Across
- 2. Reporting hierarchy that outlines who reports to whom, as well as the roles each person has within the organization; can help prevent any delays of care
- 6. ________ Safety Event - A subcategory of adverse events. An event that results from a deviation in generally-accepted practice or process that reaches the patient and causes moderate to severe harm or death.
- 9. A situation that is not consistent with routine patient care or operations of the care setting and results in, or has the potential to result in harm or injury to a person, patient or property
- 10. Event - An event that is reportable according to the California Department of Public Health, The Joint Commission, or the Centers for Medicare/Medicaid Services
- 12. A visual indicator outside of the patient's room to indicate that the patient is a fall risk
- 13. An unplanned descent to the floor, whether the patient was assisted to the floor or not and whether injury is incurred or not
- 14. Must be completed by staff after a fall to better understand what contributed to a fall
Down
- 1. Employees must immediately notify their department leader/designee of an event(s) that appears to fall within the definition of a Reportable Event, Sentinel Event, or Serious Safety Event
- 3. A event that did not reach the patient, but had the potential to cause harm to the patient
- 4. Non-slip ______ should be worn by all fall risk patients when they are walking around
- 5. Items in the physical environment that can increase trips and falls
- 7. Staff should file this as soon as possible after witnessing, discovering, or are involved with an adverse event or conditions that could lead to adverse events
- 8. _______ Event - An event that is not primarily related to the natural course of a patient’s illness or underlying condition that results in any of the following: death, permanent harm or severe temporary harm
- 11. Audible alert to staff that a patient is getting up unassisted