Safety and Security Flashcards
QSEN
quality and safety of education of nurses
IOM
institute of meds
TJC
the joint comission
safety of clinical excellence
QSEN, IOM, TJC
what are the 3 failures
failure to recognize
failure to rescue
failure to plan
what do we do to prepare
skills check offs
simulation grading
medication calculation quizzes
code pink
baby missing
QSEN competencies
Patient centered care
teamwork and collaboration
evidence based practice
quality improvement
safety
informatics
QSEN defines safety as minimizing risk of harm to patients and providers through both
system effectiveness and individual performance
what are some patient safety goals that students can help
identify patients correctly
checking ID bands
what are some patient safety goals that students can help
improve staff communications
SBAR, report correctly
what are some patient safety goals that students can help
use medications safely
4 checks
med reconciliation
label meds
what are some patient safety goals that students can help
use alarms
answer alarms
what are some patient safety goals that students can help
prevent infection
hand hygiene
fire safety
RACE
rescue
activate
confine
evacuate
what are the big 3 in safety errors
- medication errors
- falls
- improper use of restraints
what is a medication error
breakdown or failure at any point in the medication use process
what are the three types of medication errors
omission
communication
commission
what is omission
missed
didn’t do something
what is commission
did something wrong
what are examples of omission
drug not prescribed
drug not dispensed
drug not administered
drug not taken
what are examples of communication errors
vague instructions
what are examples of commission
wrong drug or dose prescribed
wrong drug or dose dispensed
wrong drug administered
wrong patient
frequency timing or duration of the drug is incorrect
wrong route
allergic reaction
drug interaction
what is the most common med error for students
omission