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SAFETY CHPT 13

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JOINT COMMISSION the organization responsible for evaluating and accrediting health-care organizations and programs in the United States. T
Factors Contributing to an Unsafe Patient Environment age, ability to understand, impaired mobility, communication, pain and discomfort, delayed assistance, equipment
FALL ASSESSMENT RATING SCALES forms that, when filled out, give a numerical rating for each patient’s risk for falls. The higher the number, the greater the patient’s risk
RESTRAINTS ALTERNATIVES MONITORS, BED, CHAIR AND POSITION AND LEG MONITOR
SOFT DEVICES bolsters
OTHER NAMES FOR RESTRAINTS PROTECTIVE DEVIES, SAFETY REMINDER DEVICE OR POSEYS
RESTRAINT RULES check every 30 minutes for skin redness or chafing, 2 fingers under restraint, remove every 2 hours , document on flow chart
TYPES OF FIRE EXT A B C D k
TYPE A PAPER WOOD FABRIC OR TRASH
TYPE B COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS-OIL GASOLINE AND PETROLEM BASED FLAMMABLE GAS
TYPE C ELECTRICAL FIRES, SHORT CIRCUITS IN WIRES, MOTERO OR EQUIPMENT FIRES
TYPE D POWDERS, FLAKES, OR SHAVINGS COMB METALS
TYPE K KITCHEN FIRES CAUSED BY COOKING OILS AND FATS
MOSTE FIRE EXT ARE COMBO A B C
CDC a federal agency involved in protecting patients and staff from the spread of disease, has developed guidelines to reduce this risk
SDS SAFETY DATA SHEET
RADIATION the emission of energy in the form of rays, waves, or particles, is used to diagnose and treat some diseases
RESTRAINT ALTERNATIVES SOFT, MONITORS STRATIGIES
WHILE RESTRAINTS OFF offer fluids, offer food, position change, assess for extremities for edema capillary refill time, sensation and function, check skin over pressure points
RACE RESCUE ALARM CONFINE EXTINGUISHED
MORSE FALL SCALE KEY VARIABLE HX of falling, secondary DX, Ambulatory Aids, IV/Heparin Lock, Gait/Transferring and Mental Status
MORSE FALL SCALE LOW- BELOW 25; MODERATE 25-45; HIGH RISK ABOVE 45
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