Bugs and Us
Safety First
We Care and Treat
Rights
Potpourri
100
Washing hands, screening for illnesses which can be spread, gloves, Purell
What are ways to reduce infection in health care environments?
100
RACER
What is our system for evacuating in a fire or rescue, activate alarm, contain fire, extinguish fire if possible, relocate and roll call?
100
INPT Labeling open food containers, checking orders for diets before giving out meals on units, documenting giving Ensure on an MAR for inpts AMB ensuring ambulatory pts diet needs are communicated to kitchen, encouraging pt to attend nutrition group, having MD/nurse assess for diet consult in ambulatory
What are ways to ensure patients get their correct diet and understand why they have one ordered?
100
Advocate for patients, identifies and investigates possible violations of rights or complaints from patients , reviews all restraints, reports on findings to hospital committees
What are functions of the Human Rights Officer?
100
MSDS
What is material safety data sheets?
200
Annual testing, completing a screening form, skin test, chest xray
What are ways we screen for TB for all staff annually?
200
QD, U, QOD, IU
What are abbreviations which should not be used to avoid errors?
200
INPT code team meeting, patient comment forms, multidisciplinary team meeting, administrative morning meeting. AMB Within the first 72 hours, monthly formal after that change info as needed based on reassessment
INPT What is the formal way for completing debriefing after a restraint event? AMB When is treatment planning done?
200
Show respect for other patients and health care staff, make a good faith effort to meet financial obligations, become involved in health care decision making, work collaboratively with health care providers in developing and carrying out agreed upon treatment plan
What are areas found in the Consumer Bill of Rights and Responsibilities?
200
INPT SBAR AMB Call ER and give report, send intake data sheet and psych eval and progress note, provide opt with discharge instruction sheet
INPT What is situation, background, assessment, recommendation? What is way to hand off pt care AMB What is the process for handing off pt care?
300
Standard Precautions
What is the method used in caring for all patients to avoid contamination or spread of infection?
300
Leadership meetings, QI Committee, Safety Committee, unit/department meetings
What are formal ways to problem solve and suggest ways to improve safety or reduce risk?
300
Change of residence or lack of placement, more then 3 hospitalizations in a year,poor ability to manage ADLs, Organic or neurological deficits, lack of awareness of safety issues, Sensory processing problem.
What are some of the criteria for seeking an OT evaluation for a patient?
300
Switchboard, calling supervisor, informing social worker, Multilingual Planet, Clinical Staff list, Catholic Charities, Telephone call in line
What are ways we access interpreters for our patients 24 hrs a day/7days per week?
300
MDRO
What is multidrug resistant organism?
400
Spill kits, bleach solution, gloves
What is the way to clean a hazardous spill on a unit or in a program?
400
Each person in the organization, patients and families
Who are the people responsible for identifying safety risks and participating in ways to minimize problems related to same?
400
Significant weight loss, increased albumin, newly diagnosed insulin dependent diabetic, significantly elevated liver function tests
What are criteria for ordering a diet consult?
400
telling patients re the risk and benefits of treatment and alternatives, letting patients know what to expect from a medication, describing risk and benefits of alternative treatments
What are elements of providing informed consent?
400
MRSA
What is methicillin resistant staph aureus?
500
Chicken Pox, TB, Measles, Hepatitis A, Shingles in a staff person
What are illnesses which should be reported to Human Resources if an employee has been diagnosed with one?
500
FMEA
What is the process used here to proactively reduce risk in an identified process or Failure Mode Effect Analysis?
500
INPT Decrease in threatening statements, ability to demonstrate behavioral control, ability to tolerate less restriction in activity, ability to participate in plan of care and action to avoid assault or self harm, sleeping soundly. AMB Active SI or attempt, agression or act of aggression
INPT What are some of the considerations for ending a restraint or a seclusion? AMB When may a code be indicated or a call to 911?
500
Right to refuse treatment, right to access to phone, mail, right to have mail unopened, right to have visitors at any time
What are examples of the fundamental rights all patients have per regulations?
500
HIPAA
What is Health Insurance Portability and Accountabilty Act?