SST 2015 Update

April 17, 2015

Nursing Faculty SummitApril Brown, RN BSN, Nurse Manager

Supplemental Staffing Team, Central Patient Transport, 3A Direct Admit Unit, Kronos Workforce Scheduler, and Gatekeeper for Acute Care Agency Staff

Office:  (864) 455-3560

abrown4@ghs.org

Patient Observation

Patient Observers•Inclusion Criteria:

Suicidal Homicidal Commitment Papers ETOH withdrawal Telesitter failure

•Global Patient Observation Policy to include both PO and Telesitter

AvaSys Telesitter

Continuous Video Monitoring•Remote visual monitoring system that uses advanced audio and video technology to monitor multiple patients simultaneously from a single location•Inclusion Criteria:

Risk of falls/injury Non-adherence to safety instruction Pulling at lines/tubes Cognitive impairment Confused / agitated Wandering

•Does not record•MD Order is not required•Consent covered under admission•Meets all HIPAA and patient privacy •VMT observes patients from a remote monitoring station

AvaSys Client Screen

Foreign Language FeatureAudio ExamplesHover over speaker and press play to hear what the pre-recorded messages sound like

Spanish – Male“ Attention, Please do not get out of bed.”

Mandarin (Hong Kong Region) – Female“Attention, Please do not get out of bed.”

Mandarin (Hong Kong Region) – Male“Hello, I am your AvaSys Safety Monitor for this shift. My name is………….”

Spanish – Female“Hello, I am your AvaSys Safety Monitor for this shift. My name is………..”

STAT ALERT

Audio Example:Hover over speaker and press play to hear what the STAT ALERT ALARM sounds like

NOTE: The only way to activate and de-activate the alarm is by clicking on the red box in the Control Center

*Be sure to deactivate the alarm when help enters the patient room

Transition RN

COMING SOON July 2015 Target May Graduates New RN Graduate

Narrowed competency tract Pipeline / Feeder to core unit PRN position

FT orientation plan No float differential

BSN preferred / ADN minimal