HIPPA/ TJC/ OSHA

Question 1

Per TJC (The Joint Commission) how many patient identifiers must be used?

Answer 1

2

Question 2

According to the CDC & TJC, when hands are not visibly dirty, ______ can be used for cleaning hands in the healthcare setting.

Answer 2

alcohol-based hand sanitizers

Question 3

According TJC (the Joint Commission) patients most at risk for mix up in identification during an invasive procedure are those that involve…

Answer 3

general anesthesia or deep sedation

Question 4

What are the 3 components of universal protocol during invasive procedures according to TJC?

Answer 4

1.) Pre-procedure verification
2.) site marking
3.) time-out procedures

Question 5

This is done to prevent errors when there is more than one possible location for a procedure

Answer 5

site-marking

Question 6

Per TJC who should be the one to perform site-marking?

Answer 6

the one who knows most about the patient

Question 7

during site marking process, what patients/ situations may an alternative method be used

Answer 7

1.) When anatomically impossible
2.) on teeth
3.) on premature infants (marking may cause a permanent tattoo)

Question 8

a TIME OUT is performed as

Answer 8

the final assessment to identify correct
1.) Patient
2.) Site
3.) Procedure

Question 9

The Joint Commission Patient Safety Goals are

Answer 9

1.) Patient Identification
2.) Improve the effectiveness of communication among
caregivers.
3.) Improve the safety of using medications.
4.) Reduce patient harm associated with clinical alarm
systems.
5.) Reduce the risk of health care-associated infections.
6.) Reduce the risk of patient harm resulting from falls.
7.) Prevent health care-associated pressure ulcers
(decubitus ulcers)
8.) The organization identifies safety risks inherent in its
patient population.
9.) Improve health care equity.

Question 10

“OSHA” stands for

Answer 10

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Question 11

OSHA regulations are designed to protect…

Answer 11

To protect employees from health hazards in the workplace

Question 12

Incidence refers to

Answer 12

rate of new cases or events over a specified period for the population at risk for the event.

Question 13

Prevalence refers to

Answer 13

the proportion of the population with a condition at a specific point in time (point prevalence) or during a period of time (period prevalence).