The East Florida Division is now aligning the BCMA process with the "rights of medication" as well as the corporate standard of scanning the patient PRIOR to medications being scanned. 

BCMA

In addition East Florida has provided education to avoid low scanning rates specifically in reference to multiple tab/vial scanning. 

• If a medication is multiple doses, scan all doses/tablets/vials
• Always scan to the higher number of doses/tablets/vials and then change the dose if required

BCMA Education

Thank you for ALL you DO!

On Partners in the West Florida Division have shared Fall Prevention Education to include:

• Fall Patient Sign
• Fall Prevention Agreement (Optional and for alert and oriented patients only)
• HCCA Fall Interventions

Please ensure you are familiar with Fall Policy at the facility in which you are staffing. 

Fall-Agreement

Fall-Sign

Fall Interventions

Thank you for your DEDICATION to PATIENT SAFETY!

Our partners in the Continental Division at Presbyterian/St. Luke's have shared educational resources on the following:

• Medications with Preferred Administration via Central Line
  
  
• Safety Huddle Tips for Central Lines and Indwelling Urinary Catheter
  
  • Guiding list to help determine if line/foley can be removed

• Cancer Care Bathroom Caddies
  
  • Personal toiletry items are not to be kept in patient bathroom, caddies will be available to store personal toiletries
    
    

Medications Admin Central Line

Safety Huddle

Cancer Care Bathroom Caddies

Thank you for your continued DEDICATION to PATIENT CARE!

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

Thank you for your DEDICATION to patient care!

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

Thank you for your continued dedication to patient care!

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

Thank you for ALL YOU DO and your continued DEDICATION to patient care!

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 San Antonio Division, MHS, recently rolled out education around the Suicide Prevention Plan. 

Please review attached education on the Suicide Prevention Plan including the Assessment, Interventions, and Documentation. 

Suicide Education-Inpatient

Suicide Education-ED

Thank you for your continued dedication to patient safety!

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Thank you for all YOU DO!

Our partners in the Capital Division have recently installed Cactus Smart Sinks. Cactus Smart Sinks are used to waste controlled substances.

Cactus Smart Sink for wasting Controlled Substances

• Use for wasting ONLY Controlled Substances
• Do NOT use for non-controlled medications
• See labeled locations for placing liquids, solids, and patches
• NO needles, syringes, vials, medication packaging or trash in or on top of cartridges
• Be sure to ALWAYS unwrap tablets from packaging before disposal
• If full, beeping or flashing red, contact pharmacy

Please ensure you are aware of how to properly waste controlled substances at the facility you are working. 

Thank you for ALL YOU DO!