Policy
Medications
Outside 5 star
Safety
Procedure
100

What is the call-out policy for holiday and regular 

at least 2 hours before shift 

calling out on a holiday revokes holiday pay and documentation is required upon return

100

What do you need for Narcotic Medication orders?

Hard script signed by MD placed in plastic pouch in Narc box Give hard script to Pharmacy Verify upon receipt fill out narc sheet 

100

Where can you find Consumers DME Pharmacy 

Resources Second tab Organizations 

100

Aspiration precatuions include

HOB elevated 45 degrees 

100

When are labs drawn? how do you know What is drawn and When are they reviewed?

Weekly or Monthly depending on the consumer

 every Tuesday printed and reviewed on Wednesday 

200

Who can go on appointments 

What do you do on the appointment 

Nurses 

Arrive on time 

Accompany consumer with paperwork 

Document a note in Rtask 

 

200

Who supplies GW and JC Specialty infusion ?

Who orders ?

Acaria 

Floor nurses when prompted in Rtask

200

What do you do if a piece of equipment is not working 

Notify Oncall and DME company 

200

What do you do if a GTUBE is clogged how does it differ from a G/J

Gtube can exchange in-home G/J must have outpatient exchange Both instances can administer Clogg zapper

G or J port may be used interchangeably if MD is made aware and allows 

200

Where can you find a mini-shift manual?

Nursing 101 Binder

300

The process for GW Zoledronic Acid?

Order medication 

Acess port 

administer med 

Deaccess port  

300

Who supplies IV medications

What do they need

Coraam infusion services 

Face sheet med list and order

300

 Who do you call if you Need IV Placement

Nursing excellence

300

Who is resposible for transfering a 2 person assist 

CNA and NURSE and or RT Vented?

300

What is the floor nurse responsible for during a hospital send-out 

Report to hospital ER on pt 

print med list face sheet

call nonemergent transport 

Detailed note 


400

When do you text the ON call Phone

NEVER 

400

Wat happens with Orders in Dr Os book 

Follow through filed in back nothing is removed until scanned by admin

400

What does Nursing excellence need to Place Specialty lines

Face sheet 

Order 

Consent 

400

When do you perform CPR

Unconscious and Pulseless NEVER perform CPR on someone with a pulse CALL 911 immediately 

400

What is the purpose of report sheets?

Communication between shift follow up list 

500

When do you call the oncall phone

Call outs 

Questions Concerns 

Supply issues


500

What is the process for a NEW Medication order

Fax to pharmacy 

Enter in Rtask 

Update Paper Mar 

Provide an end date in R task for any ABT

500

Who calls for hospital updates 

Administration 

500

6 right of medications

right pateint 

right dose 

right med 

right time 

Right route 

right documentation 

500

Describe Foley catheter insertion 

Sterile kit 

sterile glove 

clean each side then middle 

insert keeping one hand sterile

see urine advance 1.2 inches more and inflate ballon