Patient Journey
Used when a patient is being discharged from 1 hospital and sent to another hospital.
What is DISCHARGE TRANSFER?
Identifier used, considered best practice, when searching for a patient in Expanse.
What is the ACCOUNT NUMBER?
Two queries that should equal zero to completely end an IV transfusion.
What are INFUSION RATE and CONTAINER VOLUME?
Used when the provider places orders ahead of time, or to support pre- and post- care.
What is HOLD QUEUE?
Used to pull previously documented info when documenting.
What is RECALL?
The two steps to be completed when ending a blood product transfusion.
What are END and DOC VITALS?
The proper sequence when accepting the patient:
a) Process transfer then activate hold queue
b) Activate Hold queue then process transfer.
What is A) PROCESS TRANSFER THEN ACTIVATE HOLD QUEUE?
Worklist item auto-populates on worklist if answered "not asked" or "unable to answer" on Infection Control Screen.
What is Alert: Complete Infection Control Screen?
This is the #1 Basic Administration mistake.
What is DOCUMENTATION ON THE WRONG TIME?