Environment of Care
Rescue
Alarm
Contain
Extinguish
What is RACE?
Night and Morning of Surgery
When should a patient use CHG wipes?
This happens when a patient is transferred to the in-patient unit.
When do you discontinue PACU Anesthesia orders?
This form is completed when the patient is unable to make an informed decision regarding a procedure or treatment.
What is the Patient Incapacity Form?
20% - 60%
What is the range of humidity in the O.R.
When grossly soiled
Open sores
C-Diff
When can Alcohol rub not be used for hand hygiene?
Dial this number for all emergency conditions
What is 84444?
This is the MOST effective way to prevent and control infections.
What hand hygiene?
This is done with every transfer of care
When should hand-off communication be performed?
The Informed consent is obtained by this healthcare professional.
Who is the license practitioner that is performing the prcedure?
68 - 75 degrees
What is the range of temperature for the O.R?
Monitoring the patient only
What is the nurses role during moderate sedation?
PASS
What is
Pull
Aim
Squeeze
Sweep
Dwell time for Clorox Hydrogen Peroxide Wipes and dwell time for Clorox Bleach Wipes
What is 1 minute and 3 minutes?
The licensed practitioner who is performing the procedure (surgeon)
Who can mark the operative site?
Name
D.O.B.
MRN number
What are patient identifiers?
<75 degrees
What is the temperature for sterile storage?
Initial sign is unexplained rise in end tidal CO2
What is Malignant Hyperthermia?
Maintain at least_________inches of space below sprinklers or storage
What is 18 inches?
The type of air pressure required for decontamination areas.
What is Negative Pressure?
This is the scoring system used to determine discharge readiness from PACU
What is the Aldrete score?
In order to obtain this a proceduralist and a nurse is must be present?
What is a Telephone Consent?
80 - 110F
What is the temperature range for the water when cleaning a scope?
positive sign with beeping (alarm)
machine beeping
What are the indication of a failed biological?
These must never be blocked
What are Fire Doors and Exits and shut off valves?
Notify the affected areas Charge Nurse
Verify Lot number
Verify Load number
Verify Autoclave number
Retrieve all instruments that have the same numbers and reprocess
Enter into UMMS Safe
What are the steps when you have a wet load?
This is needed for ASA 3 & ASA 4
When is Anesthesia sign out needed?
every 5 minutes
with each set of vitals
immediately arrival to PACU
How often should pain be assessed?
30% - 60 %
What is the range for humidity in the CSP department?
External Tape
3M Chemical strip
What validates that the parameters of sterilization have been met?
Fire Marshall
Disaster Coordinator
Who can give the order to shut off medical gases?
Before entering a patients
After leaving a patients room
After removing gloves
Grossly soiled
Before and After contact with a patient
What are the 5 steps when you need to do hand hygiene?
upon admission to PACU
20 minutes after arrival
upon discharge from unit
When do you complete modified Aldrete assessment?
upon receiving on the sterile field
upon drawing up in the syringe if not administered immediately
When should medication be labeled?
This is perform every 15 minutes until reaches 36 degrees
How often is temperature document?
Indicators at each corner
One each level
Where are indicators place in a multi-level tray?