Is anybody using Press Ganey (or other tool) for surgical services? Lori Boyd, BSN, RN, CPAN In a message dated 1/31/2008 1:35:46 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, ...
Our Press Ganey Survey has a bold heading: INPATIENT CRITICAL CARE SURVEY. It asks background and admission questions, then eight questions specific to...
Carrie, The VAP rates at our CVICU have dropped dramatically just because we have implemented the SAGE oral care kits, along with positioning. But we really...
We use the NCRPicker tool .All managers have access to their unit's results,and it does capture the ICU stay. ... From: bmadden_21797 <bmadden_21797@...>...
Our ICU nurses insert after a competency. _____ From: NIHMBL@yahoogroups.com [mailto:NIHMBL@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Megan McClellan Sent: Friday,...
Hello, Does anyone utilize FIRST NAME ONLY on thier identification badges in their instituations? What about in the emergency department? Thanks for your time...
Hi, We use flesi-seal when appropriate, but the MD must place an order, but the ICU RN's do insert the device. Thanks, Drew -- In NIHMBL@yahoogroups.com,...
We use first names only for all but the doctors. It is a safety issue. Annette Cole SkyLakes Medical Center ... From: NIHMBL@yahoogroups.com...
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We use first names only in the Emergency Room at Houston Healthcare Complex. From: NIHMBL@yahoogroups.com [mailto:NIHMBL@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of ...
We only have the first name and credentials on our badges. It has been that way for a few years, for safety. Jeanette Adams, RN-BSN ICU Manager Pratt Regional...
Yes, first names only in our ED! When I first came to our ED, I thought this was just a bit on the dramatic side, but after the first week, (and we are a...
Our ER committee just came up with a plan to fax hand off communication sheets to the floor, phone a report and send the patient by a transporter. Is this...
NIHMBL, I realize the APACHE scoring determines an individual's percentages related to morbidity and mortality but what I'm wondering if everyone uses this ...
Our critical care areas also are first name only on the badge secondary to an incident with a psych patient's significant other. Security cannot be tight...
We put the first in large print with the last name and credentials below in smaller print. On another note we just began hanging another laminated badge behind...
Has anyone implemented Shared Governance at your facility? Or is anyone just starting to implement this? We are just starting to implement and I'm meeting...
We require an RN to accompany all ICU patients and those on gtts. Annette Cole SLMC Klamath Falls, OR ... From: NIHMBL@yahoogroups.com...
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In our institution, any patient who is going to an ICU, will require cardiac monitoring, or is in any way unstable must be accompanied by an RN. fatkinsrnccrn...
We instituted Shared Governance in our facility 15 or so years ago and we met the same resisitance initially. Now it is a way of life and very protected by...
Our practice is that tele/icu pts must be transported by rn to these floors as a safety concern. We don't address whether it was the er rn giving care in er or...
We have recently adjusted our report process from the ED to inpatient units. While I prefer a verbal report, I think faxing the report is acceptable under the...
Danna, I will take any information you have as I am sure several other facilities will also. Joyce Chambers, RN, CCRN Clinical Director, Critical Care Conway...
All patients are accompanied by a nurse secondary to enabling the receiving nurse to ask last minute questions about the patient. This originally caused...
I would like to know how many people are utilizing an APACHE scoring system and in what size unit and if you are a specialized unit such as surgical, medical...
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