Across
- 3. nurse has ONE hour to notify provider of this
- 5. most preventable cause of hospital deaths
- 7. an agreement between a nurse and a patient
- 8. can be passed from patient to patient by staff members hands
- 12. last resort for violent patients
- 13. protection of patient information
- 16. a way to assess the skin
- 17. first chain of command
- 19. current findings need to be exchanged such as lab and Accu-Chek
- 23. which sign is used for a patient at risk for falls?
- 24. malfunctioning equipment
- 26. the program where charting is done
Down
- 1. elderly and immobile patients at most risk for
- 2. do not rely only on asking a patient their ___
- 4. Culture of Safety depends on this
- 6. decreases spread of germs
- 9. needs a witness from second nurse
- 10. hearing an alarm without sometimes "hearing" an alarm
- 11. psychiatric diagnosis patients are assessed by this scale
- 14. name and date of birth, ID band, or FIN number
- 15. never leave this information blank when charting
- 18. requires a nurse witness
- 20. tool to gather information for provider
- 21. #1 priority when a patient falls is to ____ the patient
- 22. echnique used for tube changes, suture removal, dressing changes, etc..
- 25. place foley bag ___ the bladder but not touching the floor