Present – K. Parrott, J. Pimental, M. Gaboriault, W. Swain, C. Duray, K. Ricci, K. Cacal, K. Kelahan, C. Bracken
Topics
Wound dressing – Company rep at 8:15am we will be using the PICO dressing by Smith and Nephew in the near future. This will work with some of our wounds on our larger patietns coming from the OR.
Call offs – Please note that call offs are for 4 hour increments only. The only time 8 hours is granted is 11p-7a. You are responsible to ensure that you are needed back on the unit once the 4 hours is up or that you are staying off.
Reminder: Next Cardiac Day/Schedule planning – The schedule for this day will be worked on in the next week. The date is April 28 from 8 to noon in Galkin. We will be having a lecture on sedation as requested as well as other topics. Once the schedule of events is finalized, it will be posted.
Pain lecture April 5th – This will be held at the Capital Grille in Providence. Please contact the representative if you would like to attend, the email is Maureen.hogan@mallinkrodt.com
Unit Practice Council my CTIC.com – This website was created by Ray Cord. He gave a brief overview of the site. In order to make it ours and include the necessary information for everyone to use, please submit websites, videos etc. so that they can be uploaded.
Heart Walk – information on teams, donations. Please access the team websites through the American Heart Association. CTIC APPs have taken the lead and are walking for a past collegue, Gordon. Amy Lanoue has a friend who will be walking as well in honor of her child who received Open Heart surgery soon after birth. Please pick a team, donate and walk with us!
After Party – We are trying to make plans for an after party. Say Tuned!
Leader Rounding – Donna Saul our Critical Care Director will be rounding on the CTIC and ICTU Quarterly. She was on CTIC Tuesday and very impressed with the energy of the staff and the passion for providing excellent patient care. She will round on ICTU as well.
Discrepancy report documentation -The discrepancy log must be signed off each day by the charge nurses. Please bring all discrepancies that are not able to be resolved to my attention.
Protocols -These protocols are finished being revised and will be presented at the next Pharmacy and Therapeutics meeting for roll out approval.
Magnesium
KCL
Extubation Data – We are trying to extubate the post op patients within 6 hours of arrival on the unit. So far due to the case mix and patient condition, our success with this initiative is slightly over 60% in 6 weeks.
A Line study We are still collecting our data. We need 30 more samples, let’s not drop the ball here! When you remove an A-line the tip needs t be sent for culture.
White Boards White boards are not being kept up. Ensure that your is complete 100% of the time. This is information that our patients deserve to know. When we have floats, this needs to also be encouraged.
Credentialing –Last week!!!!! If you have not signed up, please do so!
Message form Cheryl, Infection Control representative:
- Sterile water and saline are good for 24 hours once opened, these need to be dated and timed, thrown away once 24hours is up.
- Change suction canisters!
- Purple wipes (all wipes) need to be closed, hey will dry out
- Cylinders for urine collection need to be dated and named for the patient. If setting up a room, just leave the materials in the room and the admitting nurse will label
Respectfully submitted,
Paula Gellner
