Mission
We show care with listening, empathy, and love and accompany and comfort those in need of healing.
What is Compassion?
The single most important action healthcare workers can take to prevent the spread of infection.
What is hand hygiene (or handwashing)?
Needles, lancets, and scalpels are classified as this specific type of medical waste.
What are Sharps?
An unexpected event that could cause injury or harm in the workplace.
What is an Accident or Incident?
This acronym stands for the privacy law that protects patients' health information.
What is HIPAA?
As CommonSpirit Health, we make the healing presence of God known in our world by improving the health of the people we serve, especially those who are vulnerable, while we advance social justice for all.
What is Our mission?
This general term refers to the process of destroying all microorganisms on an inanimate object.
What is Sterilization?
This color bag or container is typically used for biohazardous waste.
What is Red?
This code is initiated when a patient high risk patient elopes.
What is Green? (code green)
This is the specific term for any information about a patient's health, treatment, or payment that can be linked back to them personally.
What is PHI (Protected Health Information)?
A healthier future for all – inspired by faith, driven by innovation and powered by our humanity.
What is Our vision?
Personal Protective Equipment, or PPE, includes gloves, gowns, masks, and this for eye protection.
What are goggles or face shields?
Syringes with any remaining liquid go into this colored bin.
What is Blue?
A healthcare worker experiencing verbal threats or physical assault from a patient or visitor is an example of this.
What is workplace violence?
Form promising to keep patient information private. This form is often called a __ agreement.
What is a Confidentiality agreement?
We serve with fullest passion, creativity, and stewardship, and exceed expectations of others and ourselves.
What is Excellence?
A patient presenting with a cough, fever, and shortness of breath might require airborne precautions, which involve this type of room.
What is an Isolation room? (or Negative-pressure room)
You must do this action before disposing of any single-use, individually-wrapped alcohol pads in the regular waste bin.
What is Open them?
This code is initiated when there is a spill that is either hazardous in nature or material.
What is Orange? (code orange)
HIPAA's "Minimum Necessary Rule" means that staff should only access or share PHI when they have this justification, directly related to their job duties.
What is Legitimate need to know?
We celebrate each person's gifts and voice and respect the dignity of all.
What is Inclusion?
This life-threatening condition arises when the body's response to an infection damages its own tissues and organs.
What is Sepsis?
Linens with urine, fecal matter, or blood go in this type of bin.
What is Soiled linens?
This federal agency is responsible for ensuring safe and healthful working conditions.
What is OSHA? (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
This specific rule within HIPAA protects the privacy of individually identifiable health information.
What is the Privacy Rule?