jmbean1

That does help, thanks! That's similar to the process we just implemented. It's just you have some nurses who aren't real concerned or maybe educated enough about cores to make the patient a core if necessary. Our charge nurses are already swamped and can't go through every patient to make sure they are a core if indicated. With SCIP we are doing the same but it's hard to tell when anesthesia end time and antibiotic given are if OR doesn't start the process...Do you guys have any issue with primary nurses not making their patients cores? Our system also has CORE education built into discharge...but if the patient wasn't ever made a core..then it doesn't help. Also, does someone double check that the info filled out on the bright yellow paper is actually correct? When I've been checking it seems like some are just checked off or marked but the info wasn't actually verified...Ugh, so frustrating...How do you guys maintain the compliance!

just looking for some assistance on core measures...recently it has been designated to the primary nurse to make the patient a core and follow through on documentation, which is passed on from shift to shift. just trying to figure out the best process improvement so we don't fall out...best way to keep nurses accountable, education, etc. one of our biggest grey areas is scip....it seems that it's constantly debated as to what surgery is a scip and which isn't...and vte with scip...do scds count or does the dr have to specify why the patient doesn't need lovenox/heparin. does anyone have any suggestions?! thanks so much in advance!

Just looking for some assistance on core measures...Recently it has been designated to the primary nurse to make the patient a core and follow through on documentation, which is passed on from shift to shift. Just trying to figure out the best process improvement so we don't fall out...best way to keep nurses accountable, education, etc. One of our biggest grey areas is SCIP....it seems that it's constantly debated as to what surgery is a SCIP and which isn't...and VTE with SCIP...do SCDs count or does the Dr have to specify why the patient doesn't need lovenox/heparin. Does anyone have any suggestions?! Thanks so much in advance!