Workplace Hazards
This type of injury is most common among nurses and often results from lifting or repositioning patients.
What is a musculoskeletal injury?
This is the single most effective way to prevent the spread of infection.
What is hand hygiene?
This acronym outlines the steps to use a fire extinguisher safely.
What is PASS (Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep)?
This principle ensures nurses act in the best interest of their patients.
What is beneficence?
Creating a workplace free from bullying or harassment promotes this type of safety.
What is psychological safety?
Wearing gloves, gowns, and masks are examples of this type of precaution.
What is personal protective equipment (PPE)?
This is the correct order for removing PPE to prevent self-contamination.
What is gloves, gown, mask, then hand hygiene?
In a hospital fire, this acronym helps staff remember what to do first.
What is RACE (Rescue, Alarm, Contain, Extinguish/Evacuate)?
Failing to meet the standard of care that results in patient harm can lead to this legal claim.
What is negligence?
Recognizing and respecting cultural differences in patient care supports this nursing standard.
What is cultural competence?
Verbal abuse, threats, or physical aggression from patients or visitors are examples of this workplace hazard.
What is workplace violence?
This type of isolation is used for diseases like tuberculosis that spread through small particles.
What is airborne isolation?
A nurse calls this when a patient is acting aggressively with increasing threats of violence
What is a Code White?
This legal document outlines the nurse’s accountability and responsibilities in Canada.
What is the Standards of Practice?
Nurses experiencing burnout or compassion fatigue are at risk of decreased ______ safety.
What is mental health or emotional safety?
Repeated exposure to this common medical material can cause allergic reactions ranging from skin irritation to anaphylaxis.
What is latex?
The “clean to dirty” principle applies when performing this nursing task.
What is wound care or dressing changes?
During a Code Blue, nurses respond to this type of emergency.
What is a cardiac or respiratory arrest?
A nurse who reports unsafe working conditions or patient care concerns is engaging in this act of advocacy.
What is whistleblowing?
A strength-based framework grounded in an understanding of and responsiveness to the impact of trauma.
What is trauma-informed practice?
This federal Canadian organization sets workplace safety standards, including those for nurses.
What is the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)?
This system classifies infections as either exogenous or endogenous based on their source.
What is the chain of infection?
This system is used to triage patients.
What is the START triage method?
Maintaining patient confidentiality aligns with this Canadian privacy law.
What is the Personal Health Information Act (PHIA) or Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)? (HIPPA)
Culturally safe communication includes making space for this kind of knowledge alongside Western healthcare.
What is Indigenous or traditional knowledge?