The document discusses emergency codes used in hospitals. It provides examples of different types of codes, including:
- Code Blue for cardiac arrest
- Code Red for external disasters like floods or fires
- Code Brown for internal disasters that impair hospital operations
- Code Pink for infant/child related emergencies
- Code Grey to request security personnel
The document explains that emergency codes are being changed to use plain language to clearly convey the type of emergency, code, and location. This allows all responders to quickly understand the situation and coordinate an effective response.
International Patient Safety Goals (IPSG) help accredited organizations address specific areas of concern in some of the most problematic areas of patient safety.
International-Patient-Safety-GoalsGoal 1: Identify patients correctly
Goal 2: Improve effective communication
Goal 3: Improve the safety of high-alert medications
Goal 4: Ensure safe surgery
Goal 5: Reduce the risk of health care-associated infections
Goal 6: Reduce the risk of patient harm resulting from falls
Nursing tool used in a medsurg environment to detect early changes in patient conditions monitoring temperature, respirations level of consciousness and oxygen level
In the presentation, a summary of initiatives to be taken by hospitals in different areas for patient safety have been described for the knowledge, practices and implementation of patient safety initiative by hospital managers/Administrators.
The retarded development of nursing and nursing profession seems to be mainly due to the fact that no serious thought has been given to this discipline.
This presentation has the measures to be taken for the safety of patients. It covers the 6 goals
Goal 1: Identify patients correctly
Goal 2: Improve effective communication
Goal 3: Improve the safety of high-alert medications
Goal 4: Ensure safe surgery
Goal 5: Reduce the risk of health care-associated infections
Goal 6: Reduce the risk of patient harm resulting from falls
International Patient Safety Goals (IPSG) help accredited organizations address specific areas of concern in some of the most problematic areas of patient safety.
International-Patient-Safety-GoalsGoal 1: Identify patients correctly
Goal 2: Improve effective communication
Goal 3: Improve the safety of high-alert medications
Goal 4: Ensure safe surgery
Goal 5: Reduce the risk of health care-associated infections
Goal 6: Reduce the risk of patient harm resulting from falls
Nursing tool used in a medsurg environment to detect early changes in patient conditions monitoring temperature, respirations level of consciousness and oxygen level
In the presentation, a summary of initiatives to be taken by hospitals in different areas for patient safety have been described for the knowledge, practices and implementation of patient safety initiative by hospital managers/Administrators.
The retarded development of nursing and nursing profession seems to be mainly due to the fact that no serious thought has been given to this discipline.
This presentation has the measures to be taken for the safety of patients. It covers the 6 goals
Goal 1: Identify patients correctly
Goal 2: Improve effective communication
Goal 3: Improve the safety of high-alert medications
Goal 4: Ensure safe surgery
Goal 5: Reduce the risk of health care-associated infections
Goal 6: Reduce the risk of patient harm resulting from falls
code is emergency work to be carried out .Code Blue means someone is experiencing a life-threatening medical emergency, typically an adult. It often means cardiac arrest or respiratory failure. All staff members near the location of the code may need to go to the patient.
International Patient Safety Goals (IPSG) help accredited organizations address specific areas of concern in some of the most problematic areas of patient safety.
Defecation
Normal defecation begins with movement in the left colon, moving stool toward the anus. When stool reaches the rectum, the distention causes relaxation of the internal sphincter and an awareness of the need to defecate. At the time of defecation, the external sphincter relaxes, and abdominal muscles contract, increasing intrarectal pressure and forcing the stool out
The Valsalva maneuver exerts pressure to expel faeces through a voluntary contraction of the abdominal muscles while maintaining forced expiration against a closed airway. Patients with cardiovascular disease, glaucoma, increased intracranial pressure, or a new surgical wound are at greater risk for cardiac dysrhythmias and elevated blood pressure with the Valsalva maneuver and need to avoid straining to pass the stool.
