SCIP, Pneumonia, Falls, Pressure Ulcers, Customer Experience, handwashing, CLABSI, VAP, and CAUTI (see unit score card in nurse's lounge)
100
What is Unit Forum?
Describe the Shared Governance Structure in ICU
100
Who is our Nursing Theorist?
Jean Watson
100
What tool do we use for performance improvement?
What is PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act). (refer to our PDCA binder which houses the PDCA's for each item on our unit scorecard)
100
What intervention resulted in a decrease in Central line infections ?
What was the back to the basic central line care, adding CHG to bath water, and Curos cap to lines.
200
Why do we have annual evaluations ?
To hold us accountable to meet our department goals; evaluation of clinical and behavioral skill.
200
Explain how you are able to make changes or improvements on your unit ?
What is Unit Forum, Staff Meetings, Employee Voice
**Name one change you are really proud of
200
What is our Professional Practice Model?
The tree of life on the bulletin board - includes the 10 caritas within the trunk; Our Mission, vision, and Value as the roots; care gives hand as the banches holding the heart demonstrating caring.
200
What is Evidence Based Practice?
Sources that nurses use to to evaluate their nursing practice based on the most current body of evidence available
200
How does the ICU nurse contributes to the customer experience ?
What is Starfish Experience education, Hourly Rounding, Hush Campaign, open visitation, creating sacred moments, and service recovery
300
Describe one unit example where staff and unit leaders advocated or participated in a project where a request for resources was made and describe the positive impact for you and the organization ?
SPD and med room reorganization, Renovation of nurse desk with increase computers, and Pharmacy desk, Hypothermia protocol, equipment - BIS monitors
300
What educational opportunities are available to you as an AtlantiCare Nurse?
What is healthstream, conferences, webinars, lunch and learns, tuition assistance/reimbursement
300
What resources are available to meet the unique needs of our patients?
What is Family participation, open visitation, Certified Medical Interpreters, Pastoral Care, Diversity Portal
300
What is the Iowa Model?
What is our Evidenced Based Nursing Model
300
What is the number of nurses with a certification, number with a BSN, and number currently enrolled in BSN programs?
Review chart on bulletin board. 49% have a BSN and 33% certified.
400
Describe two projects nurses participated in that supported the organizations strategic plan?
What is the Customer Experience "Starfish" education, and rounding to ensure DRG and pathway compliance; decreasing central line infections and Beacon award
400
How does AtlantiCare support professional development?
What is tuition reimbursement, conference money, flexibility with school schedules, and leadership program for staff (Pathway to Leadership)
400
How do we describe staffing on our unit?
What is self scheduling, teamwork, flexing up or down to census or callouts/vacations
400
Where can you access professional nursing journals, articles or do a literature search?
What is Lipincott Advisor on the Starfish, or our Library in city campus
400
How have you applied the Professional Practice Model to your personal practice?
What is taking care of each other...support of team mates, special things done for patients, Assigned Care Buddies, Donation of vacation/holiday time.(Jean Watson)
500
How does Robyn Begley, the CNO, ensure nurses support the strategic plan for the organization?
Robyn Begley, the CNO (Chief Nursing Officer)ensures nurses support the organizational strategic plan through shared governance council which allows nurses to participate in the decisions and help impact the outcomes
(Strategy Map remind staff how they contribute to the strategic plan)
500
What affiliations do we have with schools of nursing?
What is ACCC and Stockton, as well as several partnerships with Drexel and Jefferson
500
How do we perform Peer Review?
What is Chart Audits, Medical Record Reviews, Just in time feedback (including shift change report), Teamwork award nominations, educational rounds with Brenda
500
Where is "formal" research submitted?
What is the IRB (Institutional Review Board). *6 of our nurses sit on the IRB
500
What internal research has resulted in a change to your practice?