February InService

Patients can be left alone on the toilet/commode and can call when they are ready to get back up.

• True

• False

A second RN (charge or unit leadership) must sign a safe waiver before it goes into effect.

• True

• False

A patient who has signed a SAFE waiver does not need Fall Risk added to their POC.

• True

• False

Assessment of Fall Risk and documentation of SAFE interventions should occur: (Select All That Apply)

• Transfer to another unit

• Change in patient condition

• Every shift

• Upon admission

• After a fall

Assessment and renewal of the SAFE waiver (with documented education in the POC) should be completed:

• Every 12 hours with the RN assessment

• Only on initiation

• When you have time

• Once a day

If my patient were to fall, BAR provides me with a post-fall worklist that I can utilize to ensure I have completed all necessary tasks.

• True

• False

If your patient is signing a SAFE waiver, they have to waive ALL SAFE precautions.

• True

• False

When working MedSurg, how often should a tele strip be measured, exported, and documented by the Nurse?

• Once a shift

• Every 4 hours

• Once a day

• When I have time

Where do you find pictures/comments of exported tele strips in BAR?

• In the A&I flowsheet

• Under Telemetry Documents

• In the Vital Signs flowsheet

• Under Nursing Documents

Which of the following medications can you give prior to a cardiac cath procedure? (Select all that apply)

• Lovenox

• Aspirin

• Coumadin

• Eliquis

• All Heart/Blood Pressure Meds