You receive an order for IV Ganciclovir. This resource will tell you if you can administer it on your unit.
What is IV ready reference
Your phone goes off that there is a tornado watch, you turn to this resource to know what to do
What is Emergency preparedness guide
Staff ask you if there is a resource guide that will detail skills with information specific to UnityPoint Des Moines. You point them to this resource
What is Mosbys: look under notes!
A nurse comes to you saying their patient is upset and asking for the charge nurse. You implement this model when addressing their concerns
What is the HEAT model
This famous actor played Alex Trebek on SNL Celebrity Jeopardy
Who is Will Ferrell
You receive an order for IV Gangciclovir and want to know what precautions you need to take. You look at this resource
What is Hazardous Medications
You hear "hey charge my comfort care patient just died, what do I do?" You point them to this resource
What is Death Toolkit
Staff comes to you and says they have an order to draw a TSH lab off a PICC line but don't know what color tube to draw. You point them to this resource
What is Lab testing guide
Epic isn't working and staff need to know what medications to give, you point them to
What is Epic Downtime Computer
You will find this many colors in a regular bag of M&M's
What is 6 (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, brown)
A new nurse has never removed a JP drain and wants to know where to look for a tipsheet on how to do this. You point them here
What is Mosybs (look under the notes!)
DNV is here and asks where to find MSDS information. You point them to this resource
What is the hub (search MSDS)
A new nurse says they think a patient has bedbugs, what resource do you point them to for precautions to take
What is: Isolation table
A nurse on medsurg received an order to administer IV push Metoprolol. The IV ready reference says you can administer it, but you pull up this resource to find the administration information.
What is Cardiac Meds on Medsurg Units
This is the rarest blood type
What is AB negative
Bedflow calls to say you are getting a suicidal patient admitted to your unit. You look to this resource to determine what precautions to take
What is Mosby's Suicidal Precautions & screenings or Policy UPHDM116
A newer nurse on your unit was emptying a foley without eye protection and it splashed in their eyes. You call this number.
What is Employee Health: 515-241-3333
Its 3am and a nurse on your unit has lost a patient and ask you what to do. You instruct them to call this number and provide this information.
What is 777 and a description of the missing patient
Your patient has a blood transfusion reaction, what resource will give you information on what to do?
What is Mosybs: Blood product administration addendum
This is what MRI stands for
What is Magnetic Resonance Imaging
A patient on your units needs restraints. While we do have a restraints policy, this resource also has unitypoint specific information.
What is Mosbys: Restraint free enviornment note section
This resource will tell you what steps to take in case of a bomb threat
What is Emergency Preparedness
Staff bring you a radio they found on the unit and ask what its for. You know it is for this purpose.
What is Emergency radio for when phones are down.
You hear "Hey charge my suicidal patient is trying to leave AMA. what do I do?" You pull up this resource and determine you need this intervention.
What is Patients leaving against medical advice policy UPHDM012
Obtain a physician hold to allow up to 12 hours to contact a judge for a 48 hour.
This is the most deadly animal in the world
What is the mosquito