Acute Care Nursing
What is the title of the person who has operational oversight for a nursing unit?
Unit nurse manager
True or False-Research has shown that appropriate nurse staffing leads to improved patient outcomes
True
What role directs nursing professional development activities at the market level
NPD Market Leader
What is the name of the BSMH Nurse Residency program
Grow Strong RN
What is the job title for the associate that supports the clinical nurse with tasks such as vital signs, bathing, and toileting patients?
Patient Care Tech
Which specialty has staffing team members of RNs, LPNs, and PCTs with staffing ratios of 5-6 patients for the nurse and 10-15 patients for the tech?
Medical Surgical
What role provides education and onboarding support to nursing associates at the unit and hospital level
NPD Associates (NPDA)
Which classes should be coded as orientation(name 2)?
Virtual and Onsite Clinical orientation, GSRN Core and Clinical Practice Tracks, Arrhythmia
Which level of care/specialty provides care for unstable patients that require frequent monitoring and hourly vital signs?
Critical Care or ICU
Name 2 BSMH KPIs
Mortality, Readmissions, Catheter associated infections, Central line blood stream infections, Surgical site infections, Falls, Falls with injury, Experience of care, Experience of care-communication with nurses, Length of stay, ED left without being seen
What role creates and updates professional development program content?
NPD Specialist
Name 2 best practices for professional development class scheduling and timekeeping
Nurses should not be scheduled on night shift prior to a professional development class
Class time should be coded appropriately so as not to negatively impact unit productivity
Maintaining good communication between ROC, NPD and unit leadership ensures proper scheduling and timekeeping for classes
Associates are responsible for clocking their time and communicating any changes to their unit manager, NPD, and/or ROC as appropriate
What is the term for the process of the oncoming nurse and the offgoing nurse going to the patient's bedside to provide a verbal synopsis of the patient's diagnosis and plan of care?
Bedside Shift Report
What is it called when a nurse is assigned to a unit that is not their home unit to support staffing and patient care needs?
Floating
What role provides strategic direction for nursing professional development, nursing excellence and research?
System Director
How are the preceptor program classes presented?
Virtual sessions with online modules