Patient Safety On The Practice Stairs Quiz

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Patient Safety On The Practice Stairs Quiz

A CODE BLUE has been called in the 2 south gym. The code is now over and the patient has been taken to the ICU. How do you ensure the security of the crash cart as you wait for CSS to replace the cart?

A CODE YELLOW has been called. How do you know that an area has been examined for anything suspicious?

A CODE PINK has been called and you notice a woman carrying a large briefcase going down the 2 South stairwell. You would stop this person and ask to examine the inside of the briefcase

A CODE TRIAGE is called. Staff may not leave the facility until the "All Clear" has been broadcast.

There is a tornado Warning. You are working with a patient in the condo. Where should you move this patient?

The Fire Marshall is inspecting the unit. He asks you where the oxygen shut off valves is. How do you respond?

There is a CODE RED drill. The doors at the main entrance to the gym do not close. This needs to be checked immediately.

You are working with a patient on the practice stairs. Where is the nearest fire extinguisher?

There is smoke coming from the computer in the conference room. Where is the nearest fire extinguisher?

You must wash your hand for at least seconds

When should you wash your hands?

An Advance Directive is a document in which a patient gives direction about his/her care.

Before the Patient Advocate can make decisions, it must be documented that the patient is incapacitated.

Staff should offer patients information about Advance Directives

Patient falls can have very serious consequences-including dealth

So that everyone knows and can act, the pateint's nurse assesses the patient for fall risk. If the patient is at high risk, the nurse will place a yellow falling star on the door of their room.

If a patient is at high risk from falls and is trying to get out of bed unassisted, it is NOT my job to stop him/her and get help.

Using a patient room number is an acceptable means of identifying the patient

How often does The Joint Commission release new National Patient Safety Goals?

List 2 patient identifiers that should be verified with each point of service:

If a patient wristband comes off in the shower you should:

When taking a phone order from the physician, the nurse writes the order directly on the order sheet, dates and times the order, and reads back the order to the physician to ensure accuracy. He/She must then check the box that he/she has read the order

You are ready to practice bed transfers with a patient in the condo. What do you need to do to the bed before transferring the patient.

Is it necessary to lock up the knives in the condo

What appliances in the condo must have circuit breakers turned on before they can be used?

Where are these circuit breakers located?

What two things are required before a therapist can drive the rehab van?

You are treating a patient in the main gym when he starts to become very agitated. You would:

There must always be two people in the department in order for a patient to be treated in the gym.

The corporate compliance hotline number is posted on the back bulletin board in the therapy desk area.

How do you know that a piece of medical equipment has been checked by clinical engineering?

Patient's have the right to have their pain assessed and managed.

If a patient states he/she is having pain, he/she should be believed.

The following behaviors may indicate the patient is having pain; frowning, grimacing, restlessness, not relaxed , groaning and/or moaning

It is expected that you communicate that a patient may be having pain to a nurse or physician. If the nurse is not available or listening to you, you should see out the charge person and report the patient's potential need.

The two pain rating schales (The 0-10 scale and the FACES scale) are used by patients at sparrow to identify pain.

Unrelieved pressure on the skin squeezes tiny blood vessels, which normally supply the skin with nutirents and oxygen. When skin is starved of nutirients and oxygen for too long, tissue dies and a pressure ulcer forms.

Skin reddening that disappears after pressure is removed is normal and not a pressure ulcer.

Pressure ulcers forms where bone causes the greatest force on the skin and tissue and squeezes them again an outside surface.

In person who must stay in bed, most pressure ulcers form on the knees and elbows.

When lifting a patient up in bed it is acceptable to drag a patient up to avoid using lift sheets.

Protein and calories are very important to maintaining healthy skin and to heal damaged skin.

Patients have the RIGHT to be free from restraints, of any form, imposed as a means of coercion, discipline, convenience, or retaliation by staff.

Drug or chemical restraint is considered a standard treatment for a patient's medical or psychiatric condition

Physical alternatives to restraints include:

Psychological alternatives to restraints include:

Where is the infection Control Manual kept?

What color is the Infection Control Manual?

Where is the crash cart located on 2-South?

How often is it checked?