The I-PASS form is utilized to send reports to the Medical and Tele units prior to the ER moving the patient to the unit.    The process includes completing the form and faxing it to the receiving unit when the bed is assigned "dirty".   This allows the unit nurse a chance to review information and call with questions prior to the patient being taken to their inpatient bed.    See the below sample. 

In partnership with our HCA Gulf Coast facilities, please see the below opportunity for 1 CNE credit on October 20, 2023.

Med Recs to Prevent Med Wrecks

Thank you, 

HWS Clinical Ops Team

In partnership with our Gulf Coast facility, HCA Houston Healthcare North Cypress, in an effort to sure up the tele start documentation and notification these forms will be attached to the Tele boxes.  When ER hold RN or ER staff RN grab a Tele box this form will be with box.  This is to help ensure monitor is placed on tele admit, monitor room is called, rhythm verified and then ER charge receives form after steps are completed prior to departing.

ER Hold Tele Tracker

Thank you for your dedication to patient safety!

Please ensure you are aware of the Stroke Clinical Practice Guidelines at the facility you are working. Variations will exist according to patient diagnosis and Comprehensive and/or Primary Stroke Center. 

Provided are examples from our partners in the Gulf Coast Division: 

Documentation Neuro Checks

BP Management

Thank you for your continued dedication to patient care!

Please review education provided by our partners at Clear Lake Regional in the Gulf Coast Division.

Nimodipine is considered a critical medication and must be administered within 30 minutes of the scheduled administration time. If unable to administer within this time frame, please document a reason for delay or early administration in the comments section of the eMAR or in a nurse's note.

Please ensure when working in the Gulf Coast Division Facilities the following Discharge Expectations are being met:

- 30 Minute Acknowledgement of Discharge Orders

-120 Minute Discharge Goal

Thank you for all your hard work and dedication to patient care!

I have attached an educational PowerPoint on core measure education provided by Kingwood Medical Center in the Gulf Coast Division. Please review the education and comment with questions. Have a great week!

Core Measures

Park Plaza, Tomball, Northwest, and Cypress Fairbanks are presently converting from Cerner to Meditech with a staggered rollout, completion of the rollout by the end of year.

These 4 facilities also will be changing to CPN and have a few differences in the CPN documentation.  Attached is an educational document reviewing the differences. Please note this is only applicable to the 4 listed facilities above in the Gulf Coast market.

Please contact your Regional Director of Clinical Operations with questions.

CPN education: Gulf Coast

The Woman's Hospital of Texas announced  new infection control protocols for staff providing direct care in their neonatal intensive care units. The new measures are likely to impact all NICUs in the Gulf Coast Division so all HealthTrust NICU nurses working in, or traveling to the region should review the attached handout. The first 10 NICU nurses who comment with the name of the leading type of device assisted infections in the NICU will get a prize! HINT: The Answer is in handout!

 BARE BELOW THE ELBOWS

Education from Clear Lake Regional Hospital in the Gulf Coast Divison : When Nimodipine is ordered for a non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage it is considered a “critical medication”. This means Nimodipine must be given within 30 minutes of the scheduled administration time. For instance, if Nimodipine was scheduled for 1300, the nurse must administer sometime between 1230 and 1330 or document an acceptable reason for inability to administer within the allotted timeframe (patient in a procedure, patient off the unit, patient hypotensive so the physician was notified prior to administration, etc…). The Standard Medication Administration Times policy discusses administration of Nimodipine as a critical medication and the need for it to be administered within 30 minutes of the scheduled administration time. Also, Nimodipine administration compliance is closely monitored during our annual Comprehensive Stroke Survey. The nurses are able to see the critical medication instructions if they click on “***** NOT FOR IV USE ******…” in the eMAR. Clear Lake Regional Hospital has had quite a few non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage patients in the months of August and September and we noticed a few fall-outs on Nimodipine administration. I have attached the Standard Medication Administration Times policy and a snap shot of where to click in the eMAR to view the administration instructions.  Please contact your Regional Director of Clinical Operations for questions.

Nimodipine eMAR Order

Critical Medication Administration Policy - Nimodipine.