Normal defecation is painless, resulting in passage of soft, formed stool
CONSTIPATION
Constipation is a symptom, not a disease. Improper diet, reduced fluid intake, lack of exercise, and certain medications can cause constipation. For example, patients receiving opiates for pain after surgery often require a stool softener or laxative to prevent constipation. The signs of constipation include infrequent bowel movements (less than every 3 days), difficulty passing stools, excessive straining, inability to defecate at will, and hard feaces
IMPACTION
Fecal impaction results from unrelieved constipation. It is a collection of hardened feces wedged in the rectum that a person cannot expel. In cases of severe impaction the mass extends up into the sigmoid colon.
DIARRHEA
Diarrhea is an increase in the number of stools and the passage of liquid, unformed feces. It is associated with disorders affecting digestion, absorption, and secretion in the GI tract. Intestinal contents pass through the small and large intestine too quickly to allow for the usual absorption of fluid and nutrients. Irritation within the colon results in increased mucus secretion. As a result, feces become watery, and the patient is unable to control the urge to defecate. Normally an anal bag is safe and effective in long-term treatment of patients with fecal incontinence at home, in hospice, or in the hospital. Fecal incontinence is expensive and a potentially dangerous condition in terms of contamination and risk of skin ulceration
HEMORRHOIDS
Hemorrhoids are dilated, engorged veins in the lining of the rectum. They are either external or internal.
FLATULENCE
As gas accumulates in the lumen of the intestines, the bowel wall stretches and distends (flatulence). It is a common cause of abdominal fullness, pain, and cramping. Normally intestinal gas escapes through the mouth (belching) or the anus (passing of flatus)
FECAL INCONTINENCE
Fecal incontinence is the inability to control passage of feces and gas from the anus. Incontinence harms a patient’s body image
PREPARATION AND GIVING OF LAXATIVESACCORDING TO POTTER AND PERRY,
An enema is the instillation of a solution into the rectum and sig
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Pediatric nurses play a vital role in the health and well-being of children. Their responsibilities are wide-ranging, and their objectives can be categorized into several key areas:
1. Direct Patient Care:
Objective: Provide comprehensive and compassionate care to infants, children, and adolescents in various healthcare settings (hospitals, clinics, etc.).
This includes tasks like:
Monitoring vital signs and physical condition.
Administering medications and treatments.
Performing procedures as directed by doctors.
Assisting with daily living activities (bathing, feeding).
Providing emotional support and pain management.
2. Health Promotion and Education:
Objective: Promote healthy behaviors and educate children, families, and communities about preventive healthcare.
This includes tasks like:
Administering vaccinations.
Providing education on nutrition, hygiene, and development.
Offering breastfeeding and childbirth support.
Counseling families on safety and injury prevention.
3. Collaboration and Advocacy:
Objective: Collaborate effectively with doctors, social workers, therapists, and other healthcare professionals to ensure coordinated care for children.
Objective: Advocate for the rights and best interests of their patients, especially when children cannot speak for themselves.
This includes tasks like:
Communicating effectively with healthcare teams.
Identifying and addressing potential risks to child welfare.
Educating families about their child's condition and treatment options.
4. Professional Development and Research:
Objective: Stay up-to-date on the latest advancements in pediatric healthcare through continuing education and research.
Objective: Contribute to improving the quality of care for children by participating in research initiatives.
This includes tasks like:
Attending workshops and conferences on pediatric nursing.
Participating in clinical trials related to child health.
Implementing evidence-based practices into their daily routines.
By fulfilling these objectives, pediatric nurses play a crucial role in ensuring the optimal health and well-being of children throughout all stages of their development.
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2. INTRODUCTION
Hospital emergency codes are used in hospitals worldwide to
alert staff to various emergencies. The use of codes is intended to
convey essential information quickly and with minimal
misunderstanding to staff, while preventing stress and panic among
visitors to the hospital. These codes may be posted on placards
throughout the hospital, or printed on employee identification
badges for ready reference.
Back of a hospital ID badge showing disaster codes.
Hospital emergency codes may denote different events at different
hospitals, including those in the same community. Because many
physicians work at more than one facility, this may lead to
confusion in emergencies, so uniform systems have been proposed.
