No Accident
Number 1 way to prevent spread of infection
What is hand washing/ hand hygiene
PSR
What is Patient Safety Report
Publisher of National Safety Patient Goals
What is The Joint Commission
The age group is at risk for injury at home, school, and while traveling to and from school
What is school aged children
This is used when assessing patients' risk for falling
What is a Fall Risk Assessment
2023 National Safety Patient Goal #1
What is correct patient identification with 2 identifiers, name and date of birth
RACE
What is Rescue, Alarm, Contain/ Confine, & Extinguish/ Evacuate
These are caused by multi-drug resistant pathogens acquired via procedures and or while in a medical facility
What are nosocomial/ hospital acquired infections
These patients are at risk for injury directly related to physiological changes from aging
What is an older adult/ geriatric population
Educate patients on the risk for falls with these
What is medications that cause drowsiness
Right Patient, Right Medication, Right Dose, Right Time, Right Route, Right Documentation
What is Safe Medication administration
BLS, ACLS, PALS, & NRP
What are resuscitation methods
Every patient in the ER, OR, and or MSW should have this
What is an ID bracelet with name and date of birth
Age Group most at risk for motor vehicle accidents, substance abuse, and mental concerns
What are adolescents
Poor vision, cognitive dysfunction, impaired gait/ mobility, orthostatic hypotension, urinary frequency, and or history of falls
What are Fall Risk Factors
Pre-procedure verification, marking of the procedure site, and performing a time-out prior to procedure
What is Universal Protocol
IPASS & SBAR
What are safe handoff methods
The result when multiple individuals combine efforts to achieve better or more efficient results.
What is Teamwork
Age Group most at risk for injury related to growing ability to explore and fixation on oral cavity
What are infants & Toddlers
These provide fall prevention in bathrooms, stairs, and showers
What are safety bars/ hand rails
COVID, Tuberculosis, Smallpox, Yellow Fever, Ebola, Measles, Plague, Cholera, MRSA, VRE
What is infectious diseases requiring Isolation
TeamSTEPPS?
What is an evidenced-based teamwork system to improve communication and teamwork skills among health care professionals?
Cited as the most important factor in achieving good relationships, patient safety, and better patient outcomes.
What is effective communication
Age group at risk for injury associated with lifestyle habits such as smoking, drinking, and hazardous work.
What is Middle Adulthood/ Middle age
Familiarizing patient with environment, call light with reach, uncluttered area, belongings in easy reach, hopsital bed in low position, and bed locked
What are Universal Fall Precautions/ Prevention methods