Fundamentals Patient Safety and quality Questions
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What is safety?
Freedom from psychological and physical injury.
How many patient identifiers should we use?
2
How can we improve staff communication according to the Joint Commission?
Get important tests results to the right staff person on time.
According to Joint commission, how can we use medicine safely?
Label medicines, record and pass along correct information, and take extra care of patients who take
meds to thin their blood.
How does the joint commission say to use alarms safely?
Make improvements to ensure that alarms on medical equipment are heard and responded to on time.
How does the joint commission say we can prevent infection?
By using the hand cleaning guidelines from the CDC and WHO, set goals for improving hand cleaning,
and using the goals to improve hand cleaning.
The joint commissions states that if we identify patient safety risks, we can...
Reduce the risk for suicide
According to the joint commission, how can we prevent mistakes in surgery?
Make sure the correct surgery is done on the correct patient at the correct place on the body, mark the
correct place on patient's body where the surgery is to be done, and pause before the surgery to make
sure a mistake isn't being made.
What are the joint commission 2020 goals for patient safety?
Identify patients correctly, improve staff communication, use medicines safely, use alarms safely,
prevent infection, identify patient safety risks, and prevent mistakes in surgery.
What is the most common means of transmission for pathogens?
The hands
, Pathogen
Any microorganism capable of producing illness
Physical hazards
Unintentional injuries, MVAs, poison, falls, fire, and disasters
How should we ensure car safety?
Use seatbelts, airbags, and laminated windshields
Children under the age of need should be faced what way for safety in their car seat?
Rear facing
How long should children sit rear facing in their car seat?
As long as possible, until they reach the highest weight or heigh allowed by their seat
How long should children sit forward facing in a car seat?
As long as possible, until they reach heigh and weight limits
Many car seats accommodate children up to ________ lbs. or more.
65
How long should children ride in a booster seat?
Until the vehicle's lap and shoulder seat belt fits properly.
What is the average height and age where children can stop sitting in a booster seat?
4 feet 9 inches and 9-12 years old.
When children are old enough and large enough to use the vehicle seat belt alone, they should always
use what for optimal protect?
Lap and shoulder seat belts
All children _____ years of age and younger should be restrained in the rear seats of vehicles for
optimal protection.
12
How can we protect the elderly from physical hazard?
Encourage exercise, review medications, do vision screens, encourage driving during the daytime in
good weather, and taking safe routes.
When you are stuck with a needle and have a possible blood borne pathogen, always let the wound
do what?
Bleed freely
Answered
What is safety?
Freedom from psychological and physical injury.
How many patient identifiers should we use?
2
How can we improve staff communication according to the Joint Commission?
Get important tests results to the right staff person on time.
According to Joint commission, how can we use medicine safely?
Label medicines, record and pass along correct information, and take extra care of patients who take
meds to thin their blood.
How does the joint commission say to use alarms safely?
Make improvements to ensure that alarms on medical equipment are heard and responded to on time.
How does the joint commission say we can prevent infection?
By using the hand cleaning guidelines from the CDC and WHO, set goals for improving hand cleaning,
and using the goals to improve hand cleaning.
The joint commissions states that if we identify patient safety risks, we can...
Reduce the risk for suicide
According to the joint commission, how can we prevent mistakes in surgery?
Make sure the correct surgery is done on the correct patient at the correct place on the body, mark the
correct place on patient's body where the surgery is to be done, and pause before the surgery to make
sure a mistake isn't being made.
What are the joint commission 2020 goals for patient safety?
Identify patients correctly, improve staff communication, use medicines safely, use alarms safely,
prevent infection, identify patient safety risks, and prevent mistakes in surgery.
What is the most common means of transmission for pathogens?
The hands
, Pathogen
Any microorganism capable of producing illness
Physical hazards
Unintentional injuries, MVAs, poison, falls, fire, and disasters
How should we ensure car safety?
Use seatbelts, airbags, and laminated windshields
Children under the age of need should be faced what way for safety in their car seat?
Rear facing
How long should children sit rear facing in their car seat?
As long as possible, until they reach the highest weight or heigh allowed by their seat
How long should children sit forward facing in a car seat?
As long as possible, until they reach heigh and weight limits
Many car seats accommodate children up to ________ lbs. or more.
65
How long should children ride in a booster seat?
Until the vehicle's lap and shoulder seat belt fits properly.
What is the average height and age where children can stop sitting in a booster seat?
4 feet 9 inches and 9-12 years old.
When children are old enough and large enough to use the vehicle seat belt alone, they should always
use what for optimal protect?
Lap and shoulder seat belts
All children _____ years of age and younger should be restrained in the rear seats of vehicles for
optimal protection.
12
How can we protect the elderly from physical hazard?
Encourage exercise, review medications, do vision screens, encourage driving during the daytime in
good weather, and taking safe routes.
When you are stuck with a needle and have a possible blood borne pathogen, always let the wound
do what?
Bleed freely
