Staff Safety, Home Safety and Emergency Transportation
Sets out how the Agency keeps patients, families and staff safe: the home safety assessment and fall, fire and oxygen precautions for patients; staff safety before and during visits, including workplace violence, animals, weapons, driving and safe patient handling; the protocol for obtaining emergency transportation and when a qualified professional goes with the patient; transportation related to the terminal illness; and how injuries, illnesses and incidents on duty are reported and recorded.
About this policy
- Policy number
- MI-HSP-SAF-01
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- Mich. Admin. Code R 325.45221(2)
- Library
- Michigan hospice · 59 policies
- Category
- Service delivery
- Sections
- 25
In short
- Check the home for fall, fire, oxygen and medicine risks at the first visit and every visit. Report changes.
- Check in and out of every visit. You may leave any home where you feel unsafe. Go somewhere safe and call your supervisor, or 911 if there is danger.
- For a life-threatening emergency call 911 and tell the crew the patient is in hospice. For other problems call the hospice nurse first.
- An RN goes with a patient to emergency care when the patient needs it, and records why.
- Report every fall, injury, threat or accident the same day and complete an incident report.
What's inside
25 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.
- Terms of Reference
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Scope
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Policy Statement (Mich. Admin. Code R 325.45221(2); MCL 408.1011)
- 5. Home Safety Assessment
- 6. Preventing Falls and Injuries to Patients
- 7. Fire and Oxygen Safety
- 8. Firearms and Other Weapons
- 9. Staff Safety on Visits
- 10. Workplace Violence and Harassment
- 11. Animals
- 12. Emergency Transportation Protocol
- 13. Transportation Related to the Terminal Illness
- 14. Driving and Vehicle Safety
- 15. Safe Patient Handling
- 16. Injuries and Illness on Duty
- 17. Incident Reporting and Review
- 18. Responsibilities
- 19. Records and Compliance Monitoring
- 20. Staff Training
- 21. References
- 22. Related Policies and Forms
- 23. Approval
- 24. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- What is your protocol for getting emergency transportation for a patient, and when does a staff member go with the patient?
- Show me the home safety assessment for this patient and what you did about the risks you found.
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