Fire Safety/Disaster Preparedness
The Acronym PASS stands for this
What is P = Pull (the extinguisher pin) A = Aim (the extinguisher) S = Squeeze (the handle) S = Sweep (from side to side on the base of the fire)
The reason we have HIPAA.
What is to protect medical information, to give resident's/staff control of their health information, and to establish accountability among health care workers?
Treating all blood and body fluids as if they were infected with bloodborne pathogens is referred to as this
What is Standard Precautions?
Someone who tells you, "if you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours" such as purchasing a case of a product and he'll give you $500.00...just don't let anyone else know!
What is a kickback?
Information includes name of products, toxicity, antidotes, important phone numbers, emergency medical information.
What are Safety Data Sheets (SDS)?
Any employee from any department should be able to notice when a resident doesn't appear to be herself.
Who is responsible for reporting anything they see that is out of the ordinary?
They are found at each exit.
Where are fire extinguishers and pull stations located in a public building?
The words that create the acronym of HIPAA.
What is the Health Information Portability & Accountability Act?
Three examples of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)
What are gloves, masks and gowns?
The person that you would report improper business practices to.
Who is a Corporate Compliance officer such as David Danielson for Catholic Charities of New Hampshire?
The Safety Officer, The Safety Team, A Dept. Head, The person in charge of Infection Control, to name a few...
Who do employees report any emergency or hazard to?
Sell by date, use by dates, freshness of a product, staleness, sogginess or perhaps mold.
What are identifiers that will assist a person in knowing whether food is fresh or not?
This is announced overhead when there is a fire
What is Dr. Fox, please come to (the location of the fire)?
An LNA asks a nurse who is giving her updated information on a resident's status in the hallway if they should move to a room where no one else can hear.
What is best practice regarding HIPAA and confidentiality?
Singing the song Happy Birthday is recommended when doing this.
What is Hand washing?
It is acknowledged that at Christmas time, the dentist brings in a couple of boxes of donuts for everyone to share and to thank us for being in partnership with him. the value is about $85.00 and we can share these with the residents.
What is a gift?
Put in a request on the TELS System; it is not a good idea to tell someone involved in another project or just walking down the hall.
What is the appropriate way to request to have a safety issue, broken item or an item or a project that needs attention done?
Definitely when a resident falls and hits her head, when a person has to go to the hospital, when blood is present, when B/P is far from the norms, or when sugar readings are extreme...to name a few.
When should a doctor be notified?
It is the acronym (and what each letter stands for) in the sequence of responding to a fire.
What is RACE R = Rescue A = Alarm C = Contain E= Extinguish
The reason we cannot tell just any sister information she is requesting regarding another sister who we care for, her health status?
What is patient confidentiality?
When there is no faucet to wash your hands immediately available or when a nurse is administering her first or second medication.
What is when is it acceptable to use hand sanitizer?
Person responsible for reporting any suspicion of wrong doings, improprieties and suspicious acts of potential fraud.
Who is any employee?--it's the Law
A cart that is sitting outside of the maintenance shop that has a note stating that it has a broken wheel and cannot be used to hold the soup pots in the kitchen in this condition.
What is a responsible employee who took the initiative to take the piece of equipment out of the work area and place a note on it so it is not used because it is a work hazard as well as leave a note for the dept. head to place the request for repair in TELS?
The area by the entrance is icy, the area has not been treated, black ice may be present and it is clearly dangerous to walk on the surface.
When should the walkways be considered a hazard and should be sanded/salted and an employee can salt the area before calling the DES?
An LNA and housekeeper were continuing their conversation and not responding to the announcement paging Dr. Fox and a location. When the DNS went to them and asked why they were not responding, their answer was that they heard the maintenance guy talking and knew it was JUST a drill.The DNS told them they were going to have written counselings for...
What is not treating an event as a reality and never to think of it as JUST a drill, causing a repression of practice?
The following individual demographics of a person such as their diagnosis, date of birth, medications and treatments, for example... to name a few are listed on a visible computer screen.
What is personal Health Information that should be treated confidentially? (PHI)
Washing hands & using gloves when in contact with body fluids.
What are universal precautions and the number 1 way to prevent the spread of germs?!
The US Government, The Office of Medicaid and Medicare, Insurance Companies, Resident/Families, Responsible Business Relationships are some of these people who want to know because they are stakeholders .
Who has the right to question our business practices?
Someone reported a strong odor of oil or gas.
What is the reason to call 911, the Director of Maintenance and possibly activate the incident command center?
A person is displaying changes in mental status, a low grade temp, seems dehydrated and is experiencing a burning sensation in the lower abdomen.
What are some the signs and symptoms of a possible UTI or infectious process?