Graded A+.
RACE - Answer: Rescue / Alert / Contain / Extinguish
PASS - Answer: Pull the pin / Aim / Squeeze / Sweep side to side
THE HAZARDOUS COMMUNICATIONS ACT - Answer: This federal regulatory standard requires
employers to inventory and label hazardous chemicals in the workplace and to inform and train
workers about chemical hazards
Its Up To You To - Answer: Read labels
Study the Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
Use proper protective equipment
Follow safety precautions
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, Two primary sources of information on hazardous materials are - Answer: Product Lable and
MSDS
Improve the safety of using medications - Answer: Identify and, at a minimum, annually review
al list of look-alike/sound-alike drugs used by the organization / Label all medications,
medication containers / Reduce the likelihood of patient harm associated with the use of
anticoagulation therapy
Reduce the risk of health care associated infections - Answer: Comply with current World
Health Organization (WHO) hand hygiene guidelines or Centers for Disease Control and
Preventions (CDC) hand hygiene guidelines / preventing surgical site infections / prevent central
line-associated bloodstream infections.
Accurately and completely reconcile medications across the continuum of care - Answer: When
a patient leaves the organization's care, a complete and reconciled list of the patient's
medications is provided directly to the patient or next carring facility, and as needed, to the
family
Reduce the risk of patient harm resulting from falls - Answer: The organization implements a fall
reduction program that includes an evaluation of the effectiveness of the program.
Encourage patients' active involvement in their own care as a patient safety strategy - Answer:
Identify ways in which the patient and his or her family can report concerns about safety and
encourage them to do so
The organization identifies safety risks inherent in its patient population - Answer: identifies risk
for suicide
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