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

Postmortem Care

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The Continental Division has recently updated the Nursing Meditech Menu.  The Menu will be standardized across the Division: same menu, same numbers, same status board, etc. for all facilities in Continental Division. 

Please review the attached education and comment with questions. 

Meditech Menu Update

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The Meditech screens for suicide prevention have changed to the Columbia Rating Scale. All patients are assessed on admission for signs or symptoms that would indicate that the patient might be at risk for suicide. The patient's history, psychosocial assessment, and suicide risk screen contribute to the initial assessment.

Please review the provided suicide algorithm document to ensure compliance for Suicide prevention assessment and documentation. 

Suicide Prevention algorithm

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Aventura Hospital in East Florida has released a new and revised inpatient pre-procedure checklist to ensure the surgical patients are ready at the time they are called to the OR. The checklist must be complete and attached to the chart.

Please ensure you are aware of the surgical readiness checklist at the facility you are working.

Thank you each for all you DO!

Surigcal Readiness

St. Mark’s recently underwent a survey and some opportunities for restraint management/charting were identified. As I am sure you are aware restraints are considered a high-risk procedure/event and are almost always scrutinized by regulatory bodies. Attached you will find a tip sheet as well as an audit sheet. Please ensure you are managing and charting appropriately. If you have any questions at all please seek assistance for your on shift direct supervisor.

Please note St. Mark's utilizes EPIC as EHR system and restraint documentation.

Restraint Tip Sheet

Restraint shift audit

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Capella University has a great new tuition discount/scholarship offer for this spring. A person can complete a DNP for under $10,000 out of pocket. This is an amazing opportunity. Please contact Capella University for additional information.

Please make sure the appropriate order source is selected when entering Medications into Meditech. Medications should not be entered with the Plan of Care order source. 

W – Written - order that can be found in the patient’s physical chart with a “wet ink” signature – does not go to the provider for eSignature.

V – Verbal - order taken in presence of the provider by the appropriate personnel (ex. RN) during an emergency situation or provider is scrubbed in for a procedure

T – Telephone - taken over the phone (not a TEXT) by the appropriate personnel when the provider is unable to access the EHR.

C – Plan of Care - only used by PT/OT/ST based on a previous order for Eval/Treat

P – Protocol - used when there is a hospital approved protocol, approved facility emergent standing orders, or approved clinical algorithm. - does not count against computerized provider order entry (CPOE) percentages.

Z – Dept. Process - used to carry out elements of another provider order that may depend on patient response or timing – does not go to the provider for eSignature.

Thank you for your attention to this educational opportunity!

There has been a recent update on the SPOT Tool with a direct impact on the Nurse Workflow:

• Sepsis Screen Completed as Quickly as Possible Once Notified
• 2020 HCA Healthcare GOAL= 27 Minutes from Alert to Screen Documented. 

Please review attached PowerPoint and comment with questions.

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SPOT

Educational Reminder: Please ensure the patient and the medication are being scanned 100% of the time prior to medication administration.  Failure to comply with this process jeopordizes patient safety and patient care. 

File Time Variance is a discrepancy of 30 plus minutes between the File Time and Administration Time. The goal for number of File Time Variances is Zero.  Included is an education reference on File Time Variance. 

FTV

Please comment with questions.

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The Medication Reconciliation is a patient safety standard.

All healthcare providers review meds on admission, transfer, discharge, and PRN.

Attached is education on Medication Reconciliation, Please make sure to review and ensure Medication Reconciliation is being completed per guidelines and standards.

Thank you for your dedication to Patient Safety!

Med Rec