Annual Education Policy/Procedure/Protocol review. Nursing staff must complete and obtain a minimum score of 90.
200
400
300
400
T4
T5
T6
T7
A. Sit patient upright
B. Take patient's B/P
C. Seek to eliminate the cause
A, B, & C
Only A & C
S drive
U drive
T drive
V drive
Diuretics
Opioids
Antidiabetic
Antihistamines
Men who choose to be tested age 40 years or higher with highest risk factors (several first-degree relatives diagnosed with prostate cancer at an early age (younger than age 65))
Men older than 75 years of age
Men who choose to be tested age 45 or older at high risk for developing prostate cancer (African American men and men who have a first-degree relative diagnosed with prostate cancer at younger than 65 years of age)
All men
True
False
True
False
True
False
True
False
Known side effects or consequences: predictable outcomes of a particular treatment or procedure; e.g., pain after surgery
Possible side effects or consequences: outcomes that are not certain to happen as a result of a particular treatment or procedure, but that commonly occur; e.g., drowsiness in response to medication.
Complications or adverse events: undesirable outcomes that result from a particular treatment or procedure but were not intended or expected: e.g., infection of a surgical wound.
Risks in a language understandable to the patient
True
False
True
False
True
False
True
False
True
False
Life Point
Death Star
SCOPA
LOPA
For all discharges
Patients who death is imminent
Patients who are deceased
For all admissions
An urgent consultation request to the Ethics Consultation Service is to be by direct page to the designated Ethics Consultation Service Pager: 219-0143
Non-urgent consultation requests to the Ethics Consultation Service can be made by a CPRS formal consult, direct call or page to the Ethics Consultation Service Coordinator, 789-7133, Pager: 449
Non-urgent consultation requests to the Ethics Consultation Service can be made by calling theEthics Consultation Service Hotline: 789-6910.
There is no ethics consultation service - don't call anyone - figure it out by yourself
Amber Alert
Ahsley Alert
Code Adam
Missing Child Alert
Immediately calling extension 7251, 7268 or 7911 to report the incident
Immediately locking themselves in a secure room or evacuate if able to do so safely.
Remaining in a secure location until the “All Clear” is given by VA or local Police
following all instruction given by VA Police or local Police
Nurses never take critical lab reports
Put the Lab on HOLD until the MD can be tracked down and told personally
Write the lab value on a paper towel and tell the PCC to call the MD
Read back process and records the name of the responsible provider to whom the results were reported and the time the result was communicated in the medical record
True
False
True
False
Fever with or without chills
Tachycardia and/or tachypnea and dyspnea
Hives or rash to the patient's trunk and back
Sudden change in BP
Wheezing
Improvement of the hemoglobin and hematocrit values