Our partners in Central West Texas have shared education on documenting stool output in Meditech. Stools must be documented in the I/O screen to be counted in the overall patient I/O collection. Documentation in the C-Diff screen does not count in I/O collection as this screen is an assessment.

Documentation-Stool Output

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Our partners in the Tristar Division have shared with us education regarding a new test called the High Sensitivity Troponin. 

Studies performed at organizations that use the HSTnI report the following benefits:

• Earlier, safer rule out of CP without NSTEMI
• Faster turnaround time in ED
• Avoid missing small MIs
• Earlier detection of NSTEMI
• Reduction in stress tests
• No increase in cardiac catheterizations
• Potential cost savings

HS-TNL Huddle Card

HS-Tnl Algorithm Job Aid

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Our partners at Medical City Plano in The North Texas Division have shared education regarding Sepsis. 

Please ensure you are familiar with Sepsis protocols and implement in patient care.

Sepsis

Sepsis-1

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OR documentation...Please make sure when a patient transfers to the OR the following is completed:

• Consent – signed, dated, and timed
• H&P – signed, dated, and timed
• H&P update (if H&P older than 24 hours) – signed, dated, and timed.

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Our partners in The West Florida Division have shared some education on the expectations of timelines for dosing and parameters for Nimodipine.   

Nimodipine

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A non fit-tested N95 is a certified N95 mask approved by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) that does not require a formal fit test, but does require a seal check. 

A seal check is performed by the user each time the mask is put on. It will help determine if the mask is properly positioned on your face or if it needs to be readjusted. 

How to perform a seal check:

• Put on the mask and adjust to fit securely
• Do either a positive pressure seal check and/or negative pressure seal check
• Positive pressure seal check: Exhale gently into the face mask. The face fit is considered acceptable when air can be built up inside of the face mask without air leaking out of the sides of the mask. 
• Negative pressure check: Inhale gently so that the face mask collapses your breath for ten seconds. If the face mask remains slighlty collapsed and no outside air enters into the mask, the face fit is considered acceptable. 

Non Fit-Tested N95

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Please ensure COVID vaccine screening is completed on all admitted patients who are 12 years and older. 

Attached is education for review.

COVID Screening

Phase 2 COVID Screening

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Our partners in the East Florida Division have shared Fall Education Huddle Card. Please review the education and ensure you are aware and implementing Fall Prevention interventions at the facility you are staffing. 

Fall Prevention

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The East Florida Division will be converting from the Smith Medical IV Catheters to the BD Insyte Autoguard.

Included is an Education link from BD:

https://bd.showpad.com/share/dJpwowHux75bNHdtm9jLa

In addition live education will be provided in the facility by the BD Education Team during conversion process. 

Thank you for your attention to this educational opportunity. 

The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard requires healthcare employers to have a written plan which outlines the processes and controls in place to protect employees from exposure to COVID-19. This COVID-19 Exposure Prevention Plan Training will introduce employees to new required elements of OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard content here…

• Understand the elements of our written COVID-19 Exposure Prevention Plan
• Understand the role of the COVID-19 Safety Coordinator
• Understand the Vaccine Benefits and Medical Removal Protection Benefit
• Understand who to contact with any questions or concerns
  
  All HWS employees have been assigned the 7 minute HealthStream Course: OSHA COVID-19 Exposure Prevention Plan Training

  Please complete the course on the next worked shift. 

Attached is the HWS COVID-19 Employee Health Screening and Medical Management Policy

HWS Health Screening and Medical Management

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