Nurse to Nurse Keeping Nurses Informed, Happy and Healthy

September 2017

Thank you!

For your time, donations, and volunteerism

in support of AU Health’s Hurricane Irma relief efforts

Shared Governance Updates

Nursing Informatics Council The design of the Menu in the electronic

patient record has been updated. The de-tails will be communicated over the next few weeks as we prepare to make the changes in Production. The goal is to stand-ardize the menu selections, name and order of each section for all nursing positions in ED, ambulatory, perioperative and inpatient areas. This standardization will improve work flow and communication between the nurses in the various areas as well as with providers.

Ticket to Ride: the page is available in the

electronic patient record and the report that will print is with Cerner to build. We will communicate when the report is availa-ble to print.

Clairvia Assignment Manager classes were

held through September 3rd. Charge Nurs-es and clerks were required to at-tend. Starting September 3rd, all patient care assignments are to be completed in Clairvia.

Discharge Instructions: a new section has

been added to to improve return of patient care items at discharge. The patient and the caregiver should initial each applicable line.

IView: the wound assessment and chest

tube section will default to open in the ICU's to facilitate assessment completion.

The next project for the Nursing Informat-

ics Council is to streamline the Ad Hoc fold-ers.

Charting and computer concerns should be

reported to IT at 1-7500. Charting concerns should also be reported via email to NURS-ING_INFORMATICS@augusta.edu.

Education Council The Education Council has identified a need

for improvement in diabetic education in-

structions and materials, and will make this a focus for 2018.

The Council plans to review the Patient

Family Education policy and develop a sin-gle point lesson.

All modules from HealthStream are in need

of review. Review of ten (10) lessons can be used as a clinical ladder activity! For more information, contact Krista LaRussa, 706-446-5129.

Clinical Ladder The deadline to submit Clinical Ladder In-

tent for the November submission cycle is September 30, 2017. A sample Clinical Lad-der Intent Form is available on PAWS at Nursing > Shared Governance > Nursing Clinical Ladder.

Portfolios are due November 1, 2017. Sub-

mission location will be given with the Let-ter of Intent response.

Mentors will be assigned if requested. Exemplary Professional Practice Council EPP is in the process of researching and

reviewing hospital practice regarding charge nurses with patient assignments.

Work continues on a "No Interruption

Zone" during shift change. This would ap-ply to non-emergent interruptions. Please contact your unit representative for EPP with suggestions or concerns.

Each unit should be represented in all

shared governance committees or coun-cils. See the nursing page on PAWS for more information.

Check with your unit representative for the

new Shared Governance practice model. 3 West ICU has been renamed Neuro

ICU. Expect new signs soon!

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Special Projects Council Thank you to everyone who supported

the LuLaRoe fundraiser in August! All fundraisers help support Nurses Week and the amazing Nursing Gala we get to attend every year!

Recognize your nurses and their patient

care efforts with a Daisy Award! We will be selecting a winner every quarter and celebrating these nurses throughout the year. Contact Ashton Griffith by email at AGRIFFITH@augusta.edu with questions or to get a box with Daisy Award slips.

The Special Projects Committee is plan-ning some additional fundraisers throughout the 2017 year:

September 28, 2017

Pelican’s Snoballs on CMC lawn October 26, 2017

Chic-fil-A 11:00am until sold out

November and December- Basket raffle

Shared Governance Updates

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Education Corner

September-October 2017

Charge Nurse: The Novice Level 1 — October 24, 2017, 8:00am-12:30pm, CJ Room 2340

Charge Nurse: The Expert — September 14, 2017, 8:00am-12:30pm CJ Room 2340

Preceptor Class — September 28, 2017, 8:00am-12:30pm, CJ Room 2340

Sign up for the above classes online at

https://www.trainingcentertechnologies.com/GeorgiaHealth/CourseEnrollment.aspx For any questions, please feel free to call any Core Educator:

Mary Kennedy, 706-446-5502 or makennedy@augusta.edu Jessica Harvey, 706-721-7780 or jeharvey@augusta.edu

Boyd Guttery, 706-721-2928 or bguttery@augusta.edu

Taylor Abelman

Kelly Apau

Cameron Autry

Aleisa Baksh

Britton Barnes

Ansley Boulineau

Haley Brickell

Joy Brown

Caysie Cantrell

Davis Capell

Anthony Capozzi

Quentasha Casey

Allison Clark

Alexis Curtis

Melanie Cook

Bryan Cooper

Marianne Davignon

Kourtney Davis

Shahnaz Dowydar

Tracy Edwards

Haley Edmunds

Tracie Faust

Rachel Geraci

Delicia Givson

Anna Griffin

Victoria Hall

Lauren Hefferman

Brooke Hinton

Faith Hornsby

Jennifer Jaworsky

Katie Kennedy

Pius Kuffour

Connie Martin

Geoffery McCoy

Erika Moody

Adrian Nobles

Devin O’Conner

Elizabeth Powers

Hannah Price

Rupika Pumachcharige

Ashlyn Regan

Julia Riordan

Tyler Shealy

Savannah Shepherd

Jessica Smith

Chad Swindell

Kaitlyn Vail

Madison Vermilya

Katrina Wright

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WELCOME Vizient / AACN Fall 2017 Cohort! (Cohort 3)

