Peer Review/Quality
Name a Peer Review Process conducted in the UCC's
Lab Specimens and Blood Culture Collection Checklist.
Name a UCC proud Topic
Rocket Icon- Transfer Process
Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Scores
Increased Certification Rate
Name two of the UCC Unit Practice Goals for 2022-2023
Improving Pain Scores for all centers for the year
Improving patient safety with the use of technology
To increase patient satisfaction scores regarding education and responsiveness
To increase UCC Nursing Board Certification Rate by 3% in December.
How have pre-discharge calls been streamlined and evolved?
Post covid this practice has been streamlined into the patient visit through actions such as:
Verifying pharmacies
Giving nurses station phone number to easily ask questions
Giving anticipatory guidance during the visit as to what to expect for the course of the illness
Asking parents what they understand in regards to the discharge plan the provider discussed with them
Name one UCC-specific example of EBP implementation
Clinical pathways
Adaption of new medications for various pathways
Optichamber
MDIs
What is peer review?
Peer review is the process by which nurses assess, monitor, and make judgments about he quality of nursing care provided by peers as measured against professional standards of practice.
What is the Professional Practice Model?
weCREATE
What is an example of how your leaders advocated for resources for you?
New workstation areas
Increased number of Ipads and WOWs
Increased Staffing
What are some safety initiatives implemented in your area?
security rounds
panic buttons
code rain
safety huddles
What is one resource you have for professional development?
LENS Program
Finical Support for certification review courses and exam fees
Myles/ CEus
Name a quality metric measured in the UCC
Falls
Medication Errors with Harm
Hand Hgiene
How are you determined/ measured to be competent?
Skills Ckeck Offs
Simulation/Mock Codes
Name an initiative used to improve patient pain scores
The purple star
Supervisor/ Charge Nurse running daily pain reports
How are you kept up-to-date on quality data?
Clinical Outcome Boards
Staff Meetings
Huddles
What class is offered to all staff but geared towards nurses with 2 or fewer years of experience in the UCC's?
Back to Basics (B2B)
Name types of technology used to help attain the UPC goal of "Improving patient safety with the use of technology"
Lab Scanning
Medication Scanning