Vaccines, Vaccines, and more Vaccines…

2 TB shots and now a Flu shot. Last step before officially volunteering at Casa Colina was the option to get a Flu shot or wear a mask around patients. I choose to not wear a face mask and get vaccinated. I was also given instructions as to how to greet a patient, what each wristband color represented and what should I expect to see.

Each color represents a wristband…

Green- "soap and bleach"

     *no hand sanitizer; bleach wipes ONLY (bc patients might be highly allergic) 

Yellow- "fall risk"

     *yellow & red cards on room door represent fall risks 

bathroom bands 

Orange- bathroom supervision needed

Blue- outside bathroom supervision 

Green- own bathroom use 

white wristbands 

Red- Allergies 

Yellow- Isolation 

"Lizard Band"- swallowing percautions 

"contact precautions" 

     *gown and gloves required 

"+" indicate patient can wander around the hospital 

"wander guard"

(Volunteer Uniform)

the happy face sticker indicates that I have taken my flu shot