Pr-040355 Medical Surgical Floating Guidelines

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Type

Presentation

Credit

No

Description

This presentation is intended to act as a resource for nurses who are floating to medical surgical units ... show more

Objectives

  • Review best practices for medication management
  • Review expectations for IV access management
  • Review expectations for patient handoff, admission/discharge/transfer, assessment & documentation
  • Review how to communicate with different teams and escalate concerns
  • Review policy guidelines for bedside procedures
  • Review rapid response criteria for medical surgical floors
  • Understand best practices in floating and how to orient to an unfamiliar unit
  • Understand management of patient on telemetry outside of critical care setting
  • Understand SIRS & Sepsis alerts and expected nursing actions

Fees

Free

Faculty

Hannah Walthall

Organization

MedStar Washington Hospital Center