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I Don't Know the Answer, but I can Find Someone Who Does
100
Where on your body should your ID badge be located?
Where is above my waistline.
100
Where is a good place to look in CPRS for a complete patient history?
Where is in the admission note, the history and physical note, or the first screen of patient electronic medical record (lists comorbidities, allergies, behavioral flags, code status).
100
Name the two Patient Safety Managers in our facility.
Who are Myte Dahl and Lynnete Kenne
100
Name the 5 Rights that are followed with every medicaton administration.
What are right patient, right medication, right dose, right time, right route.
100
What is the correct answer when a surveyor asks you a question you don't have the answer for?
What is "I don't know, but I can find out" Never lie...
200
At what times is it appropriate to log off of or lock your computer system in order to properly secure health information?
What is every single time I leave my station or med cart. Remember, to lock the new med carts you must use the keys "Ctrl" and "F1".
200
Where in CPRS do you locate the patient's fall risk assessment?
Where is within the nurse's assessment note (You should also pass on a patients fall risk during bedside hand-off report)
200
How many National Patient Safety Goals are we focusing on in 2013?
What is 8 patient safety goals.
200
Where on an inpatient unit should all staff be able to locate a chart detailing "Look Alike/Sound Alike" drugs?
Where is in the med room and at the nurse's station.
200
A surveyor asks who is responsible for a piece of equipment when it fails. What is the proper response?
Who is the end user of the equipment, or YOU if you discover it. Never use equipment that is not functioning appropriately and never leave it where someone else could use it by mistake.
300
Name two things that deem you competent to perform your job duties?
What is orientation and job specific competencies.
300
Inpatient goals are located on the "Patient Treatment/Care Plan (aka cardex), or care plan: what two elements are key to developing a stellar patient goal?
What is the goals are individualized and measurable
300
How do we properly identify patient prior to medication administration or treatment?
What is with at least TWO patient identifiers, such as name AND date of birth or name AND FULL social security number.
300
How are insulin vials marked for expiration?
When is 28 days from the date the vial is opened.
300
A surveyor asks you what the dry time on the purple wipes is. You respond that you don't know off the top of your head, but you know where to look. Where do you find the correct answer to this question?
Where is on the information label of the product.
400
When a surveyor asks you a question, we sometimes use words like "hopefully" or "usually" in our answers, name at least one word you should use instead to reflect confidence.
What is "we always," or "our processes are," our procedure is," or "our policy requires."
400
You know that part of your patient's story is that he's been diagnosed with MRSA in the past, but you are unsure if this applies to his present admission. Where do you look for this information?
Where is in the upper right hand corner of the patient's front screen in CPRS, where flags appear. It's also always good to call infection control, who can answer your question as well.
400
Brief Incident Reports (BIR) go directly to the Patient Safety Manager(s) in order to prevent unsafe situations from occuring again, but the number one reason staff don't fill out BIRs is what?
What is they fear getting in trouble, or getting others in trouble.
400
What is the primary resource for determining the patient's level of pain?
What is the patient's self report.
400
A surveyor asks you what would happen if your area needed more signs for isolation precautions. You tell her honestly you're not sure, but you know who to ask about this. Who DO you actually ask?
Who is our Infection Control Department.
500
Who is the most qualified person to answer surveyor questions?
Who is ME!
500
Your patient has stated that he is pretty sure he had a chest xray either yesterday or the day before. Where would you look to confirm this information for him?
Where is under the "reports" tab in CPRS for this specific patient, and along the left hand column click on "imaging" to view a list with dates of tests that have been run.
500
What National Patient Safety Goal do you practice before and after patient care?
What is comply with CDC guidelines for hand hygiene.
500
Where do you find the micromedix tool for medication information used by the VA Hospital in Iowa City?
Where is through CPRS or BCMA tools menus. You can also locate it on the Intranet by clicking on "Clinical" and looking under the heading "Tools"
500
Name two members of our Infection Control department.
Who are Nicole Gertz and Cris Kerper.