Module 1 - Safety Flashcards
What is the technique in postoperative care in which a patient gets out of bed and engages in light activity called?
Ambulation
What does the acronym RACE stand for?
Rescue, Alarm, Contain fire, evacuation/extinguish
Code blue
Cardiac arrest
Code red
Fire
Code white
Violence/aggression
Code purple
Hostage situation
Code yellow
Missing person
Code black
Bomb threat
Code grey
Shelter in place/ air exclusion
Code green
Evacuation
Code orange
Mass casualty incident
Code brown
Chemical spill
The 7 rights of medication administration
- Right patient
- Right medication
- Right dose
- right route
- Right time and frequency
- right reason
- Right documentation
Introduce yourself and the procedure you will be using with the NOD method which is
N - state your name( first and last name)
O- state your occupation ( student practical nurse)
D - state your duty (what will you be doing)
Physical restraint
Immobilizes a patient or a patient’s extremity