PCS Instructional Poster

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Patient Care
Patient Care Information Icons Nothing By Mouth Hearing Impaired Sight Impaired Patient at Test Seizure Precautions Seizure Precautions Daily Weight Fall Risk: Moderate MODERATE Fall Risk: High HIGH To remove and exchange flags, depress the red trigger and slide the existing flag all the way out. Insert the new flag until it locks in place. To display a flag, insert your finger into the circular cutout and slide the flag out towards the edge of the sign until it locks into position. To retract a flag, hold the red trigger down while sliding the flag in towards the center of the sign. Infectious Disease Control Placards 1 2 3 4 Your Patient Care Sign uses icon flags to communicate critical patient information to the next doctor, nurse or clinician. The Patient Care Sign door fastens with a magnet and swings down to enable changing of the message flags. AIRBORNE ISOLATION Stop and check with staff before entering room. Wear an isolation mask. Doors should be closed. STOP Airborne Isolation AIRBORNE/CONTACT ISOLATION Wear an isolation mask. Doors should be closed. STOP Stop and check with staff before entering Wear an isolation gown. Airborne/Contact Isolation PROTECTIVE ISOLATION Stop and check with staff before entering room. DO NOT ENTER you are sick. STOP Protective Isolation DROPLET ISOLATION Stop and check with staff before entering room. Wear an isolation mask. STOP Droplet Isolation DROPLET/CONTACT ISOLATION Stop and check with staff before entering Wear an isolation Wear clean gloves. STOP Droplet/Contact Isolation CONTACT ISOLATION Stop and check with staff before entering room. Wear an isolation gown. Wear clean gloves. STOP Contact Isolation DONOT ENTER Do Not Enter No Isolation Required How to use your These double-sided placards alert visitors to patient isolation requirements. The complete set of four placards is stored in the pocket of the Patient Care Sign. To use, locate the appropriate message and move it to the front so it is visible in the window. When no patient isolation is required, use the white placard.
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