| Special Laudering Process | Hemodialysis Disinfection | Room Take Down | RepoSheets and Lifts | HCA potpourri |
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What are Pinels, Slings, and Fabric Transfer Belts?
These three items in GSICU need special laundering care.
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What is after every patient run and then every 48 hours ongoing after that.
Hemo Machines need to be disinfected this frequently.
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What are 5-Lead ECG cables
In GSICU these are reusable. In Burns these are disposable.
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What are two people?
This many people are required to safely operate the ceiling lift?
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What is Five?
A minimum of this many people is required for a C-Spine Turn.
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What is white Velcro protector covers?
Use this to protect the Velcro on the Pinel Restraints when sending them to special laundry
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What is 7 days since the last clean cart A disinfection?
Clean Cart C should be used to disinfect the machine unless it has been this long since clean cart A has been used.
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What is everything? (Exception 5-Lead ECG cables)
For isolation room cleans, this must be discarded:
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What is 250 Kilograms?
The ceiling lift has a maximum lifting weight of this many Kilograms.
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What is double gloves, DMR gown, N95 mask, and Face Shield.
This PPE should be worn in order to clean up after a patient taking a KNOWN HAZARDOUS MEDICATION.
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What is Slings and Reposheets in a blue mesh bag and Pinels and Physio belts into a yellow mesh bag?
Dirty Slings and Reposheets are put into this colored mesh bag while Pinels and Physio fabric belts are put into this colored mesh bag.
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What is 45 minutes?
The machine will take this long to disinfect before it can be used again on a patient.
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What are BP cuffs, Pill Splitter, Pill Crusher, Wipeable items that are not grossly contaminated.
For non isolation rooms these may be cleaned and re-used if not grossly contaminated?
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What is 220 Kilograms
The Regular RepoSheet has a lifting capacity of this many Kilograms.
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What is single gloves, iso gown, surgical mask, and face shield.
This PPE should be worn in order to clean up after a patient taking POTENTIAL HAZARDOUS MEDICATION or a REPRODUCTIVE RISK MEDICATION.
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What is daily from 06:30 to 18:30
The Linen Room is open between these times.
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What is every 60 days?
The Ultrafilters on the rear of the machine must be changed this frequently
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What is same items as an isolation clean
For Chronic patients or Burn patients that have been in a room for over a month, these items should be thrown out:
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In case of bed malfunction, the bed can be raised to meet the patient.
When lifting a patient with the ceiling lift, the bed should be in a low position for this reason.
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What is PRBC's
When picking up product for Massive Hemorrhage Protocol, this can be received and brought down before the entire cooler is ready.
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What is the Special Care Laundry Bag Tracking Form?
This document must be filled out when sending Special Care items to Special Care Laundry.
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What is warm damp facecloth?
This can be used to clean bicarbonate salt build-up around the arms that hold the Clean Cart A and C tubes.
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What are wall suction canister and tubing, MMS, BP Cuff, 5-Lead ECG, Pressure cables x 2, Top of Counter supplies, Clean IV pump and pole (with rake).
These important items are absolutely necessary to safely admit a patient into a new room.
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What is the emergency stop button.
If the lift will not operate, this should be checked to ensure it has not been activated.
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What is offloading the area at risk and keeping the area clean of urine and feces.
Critical Elements that an HCA can help to prevent a stage one pressure injury from worsening include.
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