Across
- 3. is responsible for fall prevention
- 5. Alarms, used to alerts staff of malfunctions in equipment, patient status, and more
- 6. acronym used to help nurses remember high alert medications
- 7. notify this department if patient has food allergy
- 10. Alert, meds that have a narrow margin of safety and can cause potential harm to patients if extreme caution is not taken
- 12. germs passed from patient to patient by staff members' hands
- 14. Label, placed on malfunctioning or broken equipment
- 15. can be a result of immobility
- 18. Scale, scale used to assess patient's skin
- 19. one of the most common healthcare associated infections dealing with a catheter
- 20. Reconciliation, means by which patient's medications and how taken at home or verified and made available for the care provider to continue, modify, or discontinue while the patient is in the hospital
- 21. acronym used to communicate with team members during patient hand off
- 23. financial number found on patient ID band
- 24. Nurses have _______ hour to notify provider about patients critical value
Down
- 1. one of the most at risk of healthcare acquired pneumonia
- 2. and Heparin, under specific conditions 2 nurses are required to check doses of these to PINCH meds
- 4. _______ orders are no longer acceptable unless the prescriber is in an emergency situation or involved in a procedure
- 6. neuromuscular blocking agent
- 8. patients should be angled no more than ________ degrees
- 9. health information and document site
- 11. Hygiene, decreases the spread of germs by using soap, water, and alcohol sanitizer
- 13. never leave this history blank on a patient information form
- 16. Alarms should _______ be turned off
- 17. lead healthcare associated conditions for patients, guests, and staff
- 22. last result for violent or non-violent behavior control