LECTURE ONE: SAFETY

Question 1

WHAT IS CONSIDERED THE SAFETY NET FOR PATIENTS?

Answer 1

NURSES

Question 2

WHAT WOULD YOU CONSIDER A MED PASS PROTOCOL TO BE IN TERMS OF SAFETY?

Answer 2

SYSTEM

Question 3

WHAT IS THE GOAL OF PATIENT SAFETY?

Answer 3

MINIMIZE THE RISK OF HARM FOR PATIENTS AND STAFF THROUGH SYSTEM EFFECTIVENESS

Question 4

ARE LIFE-SAVING MEASURES MORE IMPORTANT THAN BEING ‘NICE’

Answer 4

YES

Question 5

WHEN IN DOUBT DURING CARE WHAT SHOULD YOU DO

Answer 5

ASK, BUT ALSO GO WITH THE SAFEST OPTION

Question 6

WHAT IS A SAFETY EVENT IN A HOSPITAL

Answer 6

WHEN THE HOSPITAL CAUSES HARM TO PATIENT

Question 7

DEFINE A SOCIAL DETERMINANT

Answer 7

ATTRIBUTES THAT CAN POSITIVELY OR NEGATIVELY IMPACT HEALTH

Question 8

WHAT IS THE THIRD LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH

Answer 8

MEDICAL ERRORS

Question 8

MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO UNDERSTAND SOCIAL DETERMINANTS

Answer 8

THERAPEUTIC COMMUNICATION

Question 9

WHO CREATES NATIONAL PATIENT GOALS YEARY

Answer 9

THE JOINT COMMISSION

Question 10

WHAT IS CULTURE OF SAFETY

Answer 10

FOR HIGH-RISK RELIABILITY ORGANIZATIONS, A BLAME-FREE ENVIRONMENT TO REPORT ERRORS WITHOUT PUNISHMENT

Question 11

WHAT IS A JUST CULTURE

Answer 11

A BALANCE OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND BLAME, GROUPED INTO HUMAN ERROR, AT-RISK BEHAVIOR, AND RECKLESS BEHAVIOR

Question 12

ARE HOSPITALS RUN WITH A CULTURE OF SAFETY OR A JUST CULTURE

Answer 12

BOTH

Question 13

DEFINE A SENTINAL EVENT

Answer 13

SERIOUS SAFETY ERRORTHAT RESULTS IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH

Question 14

DEFINE NEVER EVENTS

Answer 14

AN IDENTIFIABLE AND MEASURABLE, PRESENTABLE AND SERIOUS

Question 15

WHAT EVENT REQUIRES A ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS

Answer 15

A SENTINAL EVENT

Question 16

CAN A HOSPITAL BILL FOR A SENTINAL OR NEVER EVENT

Answer 16

NO

Question 17

CAN EVENTS BE BOTH SENTINAL AND NEVER

Answer 17

YES

Question 18

WHAT TYPE OF SAFETY CATEGORY WOULD THESE EVENTS FALL UNDER: FIRE, WEATHER, EXPOSURE

Answer 18

ENVIRONMENTAL

Question 19

WHAT IS AN EXTERNAL DISASTER

Answer 19

HAPPENS OUTSIDE OF THE HOSPITAL, THAT EFFECTS THE HOSPITAL

Question 20

WHAT IS AN INTERNAL DISASTER

Answer 20

HAPPENS INSIDE THE HOSPITAL

Question 21

ACTIONS DURING A FIRE INCLUDE

Answer 21

RESCUE, ALARM, CONFINE, EVACUATE

Question 22

WHAT DOES PASS STAND FOR

Answer 22

PULL, AIM, SQUEEZE, SWEEP

Question 23

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SAFETY RISKS ARE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS: PHYSIOLOGICAL, ENVIRONMENT, OCCUPATIONAL

Answer 23

ENVIRONMENT AND OCCUPATIONAL

Question 24

LIST THE NURSING PROCESS

Answer 24

ASSESS, DIAGNOSE, PLAN, INTERVENE, EVALUATE

Question 25

HOW DO WE IDENTIFY INDIVIDUAL SAFETY RISKS

Answer 25

STANDARDIZED SCREENING, ESPECIALLY UPON ADMISSION

Question 26

WHAT IS A PATIENT SPECIFIC GOAL

Answer 26

SOMETHING THE PATIENT WILL DO

Question 27

WHAT DO GRIPPY SOCKS PREVENT

Answer 27

FALLS

Question 28

WHAT PRECAUTION IS PROVIDED FOR PATIENTS AT RISK FOR SELF-HARM– ALSO FOR ELOPEMENTS

Answer 28

ONE ON ONE

Question 29

WHAT ARE BASIC SEIZURE PRECAUTIONS

Answer 29

SIDE RAILS UP, SUCTION NEARBY

Question 30

WHAT ARE COMMON ASPIRATION PRECAUTIONS

Answer 30

HEAD OF THE BED ELEVATED, ASSISTANCE EATING

Question 31

WHO IS A FALL RISK IN THE HOSPITAL

Answer 31

EVERYONE

Question 32

COMMON THINGS TO PREVENT FALLS

Answer 32

CALL LIGHTS, HOURLY ROUNDING, LOW LOCKED BED, SOCKS

Question 33

WHAT ARE SOME MORE RARE PREVENTIONS OF FALLING

Answer 33

HEARING AIDS, GLASSES, NO BARRIERS, BED ALARMS, SIGNAGE

Question 34

WHAT IS THE NUMBER ONE RULE WITH PHYSICAL RESTRAINTS

Answer 34

STRAP DOWN BOTH SIDES

Question 35

ARE CHEMICAL RESTRAINTS COMMON

Answer 35

ONLY IN ICU AND PSYCHIATRIC– USED BEYOND THERAPEUTIC LEVEL