Employees Certifications - The Chester County Hospital

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

Scrub the HUB Before You
IV Therapy
November
Tip of the Month
Flush!!
Rub a dub dub
scrub that hub!
1. Scrub the HUB for any IV/CVC access with
pressure and friction for 15 seconds with
alcohol and allow to dry.
2. Scrub entire hub tip, including luer lock and
grooves EVERYTIME you start a piggyback,
give an IV push, anytime you need to access
any CVC or PIV.
ALCOHOL
PREP PAD
Firm rotating friction for 15 seconds and allow to dry.
Culture Results:
Evidence of Valve
Contamination
1 = No Alcohol
Scrub
2 = Alcohol Scrub
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