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Patient Care News: May 2006, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

Nurses’ Week Letter

Order Protocol for Endoscopic Procedures Gallup Survey

ResQPOD During CPR Milestone Validations of the EMR

Top 100 Hospital Heart Center Opens Women’s Cardiac Program

Clinical Ladder Educational/Developmental Programs

Patient Care News: April 2006, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

St. Cloud Hospital Earns 100 Top Hospital Status

Health Care Directives: Where are these located in the CDR?

CDR Changes Are On The Horizon

14 Forces of Magnetism

Patient Care News: March 2006, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

St. Cloud Hospital Joins National Patient Safety Effort

Healthcare Directives

Magnet Force # 13 - Interdisciplinary Relationships

Magnet Force #14 – Professional Development

St. Cloud Hospital Magnet Re-designation Practice Story Form

Patient Care News: February 2006, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

Magnet Force #11 – Nurses as Teachers

Magnet Force #12 – Image of Nursing

Cold Sores

St. Cloud Hospital Implements Rapid Response Team ART/CART: A Second Pair of Eyes, Helping to Save Lives

Coming Soon: Computerized Medical Record

Annual Report: 2006, Centracare Health

Annual Report

CentraCare Health Systems. Statistics of conditions treated at St. Cloud Hospital in 2006

Patient Care News: January 2006, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

Translated Patient Education Materials

Magnet Force #9 – Autonomy

Magnet Force #10 – Community and Hospital

New “Medical/Critical Care Admission Orders” and “Evidence - Base” Protocols will be Implemented

Pertussis and the Healthcare Setting

Cancer Report 2006, Coborn Cancer Center

Annual Cancer Report

• Cancer Registry
• Analysis of 2006 activity report
• Chairperson's report
• Hematopoietic Cancer Report

Annual Report: 2006, Centracare Health Foundation

Annual Report

CentraCare Health Foundation. Statistics of conditions treated at St. Cloud Hospital in 2006

Patient Care News: December 2005, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

Force #7 – Quality Improvement

Force #8 – Consultation and Resources

Safe Patient Handling

Patient Care News: September 2005, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

Force #1 – Quality of Nursing Leadership

Force #2 – Organizational Structure

Developing Skill and Experience: 2005 Student Nurse Summer Intern Program

Patient Care News: August 2005, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

The Magnet Journey

St. Cloud Hospital Magnet Re-designation Practice Story Form

CentraCare Surpasses Fiscal Year Patient Satisfaction Goal

Adult Blood/Blood Product Infusion Protocol

Patient Care News: July 2005, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

River Oaks Hospitality House

Notes from Neurodiagnostics

Complementary and Alternative Therapy/Medicine

Patient Care News: June 2005, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

VHA Leadership Award

CentraCare Dialysis now offers Therapeutic Plasma Exchange (TPE)

Patient Care News Now On-Line

Recent Decisions at CPCC/CNPC

New EMR/Automated Documentation Project

Febrile Neutropenia Project

Nursing News: May 2005, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

Nurses Week 2005

Honoring Nurses! Many roles, one profession!

UNDERSTANDING SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME

Catering to You

Nursing News: April 2005, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

Surviving Sepsis

Multidisciplinary Rounds

Medicare Changes for Home Care Patients

Diabetes

Reminder on Pay Practices for Patient Care Areas and Corresponding Clocking Codes

Nursing News: March 2005, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

National Patient Safety Awareness Week March 6th – 12th

Patient Safety Awareness and Patient Communications

SCH: Level II Trauma Center

Rapid-Acting Insulin Dosing Schedule: Immediately Before or Immediately After the Meal??

New Electronic Medical Record/ Automated Documentation System

Successful IV Starts

Extra! Extra! Critical Care Computer System (Picis) Transmits Real-Time into CDR

Nursing News: February 2005, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

LifeSource Now Recovers Organs & Tissues

Medical Record Documentation Reminders:

Solving the Mystery Of The Staffing Office

Respiratory Care Paging Hints!

Annual Report: 2005, Centracare Health

Annual Report

CentraCare Health Systems. Statistics of conditions treated at St. Cloud Hospital in 2005

Nursing News: January 2005, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

Thirty-Eight Graduate Nurses Join Saint Cloud Hospital Registered Nurses in 2004

When Symptoms Defy Diagnosis

Identification...identification...

Educational and Professional Development Programs

Nursing News: December 2004, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

Patient Safety: Your Patient Wants to Leave – Now!!

Changes in Preferred Lodging Program

Nursing News: November 2004, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

Insulin Dose Removed from the Medication Administration Record (MAR)

Improving Nursing Practice for the Benefit of Patient Safety

Minnesota Department of Health Adverse Health Events Reporting Law: Minnesota’s 27 Reportable Events

“What can you do to help ensure that a complete (with regulator) oxygen tank is available when you need one?”

Central Minnesota Heart Center at St. Cloud Hospital Ranks in Nation’s Top 100 for Sixth Consecutive Year

Nursing News: October 2004, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

JRS Patient Alerts & Vulnerabilities

Disposing of Confidential Patient Information

Learning to Speak Alzheimer’s: A Groundbreaking Approach for Everyone Dealing with the Disease

Licensure Renewals: Save Yourself a Trip!

Autopsy Reminders

PTO Policy Revisions for Patient Care Areas

Educational and Professional Development Programs

Nursing News: September 2004, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

Therapy Chart Dividers

Skin Breakdown Alert!

Educational and Professional Development Programs

Abuse Common Among Postmenopausal Women

Critical Care Changes

Nursing News: August 2004, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

Monitoring Strip Placement in Charts

Discharge Prescriptions

Medication Administration Records

Addressing Immediate Safety Needs for Victims of Domestic Violence

Educational and Professional Development Programs

Nursing News: July 2004, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

St. Cloud Hospital Becomes a Magnet Hospital

Latex Allergy Emergencies

IV Therapy

Muscle-Sparing Procedure Provides Alternative for Hip Replacement Surgery

Educational and Professional Development Programs

Nursing News: June 2004, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

Crash Cart Changes

Limited Treatment Code Blue

When is it a Restraint?

Duragesic Patch Leaks: How To Protect Yourself

Trauma Awareness

Indicators of Abuse

A Little Known Fact About “Subcutaneous”

Stroke Awareness

Nursing News: May 2004, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

Happy Nurses Week!

Verbal and Telephone Orders

Pre-Sedation Assessment

Reminder Regarding Jury Duty/Subpoenaed Witness

Nurse Navigator at Coborn Cancer Center

Nursing News: April 2004, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

Patient Safety Standard Update

Alcohol Foam and C. Difficile

How Do You Find Policies (or Print Forms) when the Computers are Down??

Recovery Plus Addiction & Mental Health Services

Pope John Paul II Makes Statement About the Care of Patients in a Persistent Vegetative State (PVS)

Nursing News: March 2004, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

The Forces of Magnetism

Employees Missing Work

Living with Grief: Alzheimer’s Disease

Educational and Professional Development Programs

Nursing News: February 2004, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

The Forces of Magnetism

Reminders from OHS:

Physician Satisfaction Update

Insulin Dose Checks

Educational and Professional Development Programs