High Desert Hospitals Orientation Fall 2010
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The document provides an overview of patient rights and responsibilities at hospitals. It discusses 8 key rights that patients have, including the right to receive information, choose providers, access emergency services, participate in treatment decisions, refuse treatment, and expect confidentiality and respect. It also outlines responsibilities of patients such as providing accurate medical information and following treatment advice. The document reviews policies around advance directives, customer service, and violations of patient rights.
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High Desert Hospitals Orientation Fall 2010
- 1. General Orientation To All High Desert Hospitals FALL 2010 Presenter: Renate Longoria, RNc, MSN, PHN
- 22. Customer Service ARMC DVD Customer Service for Students
- 46. EOC-Compressed Gas Cylinder Safety Many industrial, medical and laboratory operations require the use of compressed gases for a variety of different operations. Compressed gases present a unique hazard. Gases may be: ▬ Flammable or combustible ▬ Explosive ▬ Corrosive ▬ Poisonous
- 47. EOC-Compressed Gas Cylinder Safety Careful procedures are necessary for handling the various compressed gases, the cylinders containing the compressed gases, regulators or valves used to control gas flow. Since the gases are contained in heavy, highly pressurized metal containers, the large amount of potential energy resulting from compression of the gas makes the cylinder a potential rocket or fragmentation bomb.
- 48. EOC-Compressed Gas Cylinder Safety Gas cylinders must be secured at all times to prevent tipping: ● During Patient transport: Put Oxygen tanks in the appropriate space under the bed or gurney or a properly designed wheeled cart to ensure stability. ● Cylinders should never be rolled or dragged.
- 58. 10 minute Break
- 59. National Patient Safety Goals
- 81. MRSA TODAY – It’s faces Slides: Courtesy of Arrowhead Regional Medical Center – Infection Control
- 82. MRSA TODAY – It’s consequences Slides: Courtesy of Arrowhead Regional Medical Center - Infection Control
- 85. TYPES OF INFECTIONS CAUSED BY MRSA Slides: Courtesy of Arrowhead Regional Medical Center - Infection Control Catheter-associated blood stream infections Wound infections Surgical site infections Sepsis, septic shock Ventilator-associated pneumonia Urinary tract infections
- 91. Isolation Precautions Slides: Courtesy of Arrowhead Regional Medical Center - Infection Control Airborne Infection Isolation For tuberculosis, chickenpox and measles only Droplet Isolation For MRSA, MDRO in sputum, bacterial meningitis, mumps Contact Isolation Droplet Isolation For drug resistant organisms in wounds, abscesses, RSV
- 95. Slides: Courtesy of Arrowhead Regional Medical Center - Infection Control Environmental cleaning Extremely important that all staff assist in maintaining a clean and sanitary patient care environment. Please clean up after yourselves. Clean up spills promptly or call EVS for large spills. Dispose of all waste properly.
- 96. Saving lives is in our hands. Remember… Slides: Courtesy of Arrowhead Regional Medical Center - Infection Control
- 108. THE END
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- Wash hands after touching blood, body fluids, secretions, excretions, and contaminated items (whether gloves are worn or not). Wash hands immediately after gloves are removed, between pt contacts, and as needed to avoid the transfer of microorganisms to other pts and environments. Also wash hands when visibly soiled with soap/water. If not visibly soiled use an alcohol based antiseptic agent.
- Standard precautions apply to blood, all body fluids, secretions, and excretions except sweat, nonintact skin, and mucous membranes. Standard precautions uses the elements of hand hygiene and personal protective equipment such as gloves, masks, goggles, and face shields, and gowns.
- Required for pts infected by airborne germs that are very small and float on the air. These germs travel longer distances and cause infection when the person inhales them.
- Required for pts known or suspected to be infected by larger droplet germs. These germs travel short distances and cause infections when they enter a person’s eyes, nose, or mouth.
- Required for pts known or suspected to be infected by germs that travel by direct contact. Most common form of isolation. Occurs from direct, skin to skin contact or through objects like medical equipment.