Codes
What code is used in the event of smoke or fire?
What is: Code Red
True or false: Patients can wear their own mask for their office visit.
What is false. Patient must wear one of our surgical masks from the moment they enter the building, to the time they leave.
What does RACE stand for?
What does RACE stand for?
What is: Rescue Alarm Contain Evacuate (or Extinguish)
When do we need to lock our computer screens, and what are two appropriate ways to do this?
What is: any time you step away from your computer and 1. Press "windows and L" on your keyboard or 2. Press "control, alt, delete".
What would you do if a surveyor asks you a question and you don’t know the answer to?
What is: Demonstrate that you know how to find the answer OR say you would ask your manager or supervisor
What are the three steps to follow in a Code Silver?
What are: Run, Hide, Fight
What is the wet time for purple-top sani-wipes?
What is: two minutes
What does PASS stand for?
What is: Pull Aim Squeeze Sweep
Patients learn about their privacy rights by receiving this form.
What is the Patient Notification of Privacy Rights/HIPAA form?
Where do we document employee injuries?
What is: RL Solutions.
If a 2 year old is missing, which code is called?
What is: Code purple
How do you get the most up to date COVID information?
What is: COVID 19 Updates button in the intranet homepage
A patient reports to you that an MA seemed angry with them and grabbed their arm a little hard when taking their blood pressure. The patient noticed some small bruises on their upper arm. What would you do?
What is: Notify patient and guest relations and your manager (see badge tag for 'Witnessed or Alleged Abuse, Neglect, or Explotation by an MMC/MMP staff')
Before we provide any type of care to patients, patients must read and sign this document at the time of their first visit, and annually from then on.
What is the Consent to Treat Form
Where is our Interpreter On Wheels located?
What is: behind the check-out station at the front desk.
This code is called when a hazardous material is found?
What is: Code Orange
Which wipes are used for screens, such as computer monitors, and what is their "wet time"?
What are: Gray-top wipes and 2 minutes
What are the first TWO things you do if you notice a fire?
What are: Announce code red loudly and activate RACE
Where do we go to ensure we have the most updated patient forms?
What is the forms portal
Where are our two emergency eye wash stations?
What is: One is in the General Neuro pod. The other is in the Peds nursing station.
How do you determine if a missing child is a code pink or code purple?
What is: If the child can walk, it is a code purple. If they cannot walk, it is a code pink.
True or False: Is it ok to wear shellac/gel nail polish, as long as you do not have acrylic nails.
What is false: Artificial nails of any kind are not allowed. These include, but are not limited to acrylic, gels, shellac, bonding, tips, wraps or tapes. Semi-permanent polish such as shellac or gel that must be ground or soaked off is not acceptable.
What is the first thing you do if a chemical is splashed into your coworker’s eye? (hint: its not what you may think)
What is: Check the SDS – Not all chemical are water soluble
This is a way for patients to formally communicate what type of healthcare they want if they are no longer able to make decisions due to illness or incapacity, and to appoint a person to make such decisions on their behalf.
What is an Advance Directive
What two patient identifiers must be confirmed with every patient interaction, whether in person or on the phone?
What are: Name and date of birth