Environment of Care
Calling this number is the best way to notify the Facilities Department that something is broken or unsafe.
What is 3-5000?
This crucial process ensures patients understand the risks, benefits, and alternatives of their care before agreeing to treatment, according to the Joint Commission.
What is informed consent?
This is present when no medications are available to unauthorized individuals.
What is medication security?
Notify Social Work and the Attending Physician or APP immediately.
Until a physician or an APP evaluates the patient the RN must initiate measures to maintain continuous observation of the patient, and an evaluation of the immediate physical environment or location.
What are the immediate actions to take if a patient is identified to be at risk for suicide?
This is the frequency with which Joint Commission requires fire extinguishers to be inspected.
What is once per calendar month?
A time when food or drinks are allowed at the nursing station.
What is never?
This item should be given to all new patients, to inform them about their right to be treated with respect, to be involved in decisions related to their care, and that they must also treat our staff with courtesy and respect.
What are the Patient’s Rights & Responsibilities?
A technique used to prevent contamination when preparing IV medications for administration.
What is aseptic technique?
A three-step process designed to prevent wrong-person, wrong-site and wrong-procedure surgery. It involves pre-procedure verification, marking the surgical site, and performing a time out.
What is Universal Protocol?
Hospitals are required to have a plan for this type of event, ensuring the safety of patients and staff during disasters or emergencies.
What is emergency preparedness?
Detailed documents provided by manufacturers that outline the proper usage, storage, handling, cleaning & disinfection, and safety precautions for a product.
What are Manufacturer's Instructions for Use? (MIFU)
According to Joint Commission standards, hospitals must protect this type of information by maintaining security and following applicable laws and regulations like HIPAA.
What is protected health information (PHI)?
A process to ensure a patient's medication list is correct.
What is medication reconciliation or medication list update?
This is a current National Patient Safety Goal focusing on minimizing patient harm from equipment like infusion pumps.
What is reducing patient harm associated with clinical alarm systems?
This document provides information on the safe handling, storage, and disposal of hazardous chemicals.
What is a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)?
Personal protective equipment required for this isolation type: Gown, gloves, face mask
What are contact plus droplet precautions?
According to the Joint Commission, patients have the right to receive information about their care, treatment, and services in a way that meets their individual needs, including these two factors, amongst others.
What are age and language (or ability to understand)?
A process that scans medications to ensure the correct medication is given to a patient.
What is bar coding?
MD Anderson's priority focus to meet The Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goal for improving Health Care Equity.
What is reducing unplanned readmissions within 30 days?
These types of power strips or relocatable power taps (RPT) are permanently attached and used in MD Anderson patient care areas.
UL1363A
This classification system indicates the minimal level of reprocessing needed for medical devices and includes the following categories:
-Critical: Enters sterile tissue or vascular system
-Semi-Critical: Contacts mucous membranes or non-intact skin (does not penetrate)
-Non-Critical: Contacts intact skin (not mucous membranes)
What is Spaulding Classification?
This patient right includes the ability to participate in decisions about care, refuse care, designate a surrogate decision-maker if necessary, and be informed of the risks and alternatives to proposed treatments.
What is participation in care?
This type of medication has TALL man lettering in the drug name.
What is a look-alike and sound-alike or LASA medication?
1. Medication or solution name
2. Strength
3. Amount of medication or solution (if not apparent)
4. Diluent name and volume (if not apparent)
5. Time the medication was prepared
What are the elements required to be on medication labels in the perioperative and procedural settings?