RTP Pearls - September 2008

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Top Standards Compliance Issues for Full-Year 2007: Perpectives, Vol 28 #9.  [**REF**] FYI: JCSC, PPR.  For 2007, the top 10 non-compliant hospital program requirements include 2 newcomers since the last posting.  Article includes cut-out cards.

Infection Control: 

• SL3: United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) Report: GAO -08-283 Report  (March 2008):  HAI: (Report) (Highlight) [**REF**] Good overview and reference for CDC's 13 published guidelines on HAIs

• Pg10-   Educating Patients About Infection Control: Complying with NPSG.13.01.01 : Patient Safety Vol 8 #9. To help comply with the requirements of NPSG.13.01.01, this article briefly discusses hand hygiene, respiratory hygiene, contact precautions and patient education on infection control.  The information and suggestions are basic but worth reviewing and reinforcing with staff by IC, RN, StEd and PtEd.  It also ties in to the speakup campaign

• SL1 1140.01 MRSA:  Ex: Plan of Care by (CMHC)

Emergency Management

• Pg01-   The 2009 Emergency Management Chapter: Shifting Focus to an All-Hazards Approach : EOC News Vol 11 #9.  There are no new standards in the new Emergency Management  chapter.  Its purpose is to reinforce the idea that EM is "not just the responsibility of one department…"  The article also provides a basic overview of the new chapter's 3-part structure and gives a brief summary of the six critical EM areas (i.e., Communication, Resources & Assets, Safety & Security, Staff Responsibilities, Utilities Management and Patient Clinical & Support Activities).  FYI: EOC, SFT and LDR. 

• Pg04-   Emergency Management in Washington, DC: Increased Urgency and Greater Focus on Human-Initiated Events at Georgetown University Hospital : EOC News Vol 11 #9.  When considering the possibility of future terrorist attacks, Washington, DC is probably at increased risk.  In that context and from its  911 experience, Georgetown University Hospital has provided some insights and a 9-point checklist for better  emergency preparation.  For example, they believe that when EM drills work perfectly little is learned/gained.  They encourage testing the limits of your management system by drilling to the point of failure.  FYI: EOC, SFT, LDR.

Discussion Board Input Needed! - How to Join/Use the DB

• Staff Training Needs Assessment  - StEd: Please ask your Staff Ed/Training Dept Director to read/respond.

• antipsychotics in dementia - MDx: Please ask your Medical/Clinical Director to read/respond
  
  

FREE Emergency Preparedness course/1 credit hour (ANCC, CBRN).  Brief online course from our partner, Essential Learning (EL), reviews various types of emergency situations, discusses the professional’s role in a disaster/emergency/management plan. Get instructions and then go to www.shccELEARN.com to take this course available for the month of September .  Another EL partner, Alliance of Information and Refferral Systems (AIRS), is distributing  web links for shelter information including the following member states that received evacuees from Hurricane Gustav:    https://louisiana-nss.communityos.org/cms/   https://alabama-nss.communityos.org/cms/

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