3. EMERGENCY CODE AND PREPARDNESS
What Is An Emergency Code?
An emergency code is a notification of an event that
requires immediate action.
Preparing for the Unexpected
Emergencies can strike anywhere and at any time. In
the spirit of proactivity we encourage you to have
your own emergency preparedness plan.
4. WHAT IS CHANGING WITH
EMERGENCY CODES?
Emergency codes are being changed to incorporate
use of “plain-language.”
Plain-language typically uses a phrase to identify the
type of emergency, the code itself, and the location of
the emergency.
Example 1: “Security alert, missing person, 3rd floor east
tower.”
Example 2: “Facility alert, fire alarm, 1st floor cafeteria.”
5. THE EMERGENCY CODES
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
1. Categories
2. Types of codes
BENEFITS :
People understand the information received without further
extensive explanation.
People know what actions are required based on the information
received.
All emergency responders within the hospital need to know
clearly and quickly what the emergency is, where the emergency
is, and how they should respond to effectively coordinate
activities.
7. 2. MEDICAL ALERT CODES
EXAMPLES
Influx of Patients/Mass Causality Incident
Medical emergency (e.g., cardiac arrest, rapid
response, etc.)
8. 3. SECURITY ALERT CODES
EXAMPLES
Missing person
Active shooter
Bomb threat
Security assist
9. 4. FACILITY ALERT CODES
EXAMPLES
Computer outage
Evacuation
Fire
Flood
Hazardous spill, etc.
10. TYPES OF CODES
1. Code Blue : Cardiac arrest
2. Code Red : External disaster
3. Code Brown : Internal disaster
4. Code Pink : Baby disaster
5. Code Grey : Security threats / workplace violence
6. Code Orange : Medical emergency team(MET)
Codes shall be announced thrice over the PA system and
shall be repeated every 30 seconds for 2 minutes.
Mock drills at least every 6 months in all shifts and done
areas specific especially in vulnerable areas like OT, ICU’ S,
Dialysis, etc.
11. 1. CODE BLUE
"Code Blue" is generally used to indicate a patient requiring
resuscitation or in need of immediate medical attention, most often as
the result of a respiratory arrest or cardiac arrest. When called
overhead, the page takes the form of "Code Blue, (floor), (room)" to
alert the resuscitation team where to respond. Every hospital, as a part
of its disaster plans, sets a policy to determine which units provide
personnel for code coverage.
12. 2. CODE RED
An external disaster is an event which has taken out side
the hospital .
Examples
Floods
Earthquakes
Tsunamis
Train accidents
Building collapse
External disaster is declared when the expected
patient inflow is more than emergency department bad
capacity. It is only declared by the C.E.O of the hospital
or emergency department head .
13. 3.CODE BROWN
An internal disaster is an event that may impair the
operations of the hospital and disrupt normal patient
care activities.
Example :
Power outage
Fire
Flood
14. 4. CODE PINK
BABY DISASTER :
child missing from the hospital /sent with wrong
parent or any child related disaster.
15. 5. CODE GREY
NEED FOR SECURITY PERSONNEL :
Applies to any incident where hospital security personnel
are needed. This may include, but not be limited to: a
violent/combative person; a missing person; criminal
activity or other situations where enhanced security is
required.
16. 6.CODE ORANGE
Medical Emergency
Example:
Chest pain accompanied by sweating, nausea, vomiting, shortness of
breath, radiating pain that moves to the arm or neck, dizziness, or
feeling that your heart is beating irregularly or too fast.
Severe bleeding that doesn't stop after 15 minutes of direct pressure.
17. HOW IS AN EMERGENCY CODE CALLED?
The code should be called in a three-part statement
to include
Alert category
Specific code description
Location of emergency
Example: “Medical alert, cardiac arrest,
Room 231.”
Additional information or instructions can be
provided if known---for example, the description
of a missing person.
18. How do I respond to the new emergency codes?
Your response to the emergency code does not
change. The only change is the language used to
announce the emergency situation.
Follow the hospital’s policy and procedure for the
specific emergency situation.