Our partners in East Florida have shared with HWS Guidelines for Agency and Float Nurses. Please make sure you are familiar with the guidelines at the facility in which you are staffing.
- Ensure I-Mobile is signed in and out and number written on white board
- Document in Meditech per EBCD guidelines
- If caring for a patient on Telemetry obtain a rhythm strip, validate, sign, date, and place in chart per unit guidelines.
- Ensure you punch out for lunch
- Assess all high fall risk patients and ensure Fall Precautions are implemented if applicable
- Complete hourly Safety rounding
- CHG documentation must be documented under Hygiene Care Intervention
- Conducted daily for lines and foleys
- First documentation at time new line placed
- Ensure you are following policy and guidelines for C. Diff Orders
- Foley Catheters/Drains
- Date Inserted on bag
- Stat lock in place
- Bag below bladder off floor
- Red Seal intact
- No loops or kinks
- Green clip in use
- Emptied 3/4 full and before transporting
- Documentation Q shift: Start Date, Reason, Patient Education
- Central Lines
- No blood draws from Central Lines
- Appropriate Dressing in place
- All edges intact, CHG centered
- Dated, timed, initialed
- Orange caps on all unused ports and IV tubing ports
- Dressing change and tubing change per facility guidelines
- Document Q shift
- Utilization of Bio patch
- Ensure Proper documentation of wounds and completion of wound care orders
Thank you for all YOU DO!
