Information
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Audit Title
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Conducted on
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Prepared by
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Location
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Personnel
GENERAL ELEMENTS OF CARE
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Specimens are labeled in the presence of the patient?
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Paper/Information with protected health information is out of view; computers and workstations are locked.
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All crash cart checks are complete including log - staff can articulate performance in a code.
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Patient assessments:<br> * Admission assessment<br> * reassessment<br> * education documentation<br> * pain management<br> * falls<br> * allergies
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Access of medical record for consults, labs/tests, interdisciplinary notes, advance directives, etc.
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Hand off Communication procedures are performed/articulated?<br>
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Team Members are prepared through education:<br> *competencies<br> *orientation<br> *in servicing
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National Patient Safety Goals - How are they applied in the area?
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Universal Protocol for ALL invasive procedures: pre-procedure verification; site marking; time-out.
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History/Physical within 24 hours, operative notes complete - immediately.
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Abbreviations - Not to use
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What is the Adverse Event process?
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Patient c/o process?
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Organ donation procedures?
PROVISION OF CARE TREATMENT AND SERVICES
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Are there any alarms sounding that staff is not attending to in a timely manner.
RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE INDIVIDUAL
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Patients and families properly informed of their rights.<br> *. Rights and Responsibilities statement
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Family guides provided to all families on admissions.
WAIVED TESTING / POINT OF CARE TESTING
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Point of Care testing lab controls documented and control solution labeled & dated.<br> *. Reagents, i Stat analyzes, glucometers, GEMS
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Point of Care Testing Quality Control:<br> *. Consistently and correctly documented<br> *. Dates missing initials<br> *. Performed by qualified person<br> *. Out of range is followed<br> *. Logged numbers match bottle ID numbers<br>
DESCRIBE THE DEPARTMENTS RESPONSE TO YOUR ARRIVAL
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Greet the team with smiles and introductions.
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Have a space designated for the team to conduct interviews and file reviews.
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Promptly deliver materials required for review to the tracer team.
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Any additional comments regarding positive or suboptimal issues observed during the tracer.
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Surveyors Signature