Across
- 4. Aids in team communication for patient's needs: NPO, fall risk, transmission precautions, etc..
- 7. Surgical site infection
- 9. Info. in the patient's history that is relevant for communication
- 11. Get patients out of bed
- 13. Relevant information reported or recieved
- 16. Use with dressing changes, staple/ suture removal, etc..
- 21. Germs passed from patient to patient by staff members' hands
- 22. Catheter-associated UTI
- 23. healthcare-associated infections
- 24. Venous thromboembolism
- 25. soap/water and alcohol hand sanitizer
Down
- 1. Nurses or other professionals witness the patient's signature
- 2. What is pertinent, current findings, etc..
- 3. Assess patient's skin upon admission, each shift, change in condition, and upon transfer
- 5. Communication between team members to improve safety
- 6. Color that indicates a patient as a fall risk
- 8. Central line-associated bloodstream infection
- 10. Record of care given, specifics of info. exchanged, and the outcome of the communication
- 12. Culture of safety depends upon this
- 14. Leads list of healthcare-associated conditions
- 15. Pulmonary emboli
- 17. Has the situation changed? Do other sources need to be informed
- 18. Order of superiority in which you give info
- 19. Patient identification for medicines, procedures,etc..
- 20. purpose of info exchange