Infection Control
These precautions are needed when an infectious agent is small enough to travel through air suspended for several hours.
What is airborne precautions?
To activate an RRT a stakeholder must dial this number
What is 7777
This container disposes of empty syringes, iv bags, or medication vials.
What is trash can?
Before providing care, treatment, or services, a care provider must
What is verify name and date of birth
If your glucometer is not working and you need to receive a loaner, you will have to go to this department
What is lab
A patient admitted to the hospital for pertussis will likely be on this isolation precaution
What is droplet precautions?
The current defibrillator brand use in clinical areas
What is zoll
Because of the hazardous nature, items placed in this box must be incinerated at the high temp of 2200 degrees
What is black box
When reporting a critical lab values, it must be called within what time frame
What is 1 hour
We mix cocktails under the hood
What is pharmacy
This gift is prohibited for patients on neutropenic precautions.
What is live flowers
The first responder is often the first to initiate what life saving measure
What is chest compressions?
Items placed in this container are controlled substances that must be wasted with another licensed professional
What is cactus sink
To maintain and communicate accurate patient medication information, upon every encounter the care provider must
What is perform medication reconciliation?
We speak with patients regarding their end of life wishes.
What is pastoral care
Clostridium difficile can lay on a surface for up to what time frame?
What is 5 months
After a code, the cart is disinfected and taken to which department
What is pharmacy?
This container is used for storage of empty blood component bags and blood tubing as well as sharps and syringes with blood and bodily fluids
What is red box?
This will be performed prior to any surgical procedure
What is time out
If the patient is having thoughts of harming yourself or someone else, what department should be notified
What is Behavioral Health or Mind Body
The Nova Stat Strip glucometer must be ____ and _____ prior to using it on each patient.
DAILY DOUBLE
Describe this procedure.
What is CLEANED and DISINFECTED?
What are bleach wipes? Using the 2-step method by cleaning with the bleach wipe and disinfecting by wiping horizontally and vertically 3 times.
The person responsible for ensuring documentation of the events leading up to the code is accurate and complete in the patient’s chart.
What is the primary nurse?
Medications that are opened and cannot be returned to the pharmacy go here
What is blue box
National Patient Safety Goals are established by what accreditation body?
What is the joint commission
A patient experiencing cognitive impairment secondary to chemotherapy may be referred to this department
What is speech therapy