Attendance
If your going to call in sick what time do you have to call by? Days and nights
Days 0430
Nights 1630
If you need to switch a shift for a schedule for a shift that is already posted what steps do you need to take?
Utilize SS app and reach out to your co-workers.
MD places DC order on 1/6 at 1001, Patient is actually ready to DC on 1/7 at 1145. What needs to be done?
MD needs to put in an updated DC order.
DC orders only last 24 hours
Why are filling out white boards and "what matters to me boards" important?
Improve communication between patients and nursing.
Ensure quality outcomes.
When are time cards turned into payroll and whos responsibility is it to approve them?
10:00 the Monday before pay day, the employee
What happens if you call in after the cut off time?
The shift would be unpaid
How can you ensure that you are off for one of the staff meetings a month?
See posted staff schedule for the year and plan around the assigned days.
You can not attend a staff meeting if you are working the floor.
What are the new DC lounge hours?
0800-1530.
Last patient at 1500.
If you are going to be late for any reason who do you let know and when?
Charge
AND
Supervisor, ANM or Manager
How many CEUs can you claim a fiscal year and when does the fiscal year start?
24 CEUs
July
to return to work after 3 consecutive call in's what do you need to provide before returning to work?
A MD note
Can you request a day off on a schedule that is already posted.
No
When a patient DC what do you do with patient meds?
Single dose meds go back to pharmacy
Open multi dose get disposed on in proper container
If you are calling in sick what will be required from you?
Call smart square
communicate with charge and leadership
COVID screening steps x5801
Who can initiate soft restraints on a patient and what needs to happen afterwards?
RN can place restraints on a patient with ALOC.
A order must be obtained from an MD within 4 hours (1 hour for violent)
Charting every 2 hours
Order expires every 24 hours
If you call in on a Monday and work on a Tuesday and then call in on a Wednesday, how many occurrences is that?
2
Per policy what are the required weekend obligations for FT/PT employees?
A minimum of 4 weekend shifts
NOC- Friday/Saturday
Day- Saturday/Sunday
Who places DC orders when trauma, hospitalist and plastics are following?
Whoever is primary per EPIC
If you work hours outside of your scheduled hours, who do you communicate that to and why is it important?
ANM or Manager.
Falsification of timecard
What are automatic disqualifiers for PACE?
Missing more then 3 staff meetings a year.
Not completing OLAs on time.
Corrective actions (above coaching).
Not completing your PACE packet on time.
You can only be paid to your FTE
If you call out or are tardy more then 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 times in a rolling year what disciplinary action occurs?
5- Coaching
6- 1st written
7- 2nd written
8- suspension for 2 days, unpaid
9-term
Patient teaching
Delivery of DME and meds
IV removal
Pending transport
Nurse monitoring
When placing a Midas who do you send the details to after?
GSU leadership
What events need to be escalated in the moment regardless of time and who are they escalated to?
Falls
Violence
Employee/patient injury
Any unexpected downtime that significantly impedes throughput or patient care
HAPIs/CLABSIs/CAUTIs
Med errors
Manager via Voalte/Text or email