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What are the national patient safety goals - Answer--identify patients correctly
-improve staff communication
-use medicine safely
-use alarms safely
-prevent infection
-identify patient safety risks
-prevent mistakes in surgery
health scholars who do not know the answer to a question asked by hospital
accreditation surveyors should do what - Answer-Tell the surveyors that you're unsure
so you will ask staff and come back as soon as possible to tell them
when is your competency checklist due and where do you submit it when it is complete -
Answer-due at the end of week 2 of the rotation (try to do it at first shift); must be
completed with an RN only; place completed checklists IN THE FRONT POCKET OF
THE DEPARTMENT BINDER
Your best fired says his grandmother is on the floor and asks about her case. what do
you do? - Answer-you can't tell him anything
A myocardial infarction, heart attack, causes a loss a blood supply to some part of the
heart and possibly some long lasting cardiac damage. name at least 3 symptoms of a
heart attack - Answer--severe retrosternal pain
-pain in left arm and/or jaw
-dyspnea
-diaphoresis (Sweating)
Name the 5 components that make up the patient care team - Answer--effective
communication
-patient-centered focus
-common goal
-understanding roles
-confidence in team members
1. Allied Health Positions
2. Nursing
3. Physician
4. Volunteer
5. The Patient
, what do you call the pressure of blood against the artery walls between heartbeats,
when the heart is relaxed and filling with blood? - Answer-blood pressure
What does P.R.N mean? - Answer-Pro Re Nata: administer as needed
What does BM mean? - Answer-bowel movement
What does TKO mean? - Answer-to keep open; order to keep just enough flow through
iv to keep vein open
What does CBC mean? - Answer-complete blood count; percent of each cell type
What does NPO mean? - Answer-nothing by mouth
What does PO mean? - Answer-administer by mouth
What does PR mean? - Answer-per rectum: administer rectally
Under what conditions are health scholars allowed to dispense medication - Answer-
never
what 2 things must you do when you are going to miss a shift - Answer-if it is >48 hours,
you just need to email the department coordinator.
<48 hours,
1. call the floor at beginning of shift and speak with charge nurse either 15 minutes
BEFORE SHIFT or 15 minutes AFTER SHIFT STARTED to make sure that the
message is delivered. If charge nurse is unavailable, take down the name of the person
you spoke to.
2. email the department coordinator
what do code blue, silver, red, orange, yellow, pink, and gray mean? - Answer-blue:
adult medical emergency; cardiac arrest
silver: person with weapon or hostage situation
yellow: bomb threat
pink: child abduction
red: fire
orange: hazardous materials spill
gray: combative or disruptive person is confronting staff (notify sarah/incident)
name 4 different types of personal protective equipment (ppe) that you could use while
interning at the hospital - Answer--gown
-glove
-mask
-goggles
-face masks
Correct Answers
What are the national patient safety goals - Answer--identify patients correctly
-improve staff communication
-use medicine safely
-use alarms safely
-prevent infection
-identify patient safety risks
-prevent mistakes in surgery
health scholars who do not know the answer to a question asked by hospital
accreditation surveyors should do what - Answer-Tell the surveyors that you're unsure
so you will ask staff and come back as soon as possible to tell them
when is your competency checklist due and where do you submit it when it is complete -
Answer-due at the end of week 2 of the rotation (try to do it at first shift); must be
completed with an RN only; place completed checklists IN THE FRONT POCKET OF
THE DEPARTMENT BINDER
Your best fired says his grandmother is on the floor and asks about her case. what do
you do? - Answer-you can't tell him anything
A myocardial infarction, heart attack, causes a loss a blood supply to some part of the
heart and possibly some long lasting cardiac damage. name at least 3 symptoms of a
heart attack - Answer--severe retrosternal pain
-pain in left arm and/or jaw
-dyspnea
-diaphoresis (Sweating)
Name the 5 components that make up the patient care team - Answer--effective
communication
-patient-centered focus
-common goal
-understanding roles
-confidence in team members
1. Allied Health Positions
2. Nursing
3. Physician
4. Volunteer
5. The Patient
, what do you call the pressure of blood against the artery walls between heartbeats,
when the heart is relaxed and filling with blood? - Answer-blood pressure
What does P.R.N mean? - Answer-Pro Re Nata: administer as needed
What does BM mean? - Answer-bowel movement
What does TKO mean? - Answer-to keep open; order to keep just enough flow through
iv to keep vein open
What does CBC mean? - Answer-complete blood count; percent of each cell type
What does NPO mean? - Answer-nothing by mouth
What does PO mean? - Answer-administer by mouth
What does PR mean? - Answer-per rectum: administer rectally
Under what conditions are health scholars allowed to dispense medication - Answer-
never
what 2 things must you do when you are going to miss a shift - Answer-if it is >48 hours,
you just need to email the department coordinator.
<48 hours,
1. call the floor at beginning of shift and speak with charge nurse either 15 minutes
BEFORE SHIFT or 15 minutes AFTER SHIFT STARTED to make sure that the
message is delivered. If charge nurse is unavailable, take down the name of the person
you spoke to.
2. email the department coordinator
what do code blue, silver, red, orange, yellow, pink, and gray mean? - Answer-blue:
adult medical emergency; cardiac arrest
silver: person with weapon or hostage situation
yellow: bomb threat
pink: child abduction
red: fire
orange: hazardous materials spill
gray: combative or disruptive person is confronting staff (notify sarah/incident)
name 4 different types of personal protective equipment (ppe) that you could use while
interning at the hospital - Answer--gown
-glove
-mask
-goggles
-face masks
