Health Literacy
"Take Your Meds, Please"
Safety in Action
Potpourri
Potpourri Part II
100
Method used to ensure that your patients understand what you are telling them.
What is the teach-back method.
100
Length of time that multi-dose vials are good for.
What is 28 days.
100
Frequency that exam tables need to be disinfected.
What is in between every patient.
100
The length of time you have to complete your orientation checklist.
What is 90 days, depending on where you work.
100
Blood pressure that patients with chronic kidney disease or ischemic vascular disease must be managed to.
What is <130/90
200
Name of telephone interpreter service used at Sanford Health.
What is the Language Line or Pacific Interpreters.
200
Items that need to be included on a medication label.
What is name of medication, dose & strength, expiration date/time?
200
Frequency that blood pressure cuffs need to be disinfected.
What is at least daily.
200
The color of scrubs that I can wear to work.
What is NAVY BLUE.
200
Care delivery model that provides and coordinates high quality, planned, patient/family-centered health promotion and chronic condition management.
What is the Medical Home Model.
300
Group of individuals that should never be used as interpreters.
What are minor children.
300
Two examples of high risk/high alert medications.
What are insulin, narcotics, thrombolytics, anticoagulants, concentrated electrolytes, investigational medications, & chemotherapy (Choose any 2)?
300
Contact time of Sani-cloth AF wipes.
What is 1 minute
300
Correct way to store compressed gas tanks of gases.
What is: upright and chained or supported at all times. Supported in an approved stand, cart, rack or chains securely attached to the building construction.
300
Frequency that Advance Directives need to be validated.
What is: each new patient to Sanford, annual physical, pre-op visit, or if they have not been validated in the past year.
400
Name of the icon where information on health literacy & interpreter services is found.
What is Equal Access icon.
400
These medications will be stocked on different shelves as a safety measure to prevent confusion. The use of TALL man/short man lettering is also used to identify these medications.
What are look alike/sound alike medications?
400
The number one way to decrease the risk of harm associated with high-risk, high-alert medications.
What is an independent double check prior to administration of the medication.
400
The person whose job is to answer your questions during orientation while you take care of patients.
Who is my preceptor?
400
The person who's responsiblity it is to ensure that the patients are masked or are in proper precautions.
Who is ME (as a licensed professional).
500
Three communication tips for clincians to ensure that their patients understand what they are telling them.
What is: Use plain language Limit information to 3-5 key points Be specific and concrete Demonstrate Repeat/summarize Be positive, helpful, empowering
500
Exceptions to the 28-day expiration rule for multi-dose vials.
What are allergen extracts & vaccines.
500
The reason why Sani-cloth AF wipes only require a 1 minute contact time.
What is because our Infection Control Department completed a risk analysis and did not find any increase risk to the patient by doing a 1 minute contact time vs a 3 minute contact time.
500
Defined as when a person can do something safely, legally, correctly with minimal coaching.
What is Competent?
500
The way to obtain a copy of the MSDS if the computer system is down.
What is by fax.