ED Charge Nurse Meeting Minutes

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In small, personal ways through human connection. But in all ways, we improve lives.

Performance Excellence in each Global Path to Success Measure will drive the Mission, Vision and Values of UCHealth.
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Purpose: CN Communication Facilitator: April Koehler Sponsor:
Date: 7/16/14 Scribe: Timekeeper:
Out Today: Location: ED Conference Room Time: 5:30-6:45

Topic Discussion Recommendations/ Actions Follow-up
Security 6 a.m. rounding with Security Supervisor, CN
& PSL
Review patient watches and room location to see if there can
be better consolidation of patients as well as watches.

CDU Process 3 new NPs & PAs
Evaluations Due August 11
Tech Lunch Scheduling Techs will discuss at meeting Zones cover each other if possible
Nurse Driven Protocols Internal Waiting room: orders placed
Instituting Nausea & Pain Protocols
Create standard work for IW
Brandi discussed need for education of IW, ESI class.
If patient is waiting more than 30 minutes, provide medications
Standards to be reviewed by Stephanie, Brandi & Julie

Red Patients from Intake Red patient audit to provide real time feed
back
Review case studies
Chris S to audit Red patient calls from Pivot; Spot checks with
flow to collect sticker of red patients and Chris f/u

JC Readiness Monday 7/21 & Tuesday 7/22
Team Meeting Topics: ResourceCN,
Educator, John Maxim
POCT: Lab will be separate visit
LVAD certification
High risk: Holds, Isolation, National patient safety goal

Dr. McStay Southwest inpatient
NP & PA
Standardize Rounding
Front-End redesign coming
Physician time to see patient until 2am in CDU: 7am Dr to round
on CDU patients in South. CDU in South need a way to figure in
South CDU patients
3 new APPs starting in CDU
Formal plan with Charge Flow: Patient # a.m.p.m.

Cell phone Corrective action plans Pivot Tech, Front Intake, rolling up to patient

UCHealth Global Path to Success
1. Quality and Patient
Experience
2. Engaged Workforce 3. Growth 4. Clinical & Non-Clinical
Integration
5. Deliver Superior Value 6. Academic Enterprise 7. Mission, Vision and
Brand Awareness
Ensure universal, distinctive
standard of quality and patient
experience.
Attract, retain and excite a
unified and engaged workforce.
Enhance reach and relevance
through growth.
Integrate clinically and non-
clinically across our system.
Deliver superior value to
remain an option for most
payor plans.
Maintain, enhance and
leverage the academic
enterprise.
Enhance messaging around
the mission, vision and
brand


ED Charge Nurse Meeting Minutes
We improve lives. In big ways through learning, healing and discovery.
In small, personal ways through human connection. But in all ways, we improve lives.

Performance Excellence in each Global Path to Success Measure will drive the Mission, Vision and Values of UCHealth.
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Magnet Model Components
1. Transformational Leadership 2. Structural Empowerment 3. Exemplary Professional Practice 4. New Knowledge, Innovations & Improvements 5. Empirical Outcomes
Leadership that results in extraordinary
outcomes by empowering, influencing,
and motivating others.
Strategies used to support shared
leadership decision-making, life-long
learning and professional development.
Interprofessional collaboration to ensure
patient safety resulting in high-quality
outcomes.
Integration of evidence-based practice and research
into practice. New ways of achieving high-quality,
effective and efficient care through innovation.
Measurable outcomes related to the impact
of structure and process on patients, staff,
and the organization.