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| List the six values of the ED | Respect, Teamwork, Integrity, Excellence, Quality, and Stewardship |
| Describe the location of POCT | Beside triage |
| Where are the soiled utility rooms located? | One in the blue pod; one in the gold pod |
| Where is your mailbox and locker located? | In the staff lounge (breakroom) |
| How many pods are in the core of the ED? | Three |
| Which pod is closest to the administrative wing? | Gold |
| Which pod will get the most critical patients (for the most part)? | Blue |
| Which pod has the most rooms? | White |
| To get to the x-ray department, remember it is basically across from this room... | 23 |
| The MEC hallway is basically across from this room... | 26 |
| These rooms are considered our "psych" rooms... | 19 and 30 |
| These rooms are the negative pressure rooms... | 12 and 20 |
| How many supply rooms are there and where are they located? | 2; one outside the administrative wing and one just past the breakroom |
| The golden rule of clocking in and out...also remember this "penalty"... | "7 minutes" - no more than 7 minutes before or after your scheduled shift; remember that even ONE minute after your scheduled shift is considered LATE which may result in counseling |
| Describe the rule about "no meal"... | It should be RARE; it must be discussed with and approved by the charge nurse before it is entered into Kronos |
| What goes in the exception log and where is it located? | Anything that you are not able to clock in and out for (i.e. a class at another location); it is at the charge nurse desk |
| What do we call "self-scheduling"? | Wish list |
| How are weekends and holiday rotations determined? | You are assigned to group A or B for the holidays and the inside or outside weekends for your weekend. |
| You need Tuesday, November 5th off...how can you avoid using PTO and still get in all your hours? | Place an "R" (for request) on the "wish list" |
| How many times can you use an "R" for request? | Once in a 2-week period. |
| What must you ALWAYS do when the actual schedule comes out? | Look at it as it may be different than your "wish list" |
| How can you tell what the master schedule is and what do you need to remember about this? | It has RED on it and you are NOT to take this one-copy it! |
| Location of the master schedule, daily assignment sheets, and sign-up sheets for "holes"? | At the charge nurse desk |
| What is your schedule during orientation? | Follow your preceptor's schedule |
| Have your vacation request into Amy Running by this date. | March 1st every year |
| You work 11a-11p permanently. There is now an opening for 7A-7P and you would like to change to this shift permanently. How do you do this? | Fill out the "Time Change Request" form found in a wall pocket in the breakroom. |
| This is the process that occurs if you call in on your scheduled weekend or holiday... | You are placed on a weekend or holiday at the manager's discretion-this means you MAY have to work 2 major holidays in a row or three weekends in a row |
| What shift do you sign up for on your holiday? | Your regular shift - you can't switch for convenience |
| Procedure for calling in sick... | Call the nursing supervisor; put in your own sick time in Kronos on your next scheduled shift; remember call-ins are considered unexcused |
| You will do all HOSPITAL education on this learning management system... | Net Learning |
| You will do all ED education on this learning management system... | Quia |
| Mandatory, with renewal every 2 years for nurses... | BLS, CPI |
| Mandatory, with renewal every 4 years for nurses... | TNCC |
| Mandatory, with renewal every 2 years for all direct patient care staff... | BLS and CPI |
| Education hours are counted into this... | Hours worked...your schedule will be adjusted so as not to accrue overtime |
| How often are staff meetings and what time are they scheduled? | Once a month at 0715 and 1400 |
| How many staff meetings must you attend? | Although you are HIGHLY ENCOURAGED to attend all of them, there is no set amount you are mandated to attend; however, you must SIGN OFF on 100% of them |
| Done every 12 hours (7a and 7p) to disperse up-to-date ED pertinent information - they are NOT an option to attend. | Huddles |
| Where are huddles done? | Breakroom |
| List the "No's" of the dress code... | NO thermal material, denim material, t-shirts other than stated colors, logo or picture visible, hoodies, sweatshirts, sweaters, open-toed shoes, shoes that can't be washed or autoclaved, body piercings visible other than 2 per ear, artificial anything on nails, perfume or cologne, excessive make-up, hair hanging in face |
| Dress code on Fridays... | Any color or pattern within reason, still with all the other "No's" of the dress code |
| Holidays with a dress code alternate... | Christmas, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Valentines, Easter, 4th of July, St Patrick's, Memorial day |
| Part of the ED dress code but no other unit in the hospital... | Vocera - it's NOT an option |
| Concerning the patient's medical record, you can be immediately dismissed for this... | Getting into ANY patient's chart for which you have no direct care (includes seeing how many babies are on OB, how many patient's are on 5th, etc) |
| Be careful of these three W's when discussing patients... | Who you are discussing it with, What you are discussing, and Where you are discussing it. |
| Ask this FIRST when you call someone on the vocera... | Are you with a patient? Are you somewhere that you can talk? ...(you should NOT use the vocera in or near patients) |
| Name some areas in which security of patient information could be breached... | Epic, Meditech, Omnicel |
