequence utilized during fire extinguisher use.
300
List of Joint Commission identified safety requirements which highlight problematic areas in health care and describe evideced and expert based solution. A new list is published annually
What are National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG)?
400
Code White
What is a hostage situation? Locate code white instructions on the color coded Kardex next to all phones withing HealthFirst.
400
Contact time for Sani-Cloths (Purple top)
What is two minutes?
400
Specific category of medications requiring additional verification procedures prior to and during administration, includes: chemotherapy, insulin, heparin IV, parenteral nutrition.
What are high-alert medications?
400
Denotes the date when equipment is next due for a check by BioMed.
What is Preventative Maintenance (PM) sticker?
400
Label syringe with medication name, strength, quantity, expiration date (if not used in 24 hours) and expiration time (if used in 24 hours).
What is procedure for labeling medication that is transferred from its original packaging to another container? NPSG.03.04.01
500
New order is needed for this each calendar day.
What is a restraint order?
500
Treatment of all body fluids as potentially infectious
What is Standard (Universal) precautions?
500
Right patient
Right medication
Right dose
Right route
Right time
What are the 5 rights of Medication Administration?
500
Only 12 of these are allowed within a smoke compartment.
What are O2 tanks?
500
These should be audible and responded to in a timely manner.