patient saftey Flashcards
beginning on november 12 notes
NPSGS
national patient safety goals
national safety orginizations
QSEN
TJC
state safety orginizations
PSO
most common pt sfty concern
falls
intrinsic fall risk
based upon pt and disease or illness
- i.e. mental state, meds, mobility
extrinsic fall risks
enviromental factors that increase susceptibility to falls
situational activity fall risk
transferring from bed to chair, reaching for personal items, ect.
organizational fall risk
hospital related
low risk morse fall scale
0-24
moderate risk morse fall scale
25-44
high risk morse fall scale
45 or higher
hyoer lift
lifts pt out of bed
fire safety
code red
Rescue
Alarm
Confine
Extinguish
types of fire extinguishers (ABCs)
A= ordinary combustibles
B= flammable liquids
C= electrical equipment
types of support surfaces
overlays
- on top of mattress like waffle mattress
-dynamic
- inflate and deflate (electricity/batteries)
static
- constant level of inflation
specialty beds
PASS
pull
aim at the base
squeeze
sweep from side to side
air fluidized bed
air pumped through silicone beads
contraindicated for unstable spines and pulmonary disease
risk of dehydration
no fitted sheet
used for multiple pressure sores
low air loss beds
like air filled pillows
helps prevent skin breakdown by distributing weight
no fitted sheet
combination bed
upper: low air loss
lower: air-fluidized
lateral rotation bed
passively moves side to side
good for pulmonary pts and spine fractures
