Compliance, Safety, & Professional Responsibility

PPE

Personal Protective Equipment including gloves, gowns, masks, goggles

PPE Removal

Remove gloves first, then goggles/face shield, then mask

Hand Hygiene

Washing hands to prevent spread of infection

Patient Identification

Verify patient using 2 identifiers (e.g., name, DOB)

Fall Precautions

Measures to prevent patient falls

Incident Report

Documenting accidents or unusual events

Patient Confidentiality

Protecting patient information under HIPAA

Standard Precautions

Treat all blood and body fluids as infectious

Workplace Safety

Following OSHA guidelines

Ethical Responsibility

Acting in the patient’s best interest