Safety

2. Patients at greatest risk for healthcare acquired pneumonia
4. in communication Number one cause of medical errors
7. Most preventable cause of hospital deaths
8. Frequently occurs because of germs passed from patient to patient by staff's hands
12. Failure An orange "defective" label is placed when this occurs
13. Technique Always use this method with dressing and tubing changes
14. Form must be filled out if patient is suicidal
15. Do not use this abbreviation for International Units
16. Culture of Safety depends upon
18. Communication between team members to improve safety
20. Acronym used to help nurses remember the high alert medications
21. Nurse Second chain of command
22. Lead the list of healthcare associated conditions for patients, guests, and staff
23. Team Huddle This needs to happen as soon as a fall occurs with all team members present
24. Form Must be filled out before patient is admitted

1. Be sure to ask patient about these before administering medicines
3. You need one of these in order for a consent form to be signed
5. Hygiene Decreases the spread of germs
6. Staff First chain of command
9. Armband Staff members must do this at Point of Care
10. When patient is transferred from 1 level of care to another
11. Documentation Identifies what risks are and what preventive measures need to be taken
14. Alarms Hospitals are equipped with this to alert users about malfunctions, misconnections, patient status, and more
17. Fatigue When a staff member becomes "deaf" to certain sounds
19. Fall Assessment Document used after a fall occurs