Clabsi Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

You are educating clinical managers in your healthcare facility on how to identify appropriate events for conducting a Root Cause Analysis. Which event provides the best opportunity for an RCA?: a. A post-op patient removeshis own IV causing a skin tear from the tape b. A patient with no known allergies experiences an anaphylactic reaction to an antibiotic requiring transfer to ICU. c.The biopsy samplesfrom a colonoscopy are never received by pathology after the procedure d.There have be...

HAI correct answers Healthcare-associated infection CDC vs OSHA correct answers CDC-guidelines OSHA-regulation MRSA correct answers methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus MRSA occurs when ? correct answers Invasive procedure -entry into a body cavity C.diff correct answers Clostridium difficile-cause diarrhea Symptoms of C. Diff correct answers Watery diarrhea, fever, loss of appetite, nausea CLABSI correct answers central line associated blood stream infection CLABSI...

Under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, hospitals are required to: - Provide resources to eliminate barriers in communication. What is not important when initiating a patient satisfaction survey? - What data measures are needed to care for patient. Which is not a purpose of any quality improvement program? - Blame someone for the mistake Which of the following is not a patient satisfaction survey? - CMS survey Communication is: - Exchanging information with the patient Whi...

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Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) - ANSWER-Identified in 2007 by TJC as requiring special attention and included as a National Patient Safety Goal under "Health care-associated Infections" Approved as a separate NPSG by TJC for 2012 (ongoing for 2015) Identified in 2008 by CMS as a preventable hospital-acquired condition CAUTI care is not reimbursed by CMS Length of indwelling time is the most significant risk factor Data is insufficient to prove antibiotic or silver-coa...

Prophecy RN Pharmacology A Prophecy RN Pharmacology A; latest 2022 Grade A+ (solved) Which of the following medications is known to cause orange-colored urine? You are ordered to give digoxin. Your patient's vital signs are as follows: Blood Pressure 130/75, Temp 97.9 oral, HR 52, O2 Sat 100% room air. What should you do next? Normal Saline (NS) is the solution of choice over D5W when preparing to administer a blood transfusion because: Patient is to receive 5mg/kg of medication. Patient weig...

Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, hospitals are required to: a. Provide information as to where restrooms are located. b. Provide patients and families all documentation for the admission. c. Provide resources to eliminate barriers in communication. d. Ensure all patients are accommodated for admission. - Answer- c. Provide resources to eliminate barriers in communication. What is not important when initiating a patient satisfaction survey? a. What data measuremen...

Pharmacology A&B Latest 2023 Questions and Answers A physician ordered atropine sulfate 0.4 mg IM before surgery. The medication is supplied in 0.8 mg/mL. The nurse should administer how many mL of the medication? - 0.5 ml The physician orders an IV infusion of D5W 1000 mL to infuse over the next eight hours. The IV tubing that you are using delivers 15 gtt/mL. What is the correct rate of flow? - 250gtts/min 31.25ml/hr 125 ml/hr You have an order for 2 mg of dexamethasone (Decadron) IV ...

Harms that are being targeted for reduction in the hospital setting? - ANSWER CAUTI, CLABSI, VAP, pressure ulcers, adverse drug effects, venous thromboembolism, injuries form falls and immobility Which of the following best describes the Synergy Model? A. Hospitals that have annual safety checks B. Standards for nursing education programs. C. Experienced nurses getting more critical patients compared to a new graduate nurse. D. Holistically treating a patient by inviting a priest. - ANSW...

Under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, hospitals are required to: - Provide resources to eliminate barriers in communication What is not important when initiating a patient satisfaction survey - What data measures are needed to care for the patient Which is not purpose of any quality improvement program - Blame someone for the mistake Which of the following is not present satisfaction survey - CMS survey Communication is - Exchanging information with the patient Which is ...