Drugs
This is the manual used for IV drug information.
What is the Parenteral Manual?
These are the sequence of actions taken before and after entering a patient space on precautions.
What are donning and doffing?
In Connect Care from the Resources link, this is what Alberta Precision Laboratories Transfusion Medicine Resource is listed under.
What is Clinical Tools and Directories?
This large yellow binder is located on all units
What is the Emergency Response Binder?
DOUBLE POINTS QUESTION - Answer AND OPEN to the source
This is a source for evidence-based resources as well as access to libraries throughout Alberta
What is Knowledge Resource Service?
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Knowledge Management
This resource is used as the most current and complete listing of compatibility for IV medications.
What is Micromedex
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What is Lexicomp
In addition to Routine Practices, this IPC precaution requires PPE of Gowns, Gloves, Facial protection (mask and eye protection).
What is Contact and Droplet Precautions?
In Connect Care, clicking on the little bar graph icon will take you to this area specific resource dashboard.
What is the Learning Home Dashboard?
The number of Emergency Response Codes that correspond to a colour
What is 10?
This online resource provides real time access to step-by-step nursing procedures and skills
What is Lippincott Procedures?
This report needs to be submitted when the wrong dose of a medication is administered.
What is an RLS Report?
This Resource Manual supports healthcare providers to manage the care and placement of patients with known or suspected diseases and is applicable to acute care emergency, inpatient, and ambulatory medical surgical and outpatient settings. It is organized alphabetically.
What is The IPC Acute Care Resource Manual – Diseases and Conditions Table?
This is the chart on the Transfusion Medicine page that provides the potential acute side effects of a transfusion.
What is the Acute Transfusion Reaction Chart?
This is the number to call in the event of a Code Red
What is 66#?
This location on the unit is where to find RLS trends, Hand Hygiene scores, new updates on projects
That is the Quality Board?
This is the verification process whereby a second health care professional conducts a verification of another health care professional’s completed task
What is Independent Double-Check?
This AHS Directive, updated March 31, 2023, outlines the expectations for workers to NOT attend work at an AHS setting when the worker exhibits COVID-19 symptoms or tests positive for COVID-19.
What is the ATTENDING WORK WITH COVID-19 SYMPTOMS OR A POSITIVE COVID-19 TEST directive?
This is the page that the "Infusion Rates" and "Monitoring the Patient" are on within the Transfusion of Blood components and Products policy.
What is page 16?
This is who to notify in a Code Brown if the spill is an unknown substance or if there is no spill kit
What is Notifiy FME Operations Centre?
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Who is my Supervisor/Manager is also an acceptable response
These on-unit resource binders can be used as a resource for unique populations. SHOW ME A BINDER!
What is the Neuro Binder or Special Care Patients? (PACU)
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What is the Unusual Care Patients or Education Binder? (3B1)
This category of medications can pose a health risk to staff from occupational exposure.
What are Hazardous Medications?
These are the initial precautions needed for Group A Streptococcus skin infection with copious wound drainage. DOUBLE BONUS POINTS IF YOU SHOW ME THE ANSWER!
What is Contact precautions
DOUBLE POINTS QUESTION - Answer AND OPEN the page!
This page is similar to the Parenteral Manual but is found under Transfusion Medicine.
What is Blood Components & Products Information/Monographs?
The Safety Data Sheets System is located under this Team on Insite
What is Human Resources?
These staff members are excellent resources to reach out to after attempting to find the answer on your own
Who is my CNE
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What is Change Nurse
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Who are your peers