Information

  • Audit Title

  • Conducted on

  • Prepared by

  • Location
  • Personnel

GENERAL ELEMENTS OF CARE

  • Specimens are labeled in the presence of the patient?

  • Paper/Information with protected health information is out of view; computers and workstations are locked.

  • All crash cart checks are complete including log - staff can articulate performance in a code.

  • Patient assessments:<br> * Admission assessment<br> * reassessment<br> * education documentation<br> * pain management<br> * falls<br> * allergies

  • Access of medical record for consults, labs/tests, interdisciplinary notes, advance directives, etc.

  • Hand off Communication procedures are performed/articulated?<br>

  • Team Members are prepared through education:<br> *competencies<br> *orientation<br> *in servicing

  • National Patient Safety Goals - How are they applied in the area?

  • Universal Protocol for ALL invasive procedures: pre-procedure verification; site marking; time-out.

  • History/Physical within 24 hours, operative notes complete - immediately.

  • Abbreviations - Not to use

  • What is the Adverse Event process?

  • Patient c/o process?

  • Organ donation procedures?

PROVISION OF CARE TREATMENT AND SERVICES

  • Are there any alarms sounding that staff is not attending to in a timely manner.

RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE INDIVIDUAL

  • Patients and families properly informed of their rights.<br> *. Rights and Responsibilities statement

  • Family guides provided to all families on admissions.

WAIVED TESTING / POINT OF CARE TESTING

  • Point of Care testing lab controls documented and control solution labeled & dated.<br> *. Reagents, i Stat analyzes, glucometers, GEMS

  • 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

  • Greet the team with smiles and introductions.

  • Have a space designated for the team to conduct interviews and file reviews.

  • Promptly deliver materials required for review to the tracer team.

  • Any additional comments regarding positive or suboptimal issues observed during the tracer.

  • Surveyors Signature

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