safety

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Across
  1. 4. a tool to aid the caregiver in gathering necessary information that needs to be relayed to another provider. Situation/subject, Background, Assessment, oRders/Results/Requests, Evaluate, Document
  2. 8. if you don't do this, there is not proof you did it
  3. 10. An acronym used to help nurses remember the high alert medications
  4. 11. used to alert users about malfunctions, misconnections, patient status, and more. These should never be turned off
  5. 12. the patients that are at risk: immobile, venous statis, and/or clotting disorder. The most preventable cause of hospital death! Stress to patients to keep SCDs on all the time in the bed or in the chair. Make sure TED hose are correct size, fit properly , are free of wrinkles or bunching up, and are removed at least daily for skin inspection. Give anticoagulants appropriately and timely. Get patients out of bed and moving
  6. 13. conducted as soon as possible after a patient falls with all team members involved in the patient's care to discuss the possible causes for this fall and preventable measures to avoid future falls
  7. 17. Used when hands are visibly soiled, before eating, after using the restroom, when patient has "C.Diff" infection
  8. 18. errors in ___ have been identified as the number one cause of medical errors that harm patients
  9. 19. nursing will be notified by lab personnel by phone of patient's ___. That nurse has one hour to notify a provider involved in that patient's care of the ___. That notification is documented in Center IViewed I&O under "clinician notification"
  10. 20. number one priority after this is to assess the patient and attend to their immediate needs. Notify the physician and family
  11. 21. keep ___ tubing coiled on the beds or extended to the foot of the bed; avoid dependent loops in tubing. Keep ___ bag below the level of the bladder but not touching the floor. Perform ___ care at least once per shift and when soiled
  12. 22. Not a HIPPA violation. Team member communication regarding specific patient needs such as NPO, specific type of transmission precautions, or fall risk
  13. 23. last resort for violent or non-violent behavior control and should be removed as soon as possible
  14. 24. Conducted immediately before starting an invasive procedure or making the incision. It is standardized as defined by the hospital and is initiated by a team member. During this, the team members agree on correct patient identity, the correct site, and the procedure to be done
  15. 25. head of bed elevated no more than 30 degrees and turned 30 degrees on their side to the "fat pad" of the buttocks instead of the coccyx or trochanter
Down
  1. 1. The means by which the patient's medications and how taken at home are verified and made available for the care provider to continue, modify, or discontinue while the patient is in the hospital
  2. 2. at higher risk for misidentification due to their inability to speak and lack of distinguishable features
  3. 3. used before and after gloving, before and after patient contact, between patients, after touching contaminated objects
  4. 5. Used for skin breakdown. The lower the number the greater the risk for skin breakdown. Score of 15 or less automatically generates a WOCN consult
  5. 6. The amount of patient identifiers required when providing care, treatment, and services
  6. 7. a way of keeping microorganisms low to prevent infections. For example: hand hygiene and wearing gloves
  7. 9. can be used as therapeutic treatment for several conditions, the most common of which are atrial fibrillation, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, and mechanical heart valve implant
  8. 14. Should include medication or solution name, strength, amount of medication or solution containing medication, diluent name and volume, expiration date when not used within 24 hours, expiration time when expiration occurs in less than 24 hours
  9. 15. indicated by "falling leaves", a yellow arm band, a yellow door magnet, or yellow non-stick socks
  10. 16. are not accepted when it comes to medication orders
  11. 19. makes available to the public hospital ranking in comparison to national, state, or local scores through medicare.gov under "Hospital Compare"