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Grand Rounds: What’s the Scoop with Croup
Join Randi Mullaney, MSN, PNP, a pediatric nurse practitioner with the Hospital Medicine service at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, as she discusses Croup. Including the definition, diagnostic criteria, etiology, differential diagnoses and management. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l8oFwTPNEs
TEST – Spot the Error
Educational Module: Spot the Errors-CAUTI and CLABSI Edition Learn the importance of CAUTI and CLABSI prevention through these immersive activities identifying possible sources of contamination. The accompanying presentations will educate and train the eye to connect common errors to infection risks. Practice these simulated experiences to enrich your facility with knowledge to drive down CAUTI and CLABSI rates. At the end of this module, participants will be able to:CAUTI Prevention: Identify common errors in urinary catheter maintenance by analyzing photos that highlight potential sources of contamination.CLABSI Prevention: Evaluate infection risks associated with central line maintenance through visual identification of common mistakes in simulated clinical scenarios.The Kentucky Infection Prevention (KyIP) Training Center, located in Louisville, Kentucky, has developed the following content. As a collaborator with the CDC’s Project Firstline, KyIP Training Center…
Keeping New Employees Safe and Healthy
It’s a busy time of year for employee health! Recent graduates from nursing and medical school are entering the field of healthcare. These folks bring energy, skill, and new potential to your healthcare team. But before they can jump into patient care, there is an essential stop the must make: Employee Health. Employee Health (EH) plays a critical role in onboarding safely and efficiently, ensuring that new staff are protected, cleared to work, and ready to join the healthcare team. Incomplete records or missed steps can delay start dates, create patient safety risks, or lead to gaps in care. In this newsletter, we break down what new hires will likely need to meet EH requirements—and how you can help set them up for success. Here’s what your new staff must…
Grand Rounds: Feel the heat? New fever in the ICU
Join Elena Swingler, PharmD, MBA, CIDP, as she discusses patients with a new fever in the ICU through the lens of diagnostic and antimicrobial stewardship. https://youtu.be/730wtYJQsc8
Grand Rounds: Statistical Process Control
Join Stephen Furmanek, MPH, MS as well discuss statistical process control. Including how statistical process control helps to view process and control variation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iZkiCsEOLg
How to Evaluate Medical Research as a Healthcare Professional
When nurses hear the word research, they often groan. They picture an array of test tubes or petri dishes and scientists hunched over microscopes. While those pictures can be accurate, we use research every day. All healthcare workers strive to use evidence-based care to provide the very best care to patients. Research is the bedrock of evidence-based practice. As the title implies, IPs strive to decrease the risk of infection and to prevent the transmission of infection to others. IPs review the data and implement guidelines and interventions based upon the research. IPs and other healthcare workers must know how to review and appraise the research. It can be easy to feel overwhelmed with all of the information. It is important to understand what was studied, how it was studied,…
Grand Rounds: Candida Auris – A Growing Threat
Join Melissa Forton DNP, APRN, FNP-C as she discusses Candida auris. This presentation discusses the differences between C. auris and other types of Candida, the risk factors contributing to the development of C. auris, challenges with treatment and infection prevention measures. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gUImiLR8yk