The phrase thereof” means that a recurrence of the same type of event would carry a “risk significant chance of serious adverse outcomes. Close calls or Misses” are situations which could have resulted in an accident, injury or “Near illness, but did not, either by chance or timely intervention (e.g., surgical procedure almost performed on the wrong patient). It is the responsibility of ALL students and faculty to report events that either cause actual harm or might cause harm to their VA Supervisor/ designee and/or Faculty. Medication Security and Safety Is Everyone’s Responsibility All medications must be secured at all times. Med Carts must be locked (no meds on top of carts). Patients on self-medication protocol must keep their meds in locked lockers. Controlled Substances (narcotics) must be double locked. Anesthesia and procedures trays with medications must be secured when not in use by authorized staff. Syringes containing pre-drawn medications must be labeled with name of drug, time, date, and name of person filling and labeling. Offices and staff work areas or team rooms must be kept free of unattended medication and pre-drawn syringes. is defined as any unexpected, unintended, undesired, or Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) excessive response to a medication. ADRs include events occurring from drug overdose, whether accidental or intentional, drug drug withdrawal, and significant failure of expected pharmacological action. Reactions to be reported include those from administration of prescription, and investigational/research drugs. If an ADR is observed, promptly report to your VA Supervisor/designee and/or Faculty. Confidentiality and Information Security Follow all practices outlined in the Mandatory TMS course: Mandatory Training for Trainees. Any information about the patient, whether electronic, written, or verbal, is confidential. Do not talk about patients or cases in public areas such as the cafeteria, elevators, or hallways.
The phrase “risk thereof” means that a recurrence of the same type of event would carry a significant chance of serious adverse outcomes. Close calls or “Near Misses” are situations which could have resulted in an accident, injury or illness, but did not, either by chance or timely intervention (e.g., surgical procedure almost performed on the wrong patient). It is the responsibility of ALL students and faculty to report events that either cause actual harm or might cause harm to their VA Supervisor/ designee and/or Faculty. Medication Security and Safety Is Everyone’s Responsibility All medications must be secured at all times. Med Carts must be locked (no meds on top of carts). Patients on self-medication protocol must keep their meds in locked lockers. Controlled Substances (narcotics) must be double locked. Anesthesia and procedures trays with medications must be secured when not in use by authorized staff. Syringes containing pre-drawn medications must be labeled with name of drug, time, date, and name of person filling and labeling. Offices and staff work areas or team rooms must be kept free of unattended medication and pre-drawn syringes. Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) is defined as any unexpected, unintended, undesired, or excessive response to a medication. ADRs include events occurring from drug overdose, whether accidental or intentional, drug drug withdrawal, and significant failure of expected pharmacological action. Reactions to be reported include those from administration of prescription, and investigational/research drugs. If an ADR is observed, promptly report to your VA Supervisor/designee and/or Faculty. Confidentiality and Information Security Follow all practices outlined in the Mandatory TMS course: Mandatory Training for Trainees. Any information about the patient, whether electronic, written, or verbal, is confidential. Do not talk about patients or cases in public areas such as the cafeteria, elevators, or hallways.