Safety First- Issue 1

3. Confine a fire by closing doors to _________ fire/smoke.
7. A benefit of maintaining a Joint Commission _________ is that it helps organize and strengthen patient safety efforts.
8. The Joint Commission surveys healthcare facilities to ensure that patient care and _________ are provided safely.
9. The purpose of the National Patient Safety Goals is to improve patient _________.

1. Use at least _________ ways to identify patients such as the patient’s name and medical record number.
2. Remember _________ to know how to use a fire extinguisher.
3. Always use proper hand hygiene to prevent _________.
4. In the case of a fire, remember RACE – _________, Announce, Confine, and Extinguish.
5. Every 3 years the Joint Commission conducts a survey of USA Medical Center and select departments of Mitchell Cancer Institute including infusion, lab, _________, and cyberknife.
6. When extinguishing a fire, aim for the _________ of the fire.