Lee County Common Treatment Guidelines - Patient Safety

Question 1

The goal of patient safety is to:

Answer 1

provide a consistent and standardized foundation for patient, provider, department and system safety.

Question 2

Whose safety takes precedence over patient care and apparatus?

Answer 2

Provider Safety

Question 3

What are the 6 Medication Rights to ensure before giving medication?

Answer 3

1. Right Patient
2. Right Drug
3. Right Dose
4. Right Route
5. Right Time
6. Right Documentation

Question 4

Do what before the administration of any medication and/or critical procedure?

Answer 4

Partner cross-check

Question 5

Administer Pediatric Medications in accordance with what?

Answer 5

Handtevy System or Length-Based Resuscitation Tape; max dose should not exceed the max adult dose except where specifically stated in patient care guideline

Question 6

Any medication errors, clinical misadventures, near miss events, etc must be communicated to who?

Answer 6

Immediately to the receiving physician and dept supervisors

Question 7

Every patient contact is charted in what?

Answer 7

Patient Care Report (ePCR)

Question 8

Providers must be aware of what?

Answer 8

legal issues and patient rights as they pertain to and impact patient care.
Ex: functional needs, special needs, Baker & Marchman Act patients

Question 9

Providers need to be ready to adjust management and medication based on what?

Answer 9

patient age
ideal body weight
comorbid factors

Question 10

Comorbid factor examples include:

Answer 10

adrenal and catecholamine deficiencies
autoimmune disorders
heart failure
end-stage renal disease