Employees Certifications - The Chester County Hospital
Employees Certifications - The Chester County Hospital
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<strong>Employees</strong><br />
<strong>Certifications</strong><br />
<strong>The</strong> Nursing Department would like to recognize<br />
the following nurses who have successfully<br />
completed their certifications!<br />
Emergency Department – CEN Certified<br />
Emergency Nursing<br />
Brian Achuff<br />
Rebecca Mountain<br />
Terri Harootunian Dawn O’Neill<br />
Mary Maurer<br />
Betty Tepper<br />
Carol McClinton Denise Yonkoske<br />
Telemetry – PCCN Progressive Care Certified<br />
Nurse<br />
Nichole Coleman<br />
Christina Dougherty<br />
Deborah Ferrara<br />
Nancy Frank<br />
Sarah Gillespie<br />
Linda Hopfer<br />
Bruce Kimball<br />
Jennifer Kuhn<br />
Sarah Mavin<br />
Eileen McGovern<br />
Anastasia Morinelli<br />
Barbara Myers<br />
Patti Lynn Selfinger<br />
Linda Sullivan<br />
December 7 th . Please stop down to learn about some<br />
of the different certifications available to you,<br />
information sheets will be available, 24 hours a day,<br />
for you to take. As of July 2007, after successfully<br />
passing the certification exam, or the cost of the<br />
recertification process is reimbursable. Please be sure<br />
to complete the appropriate paperwork. Studies from<br />
the Institute of Medicine have demonstrated that<br />
specialty-certified nurses have higher rates of patient<br />
satisfaction, as well as lower rates of work-related<br />
errors in patient care. For more information visit the<br />
Nursing News tab on the hospital home page.<br />
Leader of the Year<br />
<strong>The</strong> Nursing Department is proud<br />
to announce that Betty Blow, RN,<br />
Clinical Manager of PACU, has<br />
received the leader of the year<br />
award along with Ty Mitchell,<br />
Director Environmental Services. This award is<br />
presented to members on the management team of<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Chester</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong> who exemplifies<br />
superior management abilities including teambuilding<br />
as one of the criteria.<br />
<strong>Certifications</strong> – Taking It One<br />
Step Further!<br />
<strong>The</strong> RRR Team will have a Nursing Department<br />
Specialty Certification information board outside the<br />
cafeteria from Friday November 30 th thru Friday<br />
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Things to Know…<br />
Informatics Corner<br />
<strong>The</strong> redesign of the admission and shift<br />
assessments chapters, ADL, Pain, Neuro check and<br />
CV check forms is in full swing. If you have not<br />
already seen the drafts of the revised forms, please<br />
contact your representatives to the Staff<br />
Informatics Council (aka Superusers) as soon as<br />
possible. <strong>The</strong>re will be major changes in<br />
documentation! <strong>The</strong> goal is concise and effective<br />
documentation with no duplication or unnecessary<br />
fields and more time for our patients! So far we have<br />
removed about 300 questions from the current forms,<br />
changed many questions to a check box format, and<br />
streamlined answer choices. <strong>The</strong> actual build of these<br />
new forms is slated to begin this month and continue<br />
for about 8 weeks. We need everyone’s feedback to<br />
make these the best they can be!<br />
If you don’t know who your representative is,<br />
please send Kathy Zopf-Herling an email at kzopfherling@cchosp.com.<br />
A big welcome to the Labor and Delivery staff,<br />
who are about to launch nursing documentation in<br />
Soarian! L&D staff will be using the Labor and<br />
Delivery Admission Assessment, Labor Record,<br />
Epidural Flow Sheet, Intake and Output form, Vital<br />
Signs and Clinical Notes. Classes for all staff are<br />
starting November 12 th and will continue to early<br />
December. Classes are being taught by Annette<br />
Pappas, Amber Evans, Liz Waterhouse, Rebecca<br />
Wagner-Campbell, and Kathy Zopf-Herling.<br />
Anticipated “Go Live” date is December 11 th.<br />
and a formalized, evidence-based approach to the care<br />
of patients with specific disease processes.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Chester</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong> has decided to target<br />
stroke, heart failure, acute myocardial infarction,<br />
diabetes, orthopedics, and wound care as programs<br />
for certification. Specialized teams have been<br />
meeting to look at our processes and outcomes for<br />
each of these disease specific categories. <strong>The</strong> teams<br />
are charged with defining and refining processes for<br />
clinical care, patient self-management, clinical<br />
information management and compliance with<br />
national patient safety goals. Another huge piece of<br />
the certification puzzle involves the development of<br />
CPGs – Clinical Practice Guidelines – which are<br />
specific to the disease process and address nationally<br />
recognized standards of care.<br />
DSC is a major undertaking. <strong>The</strong> teams need you<br />
to help make this endeavor successful. If you would<br />
like to be on a team, or just would like more<br />
information, contact any of these Team Leaders:<br />
Dianne Lanham – Quality Management (ext 5588)<br />
Sandra Garrison – Stroke (ext 5059)<br />
Sandra Garrison – Heart Failure (ext 5059)<br />
Cindy Brockway – Acute Myocardial Infarction (ext<br />
2578)<br />
Julie Funk – Diabetes (ext 5542)<br />
Cathy Weidman – Orthopedics (ext 5278)<br />
Andy Fazio – Wound Care (ext 2446<br />
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Disease Specific Certification<br />
(DSC)<br />
Disease Specific Certification (DSC) is awarded<br />
by the Joint Commission in recognition of<br />
achievement and distinction in patient care<br />
management. JAYCO’s “Gold Seal of Approval” is<br />
awarded to hospitals who demonstrate a commitment
Scrub the HUB Before You<br />
IV <strong>The</strong>rapy<br />
November<br />
Tip of the Month<br />
Flush!!<br />
Rub a dub dub<br />
scrub that hub!<br />
1. Scrub the HUB for any IV/CVC access with<br />
pressure and friction for 15 seconds with<br />
alcohol and allow to dry.<br />
2. Scrub entire hub tip, including luer lock and<br />
grooves EVERYTIME you start a piggyback,<br />
give an IV push, anytime you need to access<br />
any CVC or PIV.<br />
ALCOHOL<br />
PREP PAD<br />
Firm rotating friction for 15 seconds and allow to dry.<br />
Culture Results:<br />
Evidence of Valve<br />
Contamination<br />
1 = No Alcohol<br />
Scrub<br />
2 = Alcohol Scrub<br />
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