Roles and Responsibilities
1500 is the time this tool needs to be completed by the RN
Acuity Tool
Each nurse should have a mix of these in their patient assignments.
Acuity scores
Team Leads should be included in how many group chats?
2 - With their team and with the CN, HUC and other TL
New grad RNs will be with this member of the team during week 1, 2 and 7
Team Lead
A useful tool for communicating amongst the team via Voalte
Group Chat
Team leads, RNs, and CNAs should coordinate to ensure comprehensive _____ for new hires
Orientation
This team member communicates the scores to the charge nurse.
RN
Team members can use this to quickly check for I/Os in Epic
I/O tab
Another name for week 7 of orientation
Modified orientation
The type of communication best used when communicating important details or questions.
Closed-loop communication
The team lead will be busy completing this at 1500.
Audits (FOTM)
Determining acuity for a group of 5 patients shouldn't take longer than this many minutes.
5
Team Leads should sign into what patients on Voalte
Their assigned patients. May add a note indicating their lead on other patients
During week 1 and 2 the Team Lead should focus on what aspect of nursing
How to be a nurse and critical thinking
This helps the team develop a plan of care for each patient during the shift
Team Huddle
The Team Lead is responsible for all of these for their patients at the beginning of their shift
Vital Signs
This acuity score is given to patients who may need to be transferred to a higher level of care.
4
The team lead changes their profile to Registered Nurse from this screen in the patient chart
Treatment Team
New grad RNs will be with this team member during weeks 3-6
RNs
When delegating a task to another RN or CNA you should do this to ensure it was completed.
Follow-up
They are ultimately responsible for ensuring I/Os, vitals, and daily cares and safety are completed and charted for each patient at ordered intervals.
RN assigned to that patient
The acuity tool needs to be completed by this time.
1500
TLs can look for these items on the brain to see where they can help RNs.
Tasks
When a new grad RN is on week 7 of orientation the other nurses in the team should be this.
Experienced
A term used to describe how each team member distributes and receives information.
Communication Style