Nikkinu

Nikkinu specializes in NICU, Peds, OB, Home Health.

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1. Core Measures Data Analysis

   Nikkinu replied to cstolle's topic in Quality Improvement

   Thanks for posting this - I've e-mailed them to see if they have any slots open at no charge. Our budget for the year is long gone for educational things, and I didn't really apply for anything because I didn't think there was anything out there. Of ...

2. Core Measures Data Analysis

   Nikkinu replied to cstolle's topic in Quality Improvement

   Thank you so much for posting this! I knew there had to be something like this out there, and I couldn't understand why I couldn't find it! Thanks again! Kathy

3. Who owns Core Measures in your facility?

   Nikkinu replied to lhol's topic in General Nursing

   Heart Failure is our most difficult element. There are so many different hands in the pot it's hard to get a handle on it. Between the physicians and nursing, it's a real up hill battle for us. Pneumonia is also difficult, but are sample size is larg...

4. Core Measures and time per chart?

   Nikkinu replied to AMV's topic in Quality Improvement

   We are a small rural hospital and I abstract from a paper chart. We're currently between 40-50 records a month, with the majority PN & HF. We review 100% of our applicable SCIPs, but we have to sample some of the other charts to get enough. Our ...

5. Who owns Core Measures in your facility?

   Nikkinu replied to lhol's topic in General Nursing

   Trying to get our case managers to sign off on core measures wouldn't work with us. We try to do concurrent chart review. It's hard on the pneumonia and SCIP, by the time we get them it's to late.

6. Calling all HH Nurses, roll call

   Nikkinu replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health

   Be glad you're not in Kentucky right now - the snow is still falling! Thankfully, not much is sticking, but I'll have the gas guzzling jeep out this week, for sure! At our HHA in Eastern Kentucky we use LPN's, and love working with them. There doesn'...

7. Calling all HH Nurses, roll call

   Nikkinu replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health

   Hi! I just stumbled onto this list tonight, and I'm thrilled! I was in pedi Home Health in Houston for years, before moving to the wilds of Eastern Kentucky. Now I do adults and the random synagis baby. I've been here and doing adult HH for four year...