Information

  • Document No.

  • Audit Title

  • Client / Site

  • Conducted on

  • Prepared by

  • Location
  • Personnel

Previous department P.E Management survey

  • Have all previous non-conformities been corrected?

DNV 2014 Findings

  • Bio-hazard rooms are labeled and secured, including all soiled utility rooms and Scope decontamination rooms?

  • Eye protection is available in Soiled Utility rooms and decontamination rooms.

  • Appropriate use of clean and dirty storage (clean supply not in soiled areas), including all soiled utility rooms?

  • Flammables liquids - quantities greater than 1 gallon are stored properly in fire proof cabinet?

  • Eyewash station inspected weekly most current form is used (Form NC03100 - rev 01/21/14).

  • Junction boxes are covered?

  • Nothing is under the sink?

  • Storage in stairwell?

  • All department doors latch?

  • Paper Storage greater than 32 gallons are in proper rated room?

  • Electrical panels not blocked, schedule (legends) in place?

Emergency Management

  • Does staff know the Code Phrase for "FIRE"

  • Does the staff know where to find information on emergency codes and emergency plans?

  • Unit specific response plans are known by staff and available?

  • Emergency number stickers on all staff phones?

  • Staff conversant in RACE and PASS?

  • Staff displays knowledge of available evacuation equipment and how to obtain?

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Environmental

  • High areas are free from dust?

  • Hopper rooms and chemicals are secured, cleaners are labeled, secured carts?

  • Floor areas are clean?

  • Portable fans if in use are cleaned?

  • Overall cleanliness of department is good?

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Equipment and Supplies

  • Point of care – QC reagents expiration dates are compliant?

  • Integrity of product packaging is intact?

  • All Supply expiration dates are compliant?

  • Supply carts are dust free?

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Hazardous Materials

  • Bio-hazard rooms are labeled and secured, including all soiled utility rooms and Scope decontamination rooms?

  • Hazardous "Waste" labels are in place where appropriate ?

  • Flammables stored properly, in fire proof cabinet?

  • Cleaners, chemicals are properly labeled and secured

  • Full and empty 02 tanks are separated and secured, limit 12 full cylinders in storage areas?

  • RMW is covered, not mixed and stored appropriately

  • Sharps containers are secured and not overfilled?

  • Eye protection is available to E.S staff?

  • Eyewash stations are inspected weekly?

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HIPAA

  • Absence of HIPAA violations, no open charts?

  • Availability of designated bins to dispose of patient health information?

  • Gray and Blue bins secured?

  • Patient health information is in correct containers and not in dept wastepaper baskets?

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Infection Control

  • Beverages or food at nurses station or on medication carts?

  • Linen carts are covered and nothing on top?

  • No cardboard boxes on floor?

  • Kitchen is clean, food is dated and not open?

  • Refrigerator temperature logs are current daily / values are in range? Temp issues are resolved?

  • Refrigerator log form is current (revised 2/24/2014) ?

  • Are temperatures complete and appropriate to Celsius and Fahrenheit ?

  • Blanket warmer Temperatures have been checked / within range

  • Torn or ripped mattress, cart pads, wheelchairs, task chairs?

  • Hand washing protocols followed and observed?

  • Product packaging integrity maintained?

  • Patient care equipment is clean and cleaned between patients, not dusty, free from tape?

  • artificial nails not seen?

  • Nothing under the sinks?

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Life Safety

  • Oxygen, Med gas shutoff valves FE's, pull stations not blocked?

  • Corridor storage of equipment - plugged into outlets - moves in 20 minutes?

  • Fire extinguishers are charged and inspected within 30 days intervals?

  • No storage in the stairways?

  • Storage is below 18 inches of sprinkler heads?

  • All department Doors latch properly and doors are not propped or blocked?

  • Integrity of smoke and fire doors are intact with no paper or decorations?

  • Paper storage greater than 32 gallons are in rated rooms.

  • < 20% of wall covered (papers notes etc.)?

  • Auto shut off coffee pots, no toasters, no toaster ovens, other?

  • Lift equipment is stored properly / wheels are in the locked position?

  • Exit signs properly in place and fully illuminated?

  • Overall, Hallways are free from clutter?

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Pharmacy issues

  • Medications are secured?

  • Pyxis machine, medication rooms, med carts, medication Refrigerator are secured?

  • Open medications are dated?

  • Code cart(s) log updated daily, secured and checksheet in use and in view?

  • Refrigerator temperature logs are current daily / values are in range? Temp issues are resolved?

  • Refrigerator log form is current (revised 2/24/2014) ?

  • Are temperatures complete and appropriate to Celsius and Fahrenheit ?

  • K solutions stored appropriately ?

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Plant Operations

  • Electrical areas and panels are secured and accessible (not blocked by equipment), legends in place?

  • Walls free from needing patching or paint?

  • Ceiling tiles look good (not stained or broken)?

  • Lighting is adequate and covers are clean?

  • No broken or missing hardware?

  • Plumbing is intact with no leaks?

  • Ceiling HVAC vents clean?

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Plant Mechanical Rooms

  • Flammable liquid storage?

  • Compressed gas storage?

  • Junction boxes are covered?

  • Chemicals labeled?

  • Machine guards in place?

  • Leaks?

  • Exit signs

Security and Safety

  • Staff wearing ID badges?

  • Have the security doors been comprised (combinations written in view, door propped, staff sharing combination)

  • Valuables are secured?

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Supply/core areas

  • Soiled linen bags are not on floor?

  • Appropriate use of clean and dirty storage (clean supply not in soiled areas), including all soiled utility rooms?

  • Food trays are covered?

  • Broken or retired equipment is properly tagged as do not use, staff aware of procedures to remove any broken equipment?

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Final Comments, Issues, Photos

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