module 2 Flashcards
define Corporate Compliance and what kinds of things get reported to them
A Do what is good and trustworthy when representing your hospital.
B Comply with all federal and state laws.
C Report any illegal or unethical behavior to the corporate compliance department.
(like charging a pt for a procedure that wasn’t done on them)
D No conflict of interests (buying supplies from a company your relative owns)
discuss Universal or Standard Precautions including nosocomial infection
A Universal (standard) precautions
1 When dealing with all patients at all times and with any moist body
substances (blood, secretions, sweat, urine …) universal precautions shall
be followed (this includes handling of soiled linen & dirty sharps).
2 Gloves will be worn before you touch or handle body fluid, and a gown,
goggles and mask will be worn if body fluid could be splashed.
3 Eating & drinking in areas where blood and specimens are handled is
prohibited
4 Body substances, needles & sharps and soiled linen are all considered
contaminated (bioharzardous).
5 Nosicomial now called healthcare associated infection is an infection a
patient receives AFTER they have been admitted to the hospital
list the steps of hand washing,
discuss how to handle dirty needles
Many things put you at risk of being exposed to blood pathogens such as taking shortcuts,
giving IVs, using needles, transporting lab specimens, performing surgery, suctioning a patient,
disposing a red bag of waste, handling linen…
define MSDS
Material safety data sheets (MSDS) are provided by the manufacturer and give info
(such as how to store it or what to do if it spills) on a product that is considered
hazardous
define RACE
R = rescue (anyone in immediate danger)
A = activate (call security & pull alarm)
C = contain (close all windows & doors)
E = extinguish & evacuate
2 Don’t block doors or fire extinguishers with anything
3 No candles or open flames
4 No space heaters
explain when you would need to review your clinical site’s emergency preparedness manual,
Help reduce accidents and medical errors
state the meaning of the root “neur”
neur = nerve
state the meaning of the suffixes “itis and ectomy”
ectomy= removal of
state the meaning of the prefixes “hyper, hypo brady, and tachy”
Check hand out
list the abbreviations for stroke, seizure, rule out, and headache
CVA = stroke
sz = seizure
R/O = rule out
HA = headache
compare & contrast distal, proximal, ventral, anterior, dorsal, posterior, supine, prone, and sagittal
prox- closest to the center of the body
distal-closest to the center of the body
