How many identifiers must be used each time you identify a patient?
Two
100
What two things must you do when verifying verbal orders & results received by telephone or in person.
Write down and Read back
100
How long must someone wash their hands with soap and water.
15 seconds
100
Use only ______ abbreviations.
Standardized or approved
100
What needs to be reconciled on admission.
Medications and allergies
200
What are the two acceptable identifiers?
Full name and date of birth
200
Can a critical result be left on a message or text?
No
200
What protective equiptment is used in isolation.
Gown, gloves, and masks
200
What safety measures are in place for patients having surgery.
Make sure you have the correct patient. Verify with the patient or family that this is the correct place on the patient's body. Have surgeon mark the correct side.
200
When would be another time during the patient's hospitalization that medications would have to be reconciled.
With transfers and at discharge
300
What information cannot be used to identify a patient?
Patient location or room number.
300
Who can take a critical result via telephone regarding an inpatient on the floor.
Registered or General nurse
300
When do we need items such as bed table, night stand, or cables for heart monitor in icu rooms be cleaned?
After each patient use
300
How can we prevent catheter associated blood stream infections?
Aseptic technique, correct choice of site, monitoring site carefully.
300
What lab results need to be drawn before giving coumadin?
Protime and INR
400
Name three times that the doctor needs to identify a patient?
Before examination
Before consultation
Before writing orders
Before treatment
Before reading results
Before dispensing or administering meds
Before transfer to a new unit, test, area
400
Who would you call if physician is not answering?
K Supawan or Dr. Soontorn
400
How can we prevent catheter associated UTI's
D/C Foley catheter ASAP, keep bag low free flowing and maintain sterility.
400
What measures can you take for fall prevention.
Instruct patient and family on prevention, perform falls risk assessment every time, bed low, locked, side rails up x 2, call bell in reach
400
What needs to be on label of syringes, bowls, IV's, and cups if not discarding after procedure?
Name of medication, strength, amout, diluent if applicable, and exp.date
500
How can documented orders, laboratory forms, work lists, consents, etc. be compared or matched.
With verbal response from patient to "Is your name Chiara? Please state your date of birth," or with wristband identifiers
500
Critical results must be communicated ________ to a licensed provider (when?)
immediately upon result
500
How can we improve scores to demonstrate our good hygiene?
Wash hands in front of patient and explain our concern for their safety
500
Who is responsible to prevent falls?
Every staff member
500
What is needed at discharge for patients going home on medication.
Reconciliation, give & explain the final list at discharge and document