CONGRATULATIONS FALL 2016 VIZIENT / AACN COHORT

GRADUATES!

Spring 2017 Cohort Meets 2nd Tuesday each month

Fall 2017 Cohort Meets 3rd Wednesday each month

Mosby’s Modules: To be completed prior to attending the skills fair. Below is a list of the modules that have been assigned for all nurses: PCSO Medication Administration Medication Administration: Patient Controlled Analgesia Electrocardiogram 12-lead Cardiac Monitor Setup & Lead Placement Ostomy Pouching: Colostomy/Ileostomy Lumbar Catheter Insertion, Care, Removal Blood Products Administration CVC: Dressing and Maintenance AUMC Acute Care Restraints & Seclusion Policy Restraint Application & Monitoring AUMC Escalation Chain of Command Policy GRMC Accucheck 2015 (If you have completed this lesson recently as part of your glu-

cometer recertification, you will not have to complete it again)

Ticket into Skills Fair: Please bring your printed transcript after completion of Mosby’s modules to your skill fair session. Staff who arrive without their tran-script will not be allowed to attend their training session. New Employees: Any staff hired in 2017 who completed Mosby’s Modules during orientation will not have to redo the listed modules. Please check the list above to ensure you have completed all modules and bring a printed transcript to the session. Any new employees hired after May 29, 2017, that attended Divi-sion Orientation Hands-On Skills class will not be required to attend Skills Fair this year.

Attention!!

NURSES, PCTs & PCIs Let’s get back to basic training

Register at http://hi.gru.edu/trainme

ONE SESSION ONE DATE

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Look at our New DAISY Award Design!

WOW

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New Team Members

Chrystal Goodson 7N

Latonia Harris PICU

Tracey Horne 3S

Kassandra Larochelle 5C

Mia Lee MICU

Carol Neal PVAT

Emily Newberry Emergency Medicine

Andrea Putzier PACU

Lindsay Redd MICU

Brooke Revo Float Pool

Jennifer Tyson 5W

Kimberly Prince GI Med/Min Inv Surg

Charles Furtick Adult Hemodynam Lab

WELCOME

Mary Alexander 7 West L&D

Korey Austin MICU

Erika Bland PVAT

Allie Bridges Emergency Med

Alison Buchanan 5C

Jakell Farmer MICU

Kirsten Hennen NICU

Lacrezia Jackson 3S

Allison Jacobs MICU

Maraya Jenkins Pathology Apheresis

Bryce Klockenga Bed Management

Zandra Lake Emergency Med

Victoria Mailhes 5C

Katherine McCladdie Float Pool

Cheryl McNab 4 South

Rachel Mills NICU

Marie Perron Float Pool

Gabrielle Pretlow SICU

Elisabeth Robinson Division Educator

Melanie Yates 3S

Stephanie Yelverton 3S

Xiaolin Liu 4S

Sissy Bookman 5C

Dominique Chesteen 7 South

Richard Beas Float Pool

Yonde Gibson Float Pool

Loretta Gibson Bed Management

Jennifer West-Moody Float Pool

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Council Time Location Contact

Nurse Executive Council (NEC) TBD

Nurse Coordinating Council (NCC) 0800-1200 BP3306 (MOB)

Kathryn Mathis kmathis@augusta.edu

Evidence Based Practice (EBP) 0800-1000 BP3306 (MOB)

Linda Wise lwise@augusta.edu

Exemplary Professional Practice (EPP) 1000-1200 BP3306 (MOB)

Aneqlique Vowell avowell@augusta.edu

Clinical Ladder (CL) 0800-1000 BBR6521

(Card Conf Rm) NEW_CLINICAL_LADDER_COUNCIL

@augusta.edu

Nurse Education (NE) 1000-1200 BBR6521

(Card Conf Rm) Janice Wilson

janwilson@augusta.edu

Special Projects (SPC) 0800-1000 BP3306 (MOB)

Denise Lyda dlyda@augusta.edu

Nurse Informatics (NI) 1000-1200 BP3306 (MOB)

Karen Wilson kawilson@augusta.edu