Restraints
How long is a violent restraint order good for?
4 hours for patients 18 years of age or older
2 hours for patients 9-17
1 hour for patients <9 years of age
How many minutes should you flush your eyes after a chemical splash?
15 Minutes (unless specified by the instructions for use)
What items are permitted to be stored in the hallway?
code carts and in-use isolation carts
What is the policy for fingernails?
Fingernails must be kept short (<1/4 inch). Cannot wear artificial nails, wraps, extenders, overlays. Fingernail polish is permitted (not chipped)
What can be used as patient verification?
full name
date of birth MRN
Who is not able to sit in a 1:1 for violent restraints?
PCOs
What does the acronym R.A.C.E. stand for?
(rescue, alarm, confine, extinguish/evacuate)
How long may equipment be stored in the hallway before being put away?
30 Minutes
How long should you wash your hands with soap and water?
20 seconds
What are 3 examples of unprotected PHI?
unattended open electronic medical record (EMR)
unattended patient sign-in sheets/logs
unattended printed pennchart documents
How long is a non-violent restraint order good for?
Order is good for one calendar day, unless otherwise specified
for continued use, the order must be renewed every calendar day by the licensed practioner
What does the acronym P.A.S.S. stand for?
(pull, aim, squeeze, sweep)
What should the distance between clean and dirty items or equipment?
3 feet
What do you clean the glucose meter with? How often?
Bleach wipes and after every patient
What do you do when you receive a call reporting critical results?
Write them down, read them back, using two forms of identification, document in medical record, notify physician
What is the time frame interval for violent restraint documentation?
Every 15 minutes
What do you do if you have a needlestick injury?
1. Wash
2. Report to charge or supervisor
3. Fill out form on intranet
4. Go to ED/or Occ Med/Outpatient lab for blood draw
How often is the high and low quality control test preformed on the Glucose Meter?
Every 24 Hours
3 Minutes
Critical values need to be reported in what time frame?
1 hour from when results were available
What is the documentation requirement for a patient on violent restraints?
Q2 hour RN documentation: personal hygiene needs met, skin/circulation assessed, ROM performed, fluids/food/elimination needs met
Q15 min Observer documentation: behaviors observed, signs of injury, limb observation, continuous observation
C. Diff
Norovirus
Visibly soiled hands
Low and high quality glucose control solutions are good for how many months? `
If you are unsure of the wet time, how do you find out?
Read the label on the product
What do you do if your patient needs an interpreter?
Use CyraCom app for interpretation over the phone or via video. Carts with tablets are also available to be used for CyraCom video-remote interpretation.
Onsite language interpreter requests may be arranged through Quantum/Patient-Guest relations.