Blood Transfusions
Two RNs are required to double-check this at the bedside during a blood transfusion.
What is name and DOB?
(donor unit number, correct product, expiration date, Oh compatibility, restrictions, transfusion duration, etc.)
To credit cleaning the glucometer, select this option on the homepage before locking the screen.
What is 3?
These are medications used to manage behavior or restrict a patient's freedom of movement.
What are chemical restraints?
The timing of pain reassessment tasks depends on this factor of pain medication.
What is the type or route?
To overhead page, pick up any hospital phone, dial this number, and pause for the double beep before dialing 00.
What is 55?
RNs must ensure this was obtained by the provider and is active for the current encounter before starting a transfusion.
What is consent?
After opening glucometer controls, they must be dated and discarded after this many days.
What is 90 days?
For non-behavioral restraints, this is the maximum time they should remain before being released or adjusted.
What are two hours?
Reassess pain within this amount of time for patients who received IV pain medications.
What is 30 minutes?
A rapid response may be called for a patient, visitor, or this type of individual.
What is an employee?
The minimum number of full sets of vital signs required for a blood transfusion.
What are three?
Run a quality control check when this message appears on the screen.
What is 'Operator ID expires in XX days'?
At the end of your shift, you must attest to evaluating these every 2 hours.
What are non-violent (non-behavioral) restraints?
A non-pain reason for pain medication administration.
What is a fever?
This team is involved in rapid responses to ensure early intervention and improved patient outcomes.
What is the code blue (rapid response) team?
This automatically prints when you release a blood order.
What is a blood pick-up slip?
Place the glucometer on this type of surface to prevent errors during a test.
What is a flat surface?
At the end of your shift, you must attest to evaluating these every 15 minutes.
What are violent restraints?
It’s best practice to complete pain reassessments before these two workflow processes.
What are admitting or transferring?
This must be filed for every rapid response event?
What is a safety report (RL6)?
This is the only fluid that can be run with a blood product.
What is Normal Saline?
Sharing this with other employees is prohibited if it has expired, to ensure accurate glucometer operation.
What is your barcode?
Violent restraints may be used for patients experiencing symptoms such as this mental health crisis or attempt.
What are psychotic episodes, mania, or attempted suicide?
Pain reassessment tasks are triggered only in relation to these types of medications.
What are PRN medications?
One example of rapid response criteria is a heart rate outside this range.
What is less than 40bpm or more than 140bpm?