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Infection Control, Safe Medication, Lab, Patient Services, Outpatient, Nursing and Discharge Planning

Presented by Sue Dill Calloway
Duration - 120 Minutes

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Description

  • Recall that the infection preventionist must be appointed by the board
  • Recall that CMS has an infection control worksheet that may be helpful to CAHs
  • Discuss that insulin pens can only be used on one patient 
  • Describe that an order is needed to allow the patient to self administer medications
  • Explain that there are three-time frames in which to administer medications
  • Discuss that CMS requires that a plan of care be done

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Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD, is the president of Patient Safety and Healthcare Consulting and Education company with a focus on medical-legal education especially Joint Commission and the CMS hospital CoPs regulatory compliance. She also lectures on legal, risk management, and patient safety issues. She was a director for risk... Read more

Agenda

Infection control

  • Final changes to infection control
    • Antibiotic stewardship requirements
  • Infection control worksheet
  • CDC and FDA health update
  • Investigating and controlling infections
  • Following national recognized standards and guidelines
  • Healthcare-associated infections
  • Four challenges in infection control; MDRO, ambulatory care, communicable diseases, and bioterrorism
  • Infection control websites
  • Infection control orientation new employees
  • Surveillance, sanitary environment, and mitigation of risks
  • Role of leaders in infection control
  • Infection control officer

Safe Medication

  • Preparation and administration
  • 10 CDC Safe Injection Practices
  • CMS IC worksheet and safe injections
  • Single and multi-dose vials
  • Fingerstick devices, scopes, glucometers, insulin pens

Patient Services

  • Diagnostic and therapeutic services
  • Supplies

Outpatient Services

  • Outpatient department
  • Outpatient director
  • Final changes 
  • Board and MS action 

Lab

Nursing

  • Nursing care
  • Final changes
  • Observation of med passes/nursing care
  • Changes in observation guidelines
  • Nursing care plans
  • RN for each patient
  • RN supervising care
  • Drugs and IVs
  • Timing of medications
  • High alert drugs
  • Safe opioid use
  • Sedation scales
  • IV medications
  • Blood and blood products
  • Verbal orders
  • Verbal order policy
  • Culture of questioning
  • Medication passes
  • Nursing care plan