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Promotion Of National Certification In Telemetry, Janelle Maciej
Promotion Of National Certification In Telemetry, Janelle Maciej
Nursing Posters
Situation:
Goal to bring awareness to telemetry nurses, the specialty certifications they are eligible for, and criteria for eligibility. Currently, six telemetry nurses hold a nationally recognized certification.
Action Plan:
- March 19, 2023 was Certified Nurses Day and was the kickoff for the start of encouragement for telemetry nurses to be certified.
- Each telemetry nurse was delivered a card and lifesaver candy inviting them to consider a nationally recognized certification.
- A certification informational packet promoting CV-BC and PCCN certification was placed at each desk and referenced during huddle for one week.
- Certification preparation books are available upon request.
Contemporary Treatment Options For Pulmonary Embolism, Tanya Glenz, Teresa Jahn
Contemporary Treatment Options For Pulmonary Embolism, Tanya Glenz, Teresa Jahn
Nursing Posters
Purpose:
Provide RNs education on the classifications of PEs and new catheter directed treatment options.
Significance:
- PE remains a common and lethal entity
- PE is the 3rd leading cause of cardiovascular death in hospitalized patients (60,000-1000,000 per year)
- 150,000-250,000 PE related hospitalizations per year
- RNs must be knowledgeable of the classifications of PEs and catheter directed therapies to promote positive patient outcomes
- Prior to catheter directed therapies, submassive PEs had a mortality rate up to 20% at 3 months and were traditionally treated with IV heparin, or oral anticoagulant therapy
Heart Failure Follow Up Phone Calls, Melissa Lampert, Anne Major
Heart Failure Follow Up Phone Calls, Melissa Lampert, Anne Major
Nursing Posters
Increase the number of 72-hour post-discharge follow-up phone calls for patients hospitalized with a primary diagnosis of heart failure.
This is a quality measure required for Joint Commission Heart Failure Certification and also to maintain American Heart Association Gold Plus Status.
Decreasing Unnecessary Pharmacy Cost In The Cath Lab, Scott M. Scepaniak, Kristi Patterson
Decreasing Unnecessary Pharmacy Cost In The Cath Lab, Scott M. Scepaniak, Kristi Patterson
Nursing Posters
AngioMax is a single dose heparin alternative introduced in 2002 that is used in cardiac patients undergoing percutaneous intervention (PCI). Bivalirudin costs $377 per dose; heparin is less than $15 per dose. Noting practice variations, the Cath Lab set out to eliminate unnecessary pharmacy cost for PCI patients by:
- Using current literature to inform clinical care
- Standardizing practice
- Using data to track and guide implementation