General Updates

• Vilma and I are still working through API stuff as you are so please keep doing a paper timecard until we tell you to stop.
• While reviewing charts with our chart reviewer this week it was brought up that we should be adding a comment to every IV medication or fluid we are infusing to state that it is infusing on a pump to justify the charge.
• We should make sure that the time we are receiving the patient is not the same time as the prior caregivers time-we would be charging services at the same time(i.e. day surgery or ER)
• Please obtain a written order for patients on bariatric beds.

Reminder-staff meetings for PCU are Monday and Wed.-see times to the right.

Topics of meeting to include:

• API
• Blog
• Vacations
• Future staff meetings

Please let us know if there is anything else you need.

Our condolances to Barb Caron and her family on her recent loss of her father.

Don't forget-Medication Reconcillation Class

Schedules are posted on each unit-about an hour long class at City Drug with Karla-yes there is a badge reader inside the entrance before you go down the stairs. Please badge in and out as usual to get credit for attending. These are the last classes that are being offered-see me if you have any questions. Thanks!

Tracy

Powerchart Updates for March 18

Here are the quarterlyupdates for Powerchart there are several upcoming changes and just general updates to forms-please go through these 2 pages and let me know if you find any issues-these are meant to make things easier and to clarify issues that have been raised to our attention. Thank you for taking the time.




https://webmail.emh.org/exchange/TWhitten@tamc.org/Sent%20Items/March%2018%20Powerchart%20Updates.EML/PC%20-%20Update%20for%20Quarterly%20Update%20March%2018%202008TAMC.doc/C58EA28C-18C0-4a97-9AF2-036E93DDAFB3/PC%20-%20Update%20for%20Quarterly%20Update%20March%2018%202008TAMC.doc?attach=1
Tracy

Part One of New Drugs 2008- API

Sorry for the link but I tried to add just the PDF to the blog but it wouldn't cooperate...but thought this was important since we often don't research these new drugs until we get a patient that is taking them.

http://www.nursingcenter.com/library/journalarticleprint.asp?Article_ID=770334


Things are progressing with API-how are you finding things? Vilma is working on getting everyone PC access, please remember that it takes some time for the info to "cross" from the badge reader to the computer system so if you badge is don't badge in on the PC-from what I have seen it's taken at least 20 minutes to see your badge on the PC account. Please make sure when you are badging out of "charge" in the middle of a shift that you badge yourself back in for the rest of the shift. Everyone is really doing well overall-I know it's frustrating to not "see" what you just badged show up on the reader itself but we can help you until you get PC access.

A fond and sad goodbye to Crystal Laster was given on Wednesday in the form of a pot luck that I heard was delicious. We interviewed a couple of potential candidates this past week and are hoping things pan out in that area. I did type a couple we are being proactive since we anticipate some of our staff(Becki) to graduate in the spring and we want to be prepared to have folks step into spots as that and vacations start in earnest for the summer.

If you have any ideas of what you want to see here please let me know and I will do what I can to get it here.

Have a great week!
Tracy