Joint Commission Basics
Patient Safety
Fire Safety
Medication Management
Joint Commission Etiquette
100
Providers, nurses, medical assistants, community health workers, front desk, secretaries, maintenance.
Who are staff that could be questioned by the Joint Commission surveyors.
100
Room where used instruments are prepared for sterilization.
What is the Dirty Utility Room?
100
Occurs at least four times a year.
What is an evacuation drill?
100
Date opened and expiration date 30 days later
How should a multidose medication must be labeled once it has been opened?
100
With a friendly, welcoming tone; confidently, succinctly.
How to answer Joint Commission surveyors if they ask you any questions?
200
Surveyors analyze a hospital's systems by following individual patients through their hospitalization, evaluating multiple care units, departments, and services rendered to the patient.
What is "tracer methodology"?
200
The recommended length of time one should vigorously wash their hands with soap and water.
What is at least 20 seconds.
200
This acronym is used to help you remember what to do if you come across a fire in the clinic.
What is R.A.C.E.?
Rescue
Alarm
Contain
Extinguish
200
These must be kept locked at all times.
What are medication rooms or medication cabinets?
200
When I'm not sure, I ask my supervisor.
Excuse me, I need to address the needs of a patient
Can you tell me more about that?
Do you have a suggestion?
What are things that are OK to say to the surveyors?
300
A. HIPPA
B. HIPAA
C. HIPA
D. HIPAH
What is HIPAA?
300
Full name
Date of Birth
What are patient identifiers used at Kennedy Community Health?
300
The acronym used to remember how to use a fire extinguisher.
What is PASS?
Pull
Aim
Squeeze
Sweep
300
Must be discarded promptly.
What are expired medications?
300
Arguing with a surveyor, interrupting them as they are speaking, referring to being 'dinged'.
What are examples of what not to do when speaking to a representative of the Joint Commission?
400
Known as a habitable substrate for insects, vermin, mice, pests, and dirt with pathogenic organisms, as well as a safety and fire hazard.
What are corrugated cardboard shipping boxes?
400
Perform first aid.
What is the first thing to be done after a sharps exposure?
400
If damaged, this item can cause fire or smoke to spread more quickly between rooms or floors.
What are ceiling tiles?
400
Products on this list should be segregated when alpha generic storage creates the potential for errors.
What is the Look-Alike Sound-Alike list?
400
"Hello! May I see your identification? Here is a Visitor's Badge that you should keep with you during your time with us. Please make yourself comfortable and someone will be right down for you. Welcome to Kennedy Community Health."
How to greet the Joint Commission surveyors when they first arrive at the Health Center?
500
every 36 months
What is how often the Joint Commission surveys it's accredited organizations.
500
THREE minutes
What is the wet time for the Cavi-Wipes used for surface disinfecting of EXAM ROOMS?
500
18"
What is the closest that items on the top shelf can be to the ceiling.?
Per Life Safety Standards there needs to be ___inches or more of open space maintained below the sprinkler deflector to the top of storage.
500
ALPRAZolam and LORazepam
Flonase and Flovent
hydrOXYyzine and hydrALAZINE
sertraline and cetrizine
What are medications on our Look-Alike Sound-Alike list?
500
Pause, take a breath, and relax.
What do you do if you get flustered?