Medication Administration
How much time from Pyxis pull to waste?
30 mins
What are examples of mandatory education?
Passport, code of conduct, rapid regs
When do you notify the MD?
Clinical changes, refusal of medications that are not home meds, vitals out of range, not voiding post bladder management .
How long are you actually in the hospital for a 12 hours shift?
12.5 hours
How many days to go fall free?
100
How much time from Pyxis pull to return?
30 minutes
How many days after the due date do you have to complete education?
ZERO!! Must be done before due date.
When do you chart that you notified MD?
EVERY SINGLE TIME! CYA!!
When should knee patients have knee beds controls locked?
ALWAYS
Where do we want patient satisfaction to be?
80% or above
How much time from file to admin?
30 minutes
What happens if you are 1 day late?
You will be removed from the schedule.
Where do you chart notify MD?
Manage, refer, notify
When can you start DC instructions
As soon as PT or OT has cleared them.
How often should we do bedside report?
EVERY HANDOFF
How do you properly scan fluids that are late?
Same as regular scan, and adjust the time. Make sure admin time is correct!
What happens if you are 15 days late.
You will be suspended.
What do you do if a provider is nasty to you?
Fill out an incident report
How many nurses must verify a home med list?
Two
What is a good personal goal for 2023
Ortho nurse certification
Pain assessments and reassessments. Tell me everything you know!
30 mins for IV
60 mins for oral
MUST BE ASSESSED BEFORE A PATIENT LEAVES IF DUE!
Does this apply to BLS, ACLS, PALS?
Yes it does.
How long do you have to communicate a critical result?
30 minutes, and then chart it!
When are vitals sent to Meditech?
Should be done continuously during shift and verified at the end of the shift.
What is a goal that will go all year but is unwritten?
Healthstream on time!