2009 The Joint Commission Question of the Day What is the 5th Vital Sign Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day What are “Advanced Directives” in Massachusetts Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day True or False: All patients must have a health care proxy Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day Where should unused needles and syringes be stored on your unit? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day If a patient indicates fear of his/her spouse, whom would you call? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day True of False: Daily documentation must include an assessment of pain, how the pain was treated, and the patient’s response Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day What does MSDS stand for? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day What number do you call in case of a fire emergency? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day How do you access a nutrition consult? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day Who is responsible for providing patient education? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day Do you need a physician’s order for restraints? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day When must you use 2 identifiers to confirm a patient’s identity? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day What is the single most important measure to reduce the transmission of organisms? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day What patient information is considered “confidential”? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day Which verbal orders must be written down and read back for confirmation? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day What is the policy on wearing Artificial Nails? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day What does R.A.C.E. mean? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day What does “Code Triage” mean? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day How often is a physician’s order required to be rewritten for a Violent and/or Self Destructive Behavioral restraint? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day Must oral reports of critical test results be written down and read back for confirmation? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day Why do corridors need to be clear of equipment and clutter? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day When should you clean your hands with soap and water? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day How would you send a specimen to the lab? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day How is tuberculosis (TB) spread? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day What is “Code Purple”? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day How might you adjust your approach to an elderly patient? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day True or False: Pain must be assessed where ever patients enter the system Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day Who empties the small blue recycle bins from offices and care areas? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day How often does a defibrillator need to be checked? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day When would you file an incident report for patient/visitor? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day Name two types of “Code Triage” Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day What is an off-duty employee’s responsibility in an external disaster? (hurricane, blizzard, major trauma event in Boston) Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day What is “Code Red”? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day With whom may you share your computer password? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day Who is mandated to report suspicion of elder abuse and neglect? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day How often are employees required to have a TB screening test? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day Name several protective devices available for use to prevent accidental exposure to blood borne pathogens Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day What is “Code Orange”? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day Where is the oxygen shut off valve located? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day If a patient care unit needed to be evacuated, which occurs first - horizontal or vertical evacuation? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day What clinical alarms can be triggered on your unit? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day What do you do if you are injured at work? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day If a patient wants to designate a health care proxy agent, where would you find a health care proxy designation form? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day Who may witness the patient’s signature on a health care proxy form? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day Where would you find a listing of patient’s rights? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day True or False: There is a confidentiality statement on the BIDMC fax cover sheet Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day True or False: Written MD/NP/PA orders must NOT include any of the prohibited abbreviations. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day True or False: A physician order is not required to perform pulse oximetry in the hospital setting Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day How often is IV tubing changed for TPN/PPN Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day Why is it important to enter correct patient medical record numbers and operator IDs into sureStep glucometers? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day How often is nursing documentation required for Nonviolent restraints? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day How often is nursing documentation required for Violent and/or Self-Destructive Behavioral restraints? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day When discharging a patient, where would you find medication education sheets for the patient or family? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day According to Joint Commission standards, patient education must be interdisciplinary. How would you ensure patient instructions are interdisciplinary? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day What information must be verified in the pre-procedure “time-out”? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day What do you do if patients need instructions in another language? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day When should you clean your hands? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day Where would you find emergency phone numbers? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day True or False: Access to patient records, including access through BIDMC computerized record system is restricted to those individuals who “need to know” in order to fulfill their work-related responsibilities Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day For a fire emergency, what do you report to the operator? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day Who may consent to procedures, treatment and anesthesia? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day True or False: All used linen is considered potentially infectious Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day When are Interpreter Services available? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day What type of items would be disposed of in red biohazard bags? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day There is a famous person on your unit as an inpatient. You answer the phone and a reporter asks about the patient’s condition. What would you do? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day When are the hospital chaplains available to provide spiritual counseling to patients? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day As you raise the patient’s bed, the headboard hits the sphygmomanometer and it falls to the floor and breaks. Mercury flies across the floor. What would you do? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day How are patients screened to determine if they are at risk to fall? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day If the patient is found to be at risk to fall, what measures need to be instituted? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day If a patient sustains serious injury in a fall, what agency must the medical center notify? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day How often is IV tubing changed for standard clear IV fluid? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day How long can tube feeding hang? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day What procedures require an informed consent? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day When would you use the yellow wall phones in the clinical areas? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day True or False: A procedure for which the patient needs conscious sedation requires the use of cardiac monitoring Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day Where would you find the intubation equipment on the code cart? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day Where are the fire alarm pull boxes located on your unit? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day What is the role of the nurse who finds a patient in cardiac arrest? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day How often are employee performance evaluations due? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day What would you do if you think something unethical is being done on your unit? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day Who is responsible for patient advocacy? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day How do you identify patients? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day Where are the prohibited abbreviations found for reference? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day How often is mandatory education for infection control required? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day A patient is started on a new medication. How would you determine if there is a potential food/drug interaction? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day Who is responsible for monitoring the expiration dates for medications? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day You are treating a young adult newly diagnosed with a chronic illness. What approach would you use in caring for this patient? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day What would you do if you received a phone call from a local business stating that they had received a fax containing patient information? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Joint Commission Question of the Day What is a free flow error and how do you prevent it? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center