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2009 The Joint Commission Question of the Day
What is the 5th Vital Sign Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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The Joint Commission Question of the Day
What are “Advanced Directives” in Massachusetts Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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The Joint Commission Question of the Day
True or False: All patients must have a health care proxy Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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The Joint Commission Question of the Day
Where should unused needles and syringes be stored on your unit? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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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
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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
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The Joint Commission Question of the Day
What does MSDS stand for? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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The Joint Commission Question of the Day
What number do you call in case of a fire emergency? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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The Joint Commission Question of the Day
How do you access a nutrition consult? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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The Joint Commission Question of the Day
Who is responsible for providing patient education? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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The Joint Commission Question of the Day
Do you need a physician’s order for restraints? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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The Joint Commission Question of the Day
When must you use 2 identifiers to confirm a patient’s identity? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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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
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The Joint Commission Question of the Day
What patient information is considered “confidential”? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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The Joint Commission Question of the Day
Which verbal orders must be written down and read back for confirmation? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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The Joint Commission Question of the Day
What is the policy on wearing Artificial Nails? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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The Joint Commission Question of the Day
What does R.A.C.E. mean? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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The Joint Commission Question of the Day
What does “Code Triage” mean? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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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
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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
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The Joint Commission Question of the Day
Why do corridors need to be clear of equipment and clutter? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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The Joint Commission Question of the Day
When should you clean your hands with soap and water? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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The Joint Commission Question of the Day
How would you send a specimen to the lab? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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The Joint Commission Question of the Day
How is tuberculosis (TB) spread? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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The Joint Commission Question of the Day
What is “Code Purple”? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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The Joint Commission Question of the Day
How might you adjust your approach to an elderly patient? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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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
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The Joint Commission Question of the Day
Who empties the small blue recycle bins from offices and care areas? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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The Joint Commission Question of the Day
How often does a defibrillator need to be checked? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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The Joint Commission Question of the Day
When would you file an incident report for patient/visitor? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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The Joint Commission Question of the Day
Name two types of “Code Triage” Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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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
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The Joint Commission Question of the Day
What is “Code Red”? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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The Joint Commission Question of the Day
With whom may you share your computer password? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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The Joint Commission Question of the Day
Who is mandated to report suspicion of elder abuse and neglect? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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The Joint Commission Question of the Day
How often are employees required to have a TB screening test? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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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
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The Joint Commission Question of the Day
What is “Code Orange”? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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The Joint Commission Question of the Day
Where is the oxygen shut off valve located? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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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
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The Joint Commission Question of the Day
What clinical alarms can be triggered on your unit? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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The Joint Commission Question of the Day
What do you do if you are injured at work? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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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
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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
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The Joint Commission Question of the Day
Where would you find a listing of patient’s rights? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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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
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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
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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
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The Joint Commission Question of the Day
How often is IV tubing changed for TPN/PPN Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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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
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The Joint Commission Question of the Day
How often is nursing documentation required for Nonviolent restraints? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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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
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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
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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
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The Joint Commission Question of the Day
What information must be verified in the pre-procedure “time-out”? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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The Joint Commission Question of the Day
What do you do if patients need instructions in another language? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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The Joint Commission Question of the Day
When should you clean your hands? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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The Joint Commission Question of the Day
Where would you find emergency phone numbers? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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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
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The Joint Commission Question of the Day
For a fire emergency, what do you report to the operator? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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The Joint Commission Question of the Day
Who may consent to procedures, treatment and anesthesia? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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The Joint Commission Question of the Day
True or False: All used linen is considered potentially infectious Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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When are Interpreter Services available? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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What type of items would be disposed of in red biohazard bags? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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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
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The Joint Commission Question of the Day
When are the hospital chaplains available to provide spiritual counseling to patients? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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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
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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
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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
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If a patient sustains serious injury in a fall, what agency must the medical center notify? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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The Joint Commission Question of the Day
How often is IV tubing changed for standard clear IV fluid? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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The Joint Commission Question of the Day
How long can tube feeding hang? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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The Joint Commission Question of the Day
What procedures require an informed consent? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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The Joint Commission Question of the Day
When would you use the yellow wall phones in the clinical areas? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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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
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Where would you find the intubation equipment on the code cart? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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Where are the fire alarm pull boxes located on your unit? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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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
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How often are employee performance evaluations due? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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What would you do if you think something unethical is being done on your unit? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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Who is responsible for patient advocacy? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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How do you identify patients? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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Where are the prohibited abbreviations found for reference? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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How often is mandatory education for infection control required? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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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
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The Joint Commission Question of the Day
Who is responsible for monitoring the expiration dates for medications? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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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
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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
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What is a free flow error and how do you prevent it? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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