Peer Review/Quality
Unit Pride/PPM/Education
UPC Goals/Advocacy
UCC Magnet Stories/ Safety
Evidence-Based Practice?Professional Development
100

Name a Peer Review Process conducted in the UCC's

Lab Specimens and Blood Culture Collection Checklist. 

100

Name a UCC proud Topic

Rocket Icon- Transfer Process

Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Scores

Increased Certification Rate

100

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. 

100

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 


100

Name one UCC-specific example of EBP implementation 

Clinical pathways

Adaption of new medications for various pathways

Optichamber

MDIs

200

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. 

200

What is the Professional Practice Model?

weCREATE

200

What is an example of how your leaders advocated for resources for you?

New workstation areas

Increased number of Ipads and WOWs

Increased Staffing

200

What are some safety initiatives implemented in your area? 

security rounds

panic buttons

code rain 

safety huddles 

200

What is one resource you have for professional development? 

LENS Program

Finical Support for certification review courses and exam fees

Myles/ CEus

300

Name a quality metric measured in the UCC

Falls

Medication Errors with Harm

Hand Hgiene

300

How are you determined/ measured to be competent? 

Skills Ckeck Offs

Simulation/Mock Codes 

300

Name an initiative used to improve patient pain scores

The purple star 

Supervisor/ Charge Nurse running daily pain reports

400

How are you kept up-to-date on quality data? 

Clinical Outcome Boards

Staff Meetings

Huddles

400

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)

400

Name types of technology used to help attain the UPC goal of "Improving patient safety with the use of technology"

Lab Scanning

Medication Scanning

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