Patient Safety Awareness Week 2014

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  1. 2. A yellow armband indicates a patient is on what type of precaution?
  2. 4. The ________ Commission publishes National Patient Safety Goals each year.
  3. 5. Gowns and _________ are types of personal protective equipment (PPE).
  4. 7. __________ safety is everyone's responsibility.
  5. 9. The goal of patient safety is to prevent or reduce patient _________.
  6. 11. MRSA, C-Diff and CRE can be types of hospital acquired ______________.
  7. 12. March 2-8 is Patient ____________ Awareness Week.
  8. 15. What is the most effective method to prevent the spread of infections between patients and coworkers? (two words)
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  1. 1. __________ is the acronym for Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections.
  2. 3. A __________ (two words) is required at the start of each surgical/invasive procedure to prevent wrong site, wrong procedure events and ensure patient safety.
  3. 6. ______________ errors are the most common cause of patient harm.
  4. 8. Patients should be turned/repositioned every two hours to prevent ___________ ulcers.
  5. 10. A ___________ event should be completed whenever there is a safety event.
  6. 13. Proper patient identification requires the use of ________ patient identifiers.
  7. 14. The single most important thing a person can do to prevent infections is __________ your hands.
  8. 16. Harm related to medications are called adverse _________ events.