Which CRTO standard addresses safety and risk management?, Standard 14 – Safety and Risk Management., What does Standard 14 require RTs to do?, , What is the Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI)?, A not-for-profit organization that promotes patient safety and best practices., How does CPSI define patient safety?, The reduction and mitigation of unsafe acts using best practices to improve outcomes., What does CPSI provide to healthcare organizations?, Evidence-based tools and resources for patient safety., How many Safer Healthcare Now clinical safety protocols exist?, 11, Which Safer Healthcare Now protocols are most relevant to RTs?, , What is VAP?, Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia — a key RT patient safety focus., What is a critical incident?, An unintended event during treatment that causes death or serious harm, not due to the patient’s condition or inherent treatment risk., Which legislation defines a critical incident?, The Public Hospitals Act., What can cause patient harm?, , What is harm?, Any impairment of body structure or function, including injury, disability, suffering, or death., What is an injury?, Damage to tissues caused by an agent or event., What is disability?, Impairment that limits function or participation in society., What are the degrees of harm?, , What is a near miss?, An event that could have caused harm but didn’t due to chance or interception., What is an incident / potential adverse event?, Minimal or no injury, no increased length of stay or care., What is an adverse event?, An event that increases length of stay or level of care., What is a sentinel event?, Patient death related to an incident (e.g., fall, medication error)., Who is responsible for incident reporting?, All healthcare team members., Why is incident reporting important?, , What are the two parts of incident reporting?, , What must be included in an incident report?, , Is an incident report part of the patient chart?, No, How should patient incident reports be written?, , What should you document specifically?, What YOU did and what YOU observed., What situations require an incident report?, , Why must incident reports be written carefully?, They may be reviewed in court proceedings., Should you assume reports will remain internal only?, No — always assume they could be disclosed., What inpatient activities increase RT risk?, , What outpatient RT activities carry risk?, , What safety topics are covered during hospital orientation?, , Why are RTs at high risk for infection?, Frequent patient contact and exposure to bodily fluids., Common infectious agents RTs may encounter?, , Common chemical hazards in healthcare?, , Most common physical hazards for RTs?, , What should you do if injured at work?, , Is violence against healthcare workers increasing?, yes, Types of violence in healthcare?, , Risk factors for patient violence?, , How are hospitals responding to violence risk?, Building safe rooms and increasing security protocols..

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