Across
- 3. when do you leave the allergy history blank?
- 4. what does the H in PINCH stand for?
- 8. abbreviation for "no known allergies"
- 12. what is name of this safety module?
- 13. what pertinent, current findings need to be exchanged (lab, vs, accu-check results, complaints, signs and symptoms
- 16. the nurse has ___ hour to notify a provider involved in that patients care of critical value
- 17. abbreviation for surgical site infection
- 18. a tool to aid the caregiver in gathering necessary information that needs to be relayed to another provider
- 19. Informed consent is given by the ______ .
- 21. what is the abbreviation for venous thromboembolism
- 22. hygiene decreases the spread of germs
- 24. what color sign is used to indicate a patient at risk for falls
- 25. The patients perception of the care we give them affects our ____
Down
- 1. a red-orange label on equipment is considered to be ____
- 2. information in the patient's history is relevant to this communication
- 5. Nursing will be notified by a lab personal by ______ of a patient's critical lab value.
- 6. what is abbreviation for "at the point of care"
- 7. the means by which the patients 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
- 9. Medication reconciliation occcurs upon _______.
- 10. what is the last resort for violent or non-violent behavior
- 11. what does the I in PINCH stand for?
- 13. something that is to never be turned off
- 14. nothing by mouth
- 15. when ____, a complete list of all medication to be continued is generated for the patient's information or that of the next health care provider
- 20. check identification band for correct patient
- 23. record care provider notified the specifics of information exchanged and the outcome of that communication