The electronic resource that has IV medication charts, drug ID and interactions
What is Lexicomp?
This is the maximum number of attempts for IV insertion
What is 2 attempts?
This is an organizational guideline on how to perform task or skill
What is a Policy?
This person provides night and weekend leadership support
Who is the HSL (Hospital Services Leader)?
This electronic resource provides direction on IV Medication Administration and Drug Monographs
What is the RVH Parenteral Manual?
This is the process required for administration of high alert medications, involving two nurses
What is an independent double check (IDC)?
The section of a policy that provides step-by-step instructions for performing a skill
What is a Procedure?
This person supports nurses, unit coordination, bed assignments, and unit flow
Who is the Resource Nurse?
The IV medication compatibility chart, available electronically in Lexicomp
What is Trissels compatibility chart?
This is the RVH policy for frequency of changing a PICC line dressing
What is 24 hours after initial insertion; then every 7 days or PRN?
Where you will find documents and resources from orientation.
What is Interprofessional Orientation Sharepoint?
The people who lead education sessions, new education role outs, orientation, ongoing clincal support, and policy creation
Who are the Clinical Nurse Educators?
This electronic resource includes medication names, classifications, IV Administration guidance, "Who may Give", and monitoring considerations
What are the RVH IV Monographs?
Before insertion of this medical device, the nurse must measure to the mid-umbilicus
What is a nasogastric (NG) tube?
Electronic resources for mental health, wellness center information, Reiki registration, EFAP and holiday celebration calendar
What is the Mind, Body, Spirit, Wellness Program?
People who provide 7-days a week bedside clinical and psychosocial support for new nurses, the NGG program, the SPEP program, mentorship, and SIM lab sessions
Who are the Clinical Skills Preceptors?
This electronic resource provides information on which staff and in which area specific medications allowed to administered intravenously
What is the IV Authorization for Nurses (linked in the parenteral manual IV monographs)?
This is the only IV fluid compatible with red blood cells (red cell concentrate/RCC)
What is Normal Saline (0.9% NaCl)?
Where you will find access to electronic health literature databases, nursing journals, scholarly articles, and fiction novels
What is the RVH Health Library?
This person provides psychosocial and transition-to-nursing-at-RVH support as your go-to-person for at least a year after starting at RVH
Who is your mentor?