PLACENTIA-LINDA HOSPITAL GENERAL ORIENTATION TEST

Name:___________________________________ School:______________ Date:_____________

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Mark Correct Answers – Read carefully, some questions have more than one answer.

MISSION STATEMENT:

1. What is the Mission Statement of Placentia-Linda Hospital:

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BODY MECHANICS:

2. Your computer work station should be ergonomically correct to prevent musculoskeletal

discomfort both at work and at home.
 True
 False

EMPLOYEE HEALTH:

3. Injuries must be reported:

 Within 72 hours
 Immediately (STAT)
 Within 24 hours
 Within 7 days

INFECTION CONTROL:

4. You should protect yourself from all body fluids, from all patients, at all times by utilizing
standard precautions.
 True
 False

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NATIONAL PATIENT SAFETY GOALS:

5. To reduce the risk of patient harm, resulting from falls, caregivers should:
 Make sure that all four bed side rails are in up position
 Utilize 4 point leather restraints
 Implement a fall reduction program including an evaluation of the effectiveness of
the program.
 Hold all medications which make the patient drowsy

6. Patient identification must be verified using the patient name and date of birth prior to:
 Withdrawing blood samples
 Prior to the initiation of any/all invasive procedures
 Prior to administration of medication and/or blood products
 Before providing care, treatment or services

7. When do you wash hands or use alcohol gel?.

 Before patient contact
 Before aseptic task
 After body fluid exposure risk
 After patient contact
 After contact with patient surroundings

ENVIRONMENT OF CARE:

8. What do you do if there is a fire in your work area?

 Leave in a quick but calm manner
 Wait for someone to give you instructions
 RACE – Rescue all patients from the immediate area
Activate the nearest fire alarm and call 2020
Confine the fire by closing the doors
Extinguish the fire, if small and manageable

9. To properly use a fire extinguisher you should always:

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10. What do the following codes stand for?
Code Blue ________________________________________
Code Gray ________________________________________
Code Orange ________________________________________
Code Pink ________________________________________
Code Purple ________________________________________
Code Red ________________________________________
Code Silver ________________________________________
Code Triage ________________________________________
Code White ________________________________________
Code Yellow _________________________________________
Code Green _________________________________________

PAIN MANAGEMENT:

11. All in-patients are assessed for pain only on admission.

 True
 False

RESTRAINTS:

12. A physician's order for "restraints prn" may be accepted:

 If they indicate the type of restraint to be used
 Never
 Only if the order is from a psychologist
 When the patient is confused

ABUSE REPORTING:

13. All known or suspected instances of physical abuse, abandonment, isolation, financial abuse,
or neglect must be reported:
 Within 24 hours
 Within two working days
 Immediately, or as soon as possible
 Never, they must advise their supervisor

HIPAA:

14. Employees working in healthcare can share patient information they overhear at work if:
 The patient is a famous person
 The patient has given consent, or the individual’s job requires them to share
 The patient is a relative of the employee
 The patient is a friend of the employee

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15. If you suspect that someone is not following the Privacy Policies and Procedures, you should
report this to your supervisor or your Hospital Compliance Officer.
 True
 False

16. You can safeguard the confidentiality of patient information by:

 Double-check: fax numbers before faxing, patient armband, each piece of paper before
releasing, patient consent or object before disclosing info with visitors of the patient
 Making sure that your access IDs and passwords are not shared with others
 Making sure medical records and/or paper containing health information are not left
on the top of nursing station counters accessible to the public
 Making sure you do not access a patient chart that is not necessary for you to perform
your job duties

PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT / RISK MANAGEMENT / Joint Commission

17. In the event of an incident, variance, or occurrence; such as medication errors; patient, staff
or visitor falls; or absence of Informed Consent prior to surgery/invasive procedure; all staff
may report by:
 Informing your Director/Manager/Supervisor and documenting the incident
 Completing the Occurrence Report Form if eSRM is unavailable
 Log on to eTenet and enter “eSRM” in the “Patient Safety” box area

CORE MEASURES:

18. Placentia-Linda Hospital reports abstracted data on the following CORE Measures:
 Acute Myocardial Infarction – AMI
 Congestive Heart Failure – CHF
 Pneumonia – CAP
 Surgical Care Infection Prevention – SCIPs
 Open Heart – CABGs

PATIENT RIGHTS:

19. In April 2012, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and The Joint Commission
added language to the Patient Bill of Rights regarding the a patient’s visitation rights to be
free of discrimination, and the right for a chaperone to be present during sensitive
examinations and treatments. Under the Patient Rights to request a chaperone, the patient
(shade in all that apply):
 Has the right to be part of their plan of care and understand what treatment or procedure
they will undergo.
 May request a healthcare provider of the same gender perform the treatment or procedure.
 May request that a family member act as the chaperone instead of another healthcare
provider.
 All of the above.

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