Managing Environment of Care

Question 1

7 safety plans to improve care and life safety

Answer 1

• Safety Management Program
• Security Management Program
• Hazardous Materials/Waste Management Program
• Emergency Operations Plan
• Life Safety (fire prevention) Management Program
• Medical Equipment Management Program
• Utilities Management Program

Question 2

step 1- monitor safety management program

Answer 2

overarching plan for environment of care- master plan
outlines design of safety functions for org
intervene when conditions threaten life
ongoing risk assessment
ensure proper equip maintenance

Question 3

step 2- monitor security management prog

Answer 3

security risk assessment conducted annually
describes procedures to manage door/facility access
parking security
sensitive areas- psych/NICU
workplace violence

Question 4

workplace violence

Answer 4

staff tend to be high risk for assaults and violence in workplace due to close proximity to patients

Question 5

step 3- waste management

Answer 5

manage chem, chemotherapeutic, radioactive, body fluid, and infectious waste

ensure there is inventory
provide protective equipment

Question 6

command center

Answer 6

temp org structure to manage long term emergency situations
- disaster/environment/contamination

Question 7

recovery plan

Answer 7

long term plan to bring status back to normal or better

Question 8

right to know law

Answer 8

gives employees rights to info about chemicals in the workplace

Question 9

step 4 - monitor and improve EOP

Answer 9

reporting all hazardous material and waste spills, exposure, and other incidents

Question 10

SDS

Answer 10

documents that give detailed info about material, including associated hazards

provides plan for implementation during disaster

Question 11

HVA

Answer 11

identify and prioritize potential emergencies

Question 12

EOP 1

Answer 12

mitigation- activities that eliminate or reduce occurrence of disaster, long term to reduce effects

preparedness- activities necessary to extent that mitigation measures cannot prevent activities

Question 13

EOP 2

Answer 13

response- designed to provide E assistance for casualties

recovery- continues until all sys return to normal or better
-short term returns vital life support sys to min operating standards
-long term continue for number of yrs after disaster

Question 14

step 5 - monitor and improve the life (fire prevention) safety management sys

Answer 14

maintaining fire detection and protection equip

reporting fire protection deficiencies, failures, and user errors

collect bedding, window coverings, decor in context of fire safety

implement fire response plan

Question 15

step 6- medical equip manage program

Answer 15

easy method to train staff- RACE/PASS

conduct fire drills for each shift
oversee construction/remodeling safety

life safety assessment

establish risk criteria for identifying and evaluating med equip and performing inventory

Question 16

step 7- improving safety

Answer 16

selecting equip
iD process to respond to equip malfunction or failure

inventory of safety equip to be inspected routinely

tracking sys for all occurrences associated with each piece of equipment that increase exposure to risk of injury

Question 17

step 7- monitor utilities manage program

Answer 17

all utilities resources functioning
employee perform approp procedures to manage disruptions in service
infection control

Question 18

criteria for annual evaluation

Answer 18

objective- evaluated for current relevancy to org
scope - changes w/i org
perform measurement
assess effectiveness of individual programs

Question 19

QI toolbox tech- postprogram assess

Answer 19

gives employees after each instance of env and safety training - feedback

safety fairs

HVA