Infection Prevention(1)
You will do this if you have visibly soiled hands for a minimum of 15 seconds
What is wash your hands with soap and water?
2 minutes, 3 minutes, & 4 minutes
What is the wet time for purple wipes, gray wipes, and orange wipes?
As low as reasonably achievable (ALARA), collimation, shields, radiation dose badge monitoring for staff, child sized radiation doses, Radiologist input
What are ways we practice radiation safety?
Missing patient; one tech or leader goes to the incident command center and brings info back to dept. Check and lock all areas for missing patient
What is a Code Pink?
Checking the armband for name, MRN number and/or date of birth
What are the patient identifiers?
You will do this before and after each patient, before meals, during an exam if you leave your patient and come back
What is foam in and out? or What is use hand sanitizer?
These should be cleaned after each child plays with them.
What are toys?
Jeff Tays and Imaging Physics
Who is the Radiation Safety Officer and team of physicists?
Rescue, Alarm, Contain, Extinguish (RACE)
Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep (PASS) the fire extinguisher
Evacuate horizontally away from the fire under the direction of security. Pull the fire alarm near the closest exit
What is a code Red?
Right drug, Right dose, Right interval, Right patient, Right route
What are the 5 rights of medication safety?
This needs to be used if a patient has C-Diff and has a wet time of 4 minutes
What is the orange top wipe or bleach wipes?
Diapers, gloves, IV bags and tubing, and band aids are placed here
What is regular trash?
We get badges monthly; Wear them at your collar; turn them in monthly (or quarterly). A report is generated. Jeff reviews reports and signs off on them. Reports are uploaded to Teams. If a badge reports a level 1 or level 2 reading, Jeff reviews reading and sends you a letter.
What is the radiation badge monitoring process?
Mass Casualty; An incident has happened in the community where we are expecting many patients at one time. a leader or tech presents to the command center to get info and bring it back to department. Must not leave campus, unless all clear is given. May need to assist in other roles
What is a code green?
Must include: Medication name, Strength, Quantity, Diluent, Volume, Expiration date (when not used w/in 24 hours), Expiration time (when expiration occurs in less than 24 hours)
What is labeling medication outside of its original container?
Hand Hygiene, Gloves, Gowns, Masks, Goggles Face Shields
What is PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)?
Airborne, Contact, Droplet, Enhanced Contact Droplet, Aerosol Generating Procedure
What is types of isolation precautions?
Respiratory and Engineering (under the supervision of respiratory)
Who can shut off the medical gas valves?
Bomb Threat; Keep the perpetrator on the phone. Call security. Appeal to their empathy by stating this is a children's hospital with sick children.
What is a code Yellow?
When the story board, conversation or a request from parents indicate the patient speaks any other language besides English, we must offer interpretation services. We can use in-house or phone/video interpretation services. When used we document name and/or number of interpreter in EPIC. If interpretation services are not wanted, we must mark refused in EPIC.
When and how do we document interpretation documentation?
1.Wash the area with soap and water, 2. Cleanse skin with alcohol. Do not squeeze area, 3. Call 5-7777, 4. Report to leader, 5. Wash eye out for 15 mins at eye wash station
what is blood born pathogen exposure?
This is where you place the following items: Biohazard materials, heavily soiled blood and body fluids, NO Linen
What are biohazard bags/bins?
Jeff Tays (or his team) and Healthcare technology Management, every year
Who makes sure our equipment is safe to use and how often?
Heightened Alert-Threats against the campus, adjacent organizations or community; Campus Lockdown-Direct credible threat against the facility; Department Lockdown-a direct threat or potential threat to the patient, family, staff, or visitor within a unit; or a high-profile visit; Active Assailant-Known active shooter. Run, Hide or fight
What is a Code Silver?
A pregnancy waiver or pregnancy test. A pregnancy screening is set up as a hard stop in EPIC prior to all exams.
What documentation must be completed prior to abdominopelvic radiography in females 12 or older or who have started menses?