Safety and Restraints

Vocabulary practice flashcards based on Chapter 25 covering patient safety, hazards in various settings, and physical and chemical restraint protocols.

Safety

The freedom from physical or psychological harm and injury.

Unintentional Injuries

Injuries resulting from unplanned events such as falls, motor vehicle crashes, poisonings, drowning, suffocation by ingesting objects, firearms, and fire-associated injuries.

Intentional Injuries

Injuries resulting from deliberate acts, including acts of violence, abuse, suicide, and homicide.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

A federal regulatory organization focused on enforcing standards for workplace safety and preventing occupational hazards.

The National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH)

A federal institute that conducts research and makes recommendations for preventing work-related injury and illness.

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

A federal organization that certifies all Medicare and Medicaid participating hospitals and does not reimburse facilities for additional care costs resulting from reasonably preventable injuries like falls.

Medication Administration Errors

Any preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm.

MRSA

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, a drug-resistant microorganism that poses significant risks in healthcare facilities.

Time-Out

A mandatory procedural safety pause conducted by the entire operating room team prior to surgical incision to verify patient identity, planned procedure, and surgical site.

Physical Restraints

Any manual method or physical/mechanical device attached or adjacent to the patient's body that restricts freedom of movement or normal access to one's body.

Chemical Restraints

Medications, such as sedative drugs like Propofol, used to restrict a patient's behavior or freedom of movement.

Seclusion

The involuntary confinement of a patient alone in a designated room where the patient is physically prevented from leaving.

Mitt Restraints

A type of physical restraint placed on hands to prevent patients from pulling out tubes, lines, or skin-damaging devices.

Belt Restraints

A physical restraint secured around the waist to assist in keeping a patient securely positioned in a bed or wheelchair.

Vest Restraints

A physical restraint worn like a jacket or vest over the chest and torso to prevent a patient from rising unassisted from a bed or chair.

Wrist Restraints

A soft limb restraint applied around the wrist to immobilize or restrict arm movement.

Tray Tables or Lap Buddies

Devices attached to a chair or wheelchair that serve to prevent a patient from rising or exiting without assistance.