In light of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) outbreak, shared is the CDC recommendations for Donning and Doffing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Please make sure you understand how to put on PPE and safely remove PPE. Use safe work practices to protect yourself and limit the spread of contamination.

Please comment below with questions.

Thank you for your continued dedication to patient care!

Donning and Doffing PPE

The Center for Clinical Advancement has created a HealthStream course to provide an overview of the Columbia Suicide rating scale. The course is available in the catalog of your HealthStream for self-enrollment.

Suicide Screening Overview: Non-Behavioral Health (Nursing)-HCCA

Suicide Screening Overview: Non-Behavioral Health (ED)-HCCA

Suicide Screening Overview: Behavioral Health-HCCA

Attached is a document of FAQ's for the Columbia Suicide Screen.  

Please make sure you are able to identify changes made to the suicide screening process within HCA, Properly document this process, and individualize the plan of care. 

Thank you for your attention to this educational opportunity!

C-SSRS FAQ

The PCP notification process is now captured as part of the admissions process. Admissions will document if the patient wishes for the PCP to be notified. An automated process will generate the patient's request for the PCP to be notified.

Please review attached education.

PCP Notification

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Our partners in the North Texas Divison have provided some very helpful education on Infection Control and Prevention. The attachments and link are the guidelines from the Regulatory Organizations.

https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/hospital/hazards/ppe/ppe.html

Please ensure you are upholding the guidelines.

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HealthTrust appreciates all you DO!

Gloves

Mask

Gowns

Respirator

C-Diff

Dear nursing colleagues,

Critical components of the HCA Healthcare nursing strategy is the development of extraordinary nursing care at every level and the creation of an unrivaled work environment for nurses to succeed and thrive. In an effort to execute on these strategies, we are pleased to announce that the work to deploy the Patient Safety Attendant model across the Enterprise.

The PSA model is a best practice framework that when implemented, provides strong support to front-line nurses. Additionally, the model encourages the safety of the patient by ensuring appropriate use of PSAs.

The goal of this program is to equip nurses with support in a way that promotes high-quality care by providing strong front-line support for the HCA Healthcare nursing workforce.

What is a Patient Safety Attendant (PSA)?

· A safety attendant trained to monitor at risk patients for safety.

· Accountable for patient safety either one – to – one or virtually.

· Provides support to the nurses and ensures patients are consistently safe from harm.

· Readily available to support front-line nurses.

PSAs will receive training and development during the onboarding process, which will prepare them for their new roles and responsibilities in the safe monitoring of patients.

We look forward to creating a nursing environment that provides even stronger support to our nursing staff. We thank you for all the wonderful care you provide to our patients and your commitment to excellence.

The HealthTrust Clinical Operation Team.

Please review the attachment outlining the steps required in reporting a work injury. It is important to understand the steps and process to ensure timely reporting and proper documentation.

We want you as an employee to feel confident knowing what to do after a work injury.

Thank you for all you DO!

Injury Reporting

Our partners at Aventura Hospital and Medical Center in East Florida Division have provided a competency on Fall Prevention for review and reference. Please note this is not something HealthTrust is requiring for completion rather an educational document for review and reference.

Fall Prevention Competency

Please comment below with questions.

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Please review the information below regarding protecting patient protected health information (PHI). We have a responsibility as health care providers to protect our patient's protected health information.

• We must ask for permission to discuss any health information with individuals present in the room other than the patient.

• When entering a room to discuss health information with a patient, first ask the patient for their permission to discuss health information in the presence of other family members or visitors.

• Don’t assume that the patient authorizes discussing their health information with the person just because they are in the room.

Please comment below with questions or concerns.

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Attached is the EBCD Education Update for Behavioral Health, Go-Live September. This impacts all BH unit nurses.

Please review and comment with questions.

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BH Routine

EBCD Updates impacting Inpatient Nursing, C.N.A/PCT, OR-all areas, ED, and Inpatient Rehab. Please review the attached education and comment with questions.

Thank you for attention to this educational opportunity!

Inpatient Rehab

Hygiene Care

NUR.Module

OR Module

ED Module