Patient Safety for Patients

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Across
  1. 1. Staff should perform ____ hygiene before and after entering my room.
  2. 3. Patients should ___ for assistance.
  3. 5. Using ____ is an easy way to make sure my hands are free of germs.
  4. 7. I should change positions ____ to prevent dizziness.
  5. 9. Signs of ____ include redness, swelling, pus, or increased pain.
  6. 11. I should ____ my hands after using the toilet or bedside commode.
  7. 12. If I do not feel well, I should ____ my nurse right away.
Down
  1. 2. Some patients need bed and chair ____ to alert staff if they are trying to get up on their own.
  2. 4. I should make sure that my wheelchair ____ are locked before trying to transfer.
  3. 6. Some patients with an infection are in ____ to prevent the spread of infection.
  4. 7. ____ or gripper socks are needed when transferring or walking.
  5. 8. Sometimes staff are ____ me when I am in the bathroom for my safety.
  6. 10. Nurses should ask me my name and _____ of birth before giving me medications.