SAFETY Rounding
SAFETY Rounding should be completed every ______ hour(s) during the day
1 hour
Daily weights are done at this time each day
0600h/Night shift team
Daily weights should be preformed on this type of scale whenever possible
Standing scale
This piece of equipment should be used with ambulation with all patients at risk of falling
Gait Belt
This percentage of people in the world are left-handed - 10% or 20%
10%
SAFETY Rounding should be Completed every _______ hour(s) during the night
2 hours
Multidisciplinary rounds are held at this time each day
0930h
When caring for a patient with a Foley catheter, be sure the bag is never raised higher than______.
The patient's Bladder/ waist-level
If you witness a patient fall or find a patient on the floor, please activate this to get assistance
RRT
Who is more likely to be left-handed, men or women?
Men (23% more likely to be left-handed)
True or False:
Research shows SAFETY rounding will reduce the number of patient call lights that happen on a unit.
True
Intake and Output should be assessed every_______hours for PCU-level patients
4 hours
True or False:
It is in the scope of the LNA to silence an IV pump
False
If you see an orange light displayed on the floor under your patient's bed, you need to check for what
That the bed is in the lowest position
True or False:
If both your parents are left-handed, you are more likely to be left-handed.
True:
You are 25% more likely to be left-handed
These are the three P's we check when we complete a SAFETY Round
Pain, Potty, and Positioning
True or False:
PCU-level patients should be up in a chair for all meals
True
This piece of equipment should be used whenever possible to take patients' q4h vital signs
B450 / Bedside Monitor
True or False:
It is ok to give a patient privacy in the bathroom, even if they are high risk for falls
False:
Staff need to be in arms reach at all times to prevent falls.
Children begin to show favoritism between their left or right at this young age: 12 months old, 2 years old, or 4 years old
2 years old
These are the 5 T's we check when we complete a SAFETY round
Trash, Tissues, Telephone,
Tv remote/Call light, and Tidy room
This is the most important thing we can help our patients do to prevent hospital-acquired pneumonia
Brush their teeth or mobilize
In order to clean equipment in between patient use with a purple wipe staff must make sure the equipment stays wet for ______ minutes
2 minutes
This piece of equipment should be used to safely lift a patient from the floor
Hover lift
True or False:
Research has shown that left-handed people may be better at multitasking and playing sports
True:
The major connections between the left and right side of the brain is stronger in lefthanded people