Patient Safety and Emergency Preparedness Flashcards
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What is the purpose of an Infant Security System, and how does patient access support it?
Answer: Uses electronic tags on infant and parent bands to trigger alarms if unauthorized removal is attempted, with access ensuring proper band application
Infant security systems prevent unauthorized removal, with patient access ensuring proper band matching during registration.
How does patient access support medication safety through accurate registration?
Answer: Accurate registration ensures the right patient gets the right medications by preventing wrong-patient errors and linking allergy history to the correct record
Accurate identification and registration are foundational to medication safety.
What should patient access staff do if they suspect a patient is a victim of abuse?
Answer: Follow mandatory reporting protocols, document observations factually, ensure the patient has a private opportunity to speak with clinical staff, and avoid confronting the suspected abuser
Staff should follow organizational protocols for reporting while ensuring patient safety.
What is the purpose of a patient safety event reporting system for patient access?
Answer: A systematic way to report any event compromising patient safety, including registration errors, near-misses, and system failures
Safety event reporting captures all types of events including access-related incidents to support learning and prevention.
During a facility evacuation, what are patient access's primary responsibilities?
Answer: Maintain patient tracking, assist with movement and identification, coordinate with command center, and ensure records are accessible
Patient access must maintain patient accountability through tracking while supporting safe movement.
What is the Joint Commission's 'Speak Up' initiative and how does it relate to patient access?
Answer: It encourages patients to actively participate in their safety by speaking up, with access staff promoting this from the first encounter
Speak Up empowers patients to participate in their safety, which access can promote from the first interaction.