Doctors’ Day Breakfast
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Doctors’ Day Breakfast
Monday, March 30, 2010
6:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Medical Staff Lounge
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Posted: February 25th, 2010 under Medstaff.
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Doctors’ Day Breakfast
Monday, March 30, 2010
6:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Medical Staff Lounge
Please join us!
Posted: February 25th, 2010 under Medstaff.
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Provider Directory (Versions)
Version #1: (in Alphabetical Order) Phone Directory
Version #2: (by Specialty) Phone Directory
Posted: February 25th, 2010 under Medstaff, Provider Directory.
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Magnet Status — It’s the highest level of recognition for nursing a hospital can achieve, and Providence St. Peter Hospital has earned it!
After a site visit in October 2009, the American Nurses Credentialing Center just announced that PSPH has achieved Magnet status — a designation the hospital had been working toward for more than six years. Less than four percent of the nation’s hospitals carry the Magnet designation, and PSPH is one of only three Magnet hospitals in Washington. Considered the gold standard in nursing excellence, research shows there are clear benefits to hospitals that are designated Magnet status and to the communities they serve:
“The Magnet designation is a tremendous achievement at Providence St. Peter Hospital,” says Sandy Penland, Magnet Program Director.
The evaluation process is rigorous and involves extensive interviews and reviews of nursing services, clinical outcomes and patient care. The Magnet appraisers used words such as “exceptional,” “collaborative,” and “committed” when describing Providence St. Peter Hospital’s nursing culture. She added, “It recognizes the excellent work our nurses do each day and reflects the commitment of our entire staff to work as a team. The Magnet appraisers commended our high degree of nurse physician collaboration and our partnerships in the community.”
Posted: February 25th, 2010 under Magnet.
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Posted: February 22nd, 2010 under PowerPoint.
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More than 60 percent of physicians who participated in a new survey have shown interest in Apple’s recently announced iPad, and one in five already intend to purchase one.
This week, Epocrates Inc., the developer of mobile applications used by more than 900,000 healthcare professionals worldwide, revealed a new study of more than 350 clinicians conducted in the wake of Apple’s iPad announcement. Among those surveyed, 9 percent said they plan to buy an iPad when it is immediately available, and another 13 percent intend to purchase one in the first year. Read more »
Posted: February 20th, 2010 under Medstaff.
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January 5, 2010New Heart Failure Sticker to appear on charts January 11
A Six Sigma project team on Heart Failure has changed some processes on the floors to more accurately identify heart failure patients. Part of the process change involves a new sticker that you will be seeing in the progress notes of some charts.
This sticker will be placed in the progress notes by the nursing staff when a patient is displaying clinical indications of heart failure, but yet may not be identified as such. We are asking that physicians initial the sticker to indicate their desire to initiate heart failure teaching. The nursing staff will then initiate or not, depending on the physician preference.
A copy of the sticker and the SBAR for it appears below. The Six Sigma team asks that you follow up when you see it, beginning on January 11, 2010.
CLINICAL INDICATION STICKER
Situation: Patients who have symptoms indicative of heart failure sometimes receive heart failure teaching by nursing staff when, in fact, the patient does not have heart failure and are receiving unnecessary, and sometimes frightening, patient education
Background: Nursing staff is required to do heart failure teaching on all patients displaying symptoms that could be indicative of heart failure. Some physicians were becoming upset by teaching they felt not appropriate for their patient.
Assessment: Continuing effort to properly identify, and teach, patients with heart failure
Recommendation: A sticker has been created that will be placed in the progress notes by the RN on those patients who have clinical indications of, but not yet diagnosed or identified, heart failure. The sticker allows the physician to check yes or no to initiating heart failure teaching by nursing staff
| This chart has been reviewed and a possible diagnosis of :[ ] HF, [ ] MI, [ ] Pneumonia has been identified.
[ ] Confirm patient meets criteria and nursing should begin patient teaching with the appropriate Care Path. MD notified by _____________________RN MD Signature: ________________________ |
Contact Ans Van Uffelen at 493-6162 or Leslie Pratt at 493-7527 for any questions or concerns.
Posted: February 19th, 2010 under Heart Disease.
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Sepsis Care Guidelines at Providence St. Peters Hospital
Jeffrey Christenson, MD
South Sound Pulmonary Associates
Posted: December 4th, 2009 under PowerPoint, Sepsis, St. Peter Hospital.
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Posted: December 3rd, 2009 under Atrial Fibrillation, Heart Disease, PowerPoint.
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Download the Menu for the Holiday party here: St Peter’s Menu.pdf
Posted: December 2nd, 2009 under Medstaff.
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Good news – For the rest of this week Employee Health will be offering H1N1 vaccines on a first come, first serve, basis to all PSPH staff (no restrictions), PSHCH and PPN clinic staff (no restrictions — other than clinic must be located in Thurston or Mason County).
No appointment needed just walk into EH on the 2nd floor of the Emilie Gamelin Pavilion M-F 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM.
Posted: December 1st, 2009 under H1N1, Swine Flu, Vaccine.
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