Life Safety and EOC
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What is the number to call a code-red
Instructions about the care, treatment and services at the end of life.
What are advance directives?
The responsibility to stop the spread of infection starts here.
What is with everyone?
These medications are stored separately from each other, warning labels in place and color coding identified.
What is Look Alike Sound Alike medications?
Two life threatening infections that are under hospital wide surveillance and are regularly reported.
What is a Catheter Acquired Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) and a Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infection (CLABSI)?
Before opening your room, periodically throughout the day. If out of range, report to Engineering and record in log.
When to check OR temp and humidity and what to do if found to be out of range?
The risks, benefits and alternatives are discussed with the patient by the physician.
What is informed consent?
Staff are required to wear a mask if they do not participate in this program.
What is the annual influenza vaccination program?
The right patient, the right drug, the right dose, the right route, and the right time.
What are the five RIGHTS of medication administration?
Use approved protocols for this therapy.
What is required when anticoagulation therapy is used?
68-73 degrees
20-60%
What is the acceptable range of temperature and humidity in the OR?
The patient receives information in a manner he/she understands.
What is required when we discuss and provide educational materials to the patient?
CDI, VRE and MRSA
What are three Multi drug resistant organisms (MDROs)?
This class of medication can not be dispensed as a sample.
What are narcotics?
Physicians are notified within 30 minutes.
What is the time notification requirement for critical test results/values?
18 Inches
What is how far supplies should be kept from the ceiling?
A written complaint and/or a complaint of a serious nature.
What is a grievance?
It prevents the transmission of infectious disease.
What is the purpose of hand washing?
Name, strength and amount.
What is required when labeling medications?
The team agrees on the patient identity, the procedure and the site.
What is the minimum required during a time-out?
6 Inches
How far supplies on the bottom shelf should be kept off the floor?
Laws that protect patient privacy.
What is HIPAA?
Staff are screened annually to prevent the spread of this disease.
What is a TB skin test?
A process of comparing a patient's medication orders to all the medications the patient has been taking.
What is medication reconciliation?
Wrong site surgery is prevented by this.
What is Universal Protocol and Time-Out?