Professional Development
New nurses must attend this their first year of employment
What is nurse residency
Most of these meetings are held on the 2nd Wednesday of every month
What are shared governance meetings/unit council
We must do this with our phones to mark off medications as given
What is BCMA scanning
To assess the need for a foley
What is nurse driven IUC protocol
This becomes free when a patient is discharged
What is parking
CCRN, PCRN, BC...
What are certifications
BEEP BEEP.... BEEP BEEP
What is telemetry monitoring
CHG daily, linen changes & dressing changes
What is CLABSI prevention bundle
To go through patients and their rooms with the team
What is interdisciplinary rounds
When someone goes to each patient asking what they liked/disliked about their stay
What is leadership rounding
We must do this yearly to assess/further our knowledge on VADs, epi wire dressings, etc
What is competency day
This new protocol rolled out to give nurses more autonomy with this medication
What is nurse driven heparin protocol
Keep the foley bag low, peri care, IUC removal protocol...
What is CAUTI prevention bundle
When something just isn't right with the family's decisions/relationship with the patient, this consult is recommended
What is ethics consult
This takes place with the patient, family, and the team when a patient's prognosis is worsening
What is goals of care meeting
This RN comes at night to give us new info and help us with old info
what is nurse educator
What is self scheduling
Mepilex, barrier cream, Q2 turns..
What is pressure injury prevention bundle
assessing Q4 & PRN, escalating to the team if not controlled, making sure PRN meds are ordered in the MAR
What is adequate pain control
When multiple healthcare workers talk to the patient and families
What is team communication
Dysrhythmia class, modules...
What is continuing education
We use this to call out sick and sign up for OT shifts
What is Andgo
To go into the patients room with nurse during handoff...
What is bedside shift report
Filling out menus, taste/religious preferences, appropriate diet for their diagnosis, d/c NPO is not needed
What is food and nutrition
Daily dressing changes, battery and controller education, alarm teaching...
What is VAD teaching