Who is the Patient Safety Officer at University of New Mexico Hospital.
100
Hand Hygiene
Performing this action is the number one evidence-based method to prevent infection.
100
Quiet zones!!!! Shhhh
What is the program designed to decrease the number of interruptions during medication preparation and administration?
100
QD., qod, U, IU, MS, MSO4, MgSO4, the use of a trailing zero (x.0 mg) or lack of leading zero (.xmg).
What is the DO NOT USE ABBREVIATIONS list?
100
Braden Scale
The name of the scale used at time of admission to determine a patient's risk for skin breakdown.
200
PSI or PSN
What is filed to report an unusual patient incident? Also, stands for "Patient Safety Net"
200
National Patient Safety Goals
Topics originated by the Joint Commission to bring awareness to, an enforce patient safety requirements of participating health care organizations in the United States.
200
MEDICATION RECONCILIATION
An interdisciplinary process, comparing a complete list of medications that the patient has been taking prior to admission, with the medications that will be provided during hospitalization; performed at pre-admission, admission and/or at time of transfer or discharge.
200
Look Alike - Sound Alike medications
Drugs, which by the nature of their name, are involved in a high percentage of medication errors or other adverse outcomes. Examples include Novolog and Novolin-R, Oxycodone and Oxycontin, Hydromorphone and Morphine, Heparin and Hespan
200
"Look alike / Sound alike"
A list of frequently confused drugs names that are spelled very similarly and sound similar upon pronunciation.
300
Stuart Freedman
Who is the Complaince Officer at UNM HSC.
300
1-888-899-6092
What is the HSC Anonymous Compliance Hotline telephone number?
300
What you must do to medication or solution which is transferred from the original packaging to another container.
What is label the container?
300
SBAR
A standardized form of communication between caregivers in providing accurate, clear and complete information during transitions (“hand-offs”) in patient care. The acronym SBAR represents Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation/Report
300
A patient's Name, Date of Birth, or Medical Record number.
These two patient identifiers are used prior to administering medications, performing treatments, obtaining and labeling any specimens at bedside, and prior to administering any blood products.
400
Mr. Willie Barela
Who is the Ombudsman, or Patient Advocate for UNM Hospital.
400
Wrong patient, wrong site, wrong procedure.
What is one of the most frequently reported adverse patient event to the Joint Commission by hospitals?
400
Write down / Read back / Verify understanding
The process of obtaining a verbal telephone order from a physician in the event that one is necessary for an Emergency.
400
HAI
What are Healthcare Associated Infections Examples include central line–associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs), surgical site infections (SSIs), catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs), clostridium difficile infection (CDI), methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and other multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs).
400
Excellent Hand Hygiene
The easiest and most effective method of reducing the spread of infection in a clinical setting.
500
An awareness campaign during the week of 9 - 13, March 2015.
What is Patient Safety Awareness Week?
500
Patient name, date of birth, or medical record number.
What are the 2 patient identifiers as defined by UNMH policy? (Ask for a story about the importance of these identifiers.)
500
FMEA
What is Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)? FMEA is a systematic, proactive method for evaluating a process to identify the parts of the process that are most in need of change.
500
Rapid Response Team
A designated team assigned to assist any person within our facility to assess and assist in stabilization of anyone that may complain of a medical condition such as chest pain, difficulty breathing, etc.