Please review guidance on appropriate PPE selection. 

Appropriate Face Protection Combinations

COVID-19 Appropriate PPE for Patient Care Areas Summary

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In continuous effort to conserve PPE, HCA no longer requires contact isolation precautions for patient who are colonized with or have history of MRSA or VRE. This directive does NOT affect active MRSA or VRE infections, patient with active drains or open wounds or patient on contact isolation with other MDR organisms.

Amended Contact Precautions

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Please review the included PowerPoint highlighting the following: 

Universal Masking-implementing universal masking for all staff and providers. Different masks are used in different situations. 

• Level I
   
• Level 3
  
• N-95
  

PPE Disbursement and Reprocessing Process

N-95 Disinfection Pilot

• UV Light and Evidence 
• More information to follow

PPE Processes

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One of the main complications being seen with COVID-19 is ARDS; plateau pressure is a key indicator of assessing lung injury. Plateau pressure has been added to RT ventilator flowsheet to assist with trending and care of patients. 

RT Ventilator Flowsheet

In addition included are Meditech updates:

• EDM and new tracker icons for 1^st POC and COVID-19
• 1^st Point of Contact Screening with embedded QRS icon leading to Media Connect Education

ED First Point of Contact

First POC

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Please refer to this Guidance and ensure you are safe when caring for deceased COVID-19 patient. 

Postmortem Care

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Please view COVID-19 PPE Video featuring Dr. Ken Sands, Chief Epidemiologist and Patient Safety Officer, and Sammie Mosier, Associate Chief Nursing Executive.

https://mediaconnect.medcity.net/media/3.20.20+COVID-19+Personal+Protecive+Equipment+video/1_vvmpt2x3

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Extended use of N95 masks, googles, and face shields has been activated enterprise-wide.

The Goal being to keep caregivers safe and preserve the PPE supply.

At the end of each shift, all eyewear, facemasks, and N-95 respirators must be collected for future reprocessing per guidelines. 

Please ensure you review the education below.

Guidelines for Re-Processing PPE

Huddle Card

Poster for Re-Processing

FAQ's for PPE Re-Use

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Please review the attached education for the reuse of the N95 mask and Face Shield during the times of limited supply when performing respiratory care procedures that generate aerosols and droplets as a source of respiratory pathogens. 

COVID-19 Huddle Card: Reuse

Additional education is available in HealthStream for self-enrollment:

COVID-19 Reuse of N95 Mask

HealthStream Instructions:

1. Click Here to open HealthStream
2. Enter your 3-4 ID for your Username and Password in all UPPERCASE, then click Sign In
   1. If you cannot log in using uppercase, try using lowercase letters for your password
   2. If you are still unable to login, call 954-514-1333
3. Select your HealthTrust (HWS) Affiliation, and then click Login

Step Two:

1. Go to your Catalog tab after logging into HealthStream
2. From the Catalog tab, search course name. 

Please comment below with questions. 

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Please review attached document on COVID-19 PPE Selection Table. This table provides guidelines for PPE for the varying patient situations. 

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PPE for COVID-19

Provided is a document of guidance for respiratory protection in reference to caring for COVID-19 patients under investigation or confirmed cases. Included are N-95 limited re-use guidelines. 

Respiratory/Eye Protection

Single Use COVID-19 PPE: Donning and Doffing Guidelines

https://mediaconnect.medcity.net/media/PPE-3-13-2020/1_ulyt6d6t

Single Use Donning and Doffing

Please comment with questions. 

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