Wound Ostomy Department - Providence St Joseph Medical Center

 NDNQI Red Cap Skin Prevalence Study Announcement.

Skin Prevalence study (previous CALNOC) will resume for the last 2 quarters of this year, 2021

The following dates are below:

September 21, 2021

October 19, 2021

We will faciliatte  Virtual (all Online data entry) for the Prevalence study as we move on.

The following general guidelines will be in placed:

•                    Will exclude all COVID units (2T, , 6S) and any patients being ruled out at the time of the study, including those PUI’s  in non COVID unit at time of study (based on each unit clinical decision)

•                    SWAT team will use PPE as directed by facility guidelines

•                    Will use REDCAP (all online NDNQI data entry)

Unit Managers

•                    Please assign one SWAT member to attend each event:

1) Huddle (pre-study) - to obtain necessary papers (attendance sheets, pink forms)

                              Location – 4East room 10 (computer room – 0700)

               2) Verification (after study) – to hand out necessary papers

                               Location- 4 east room 10.  (end time- 1100)

•                    If possible assign a phone number and work station to the SWAT team in case they will need to obtain assistance during the study. Please inform us in return if this request is done so we can relay the details to the Quality department and IT.

•                    Make sure all the SWAT members will register in REDcap. Online data entry is based on the SWAT members’ verification of email through REDCap.

 

SWAT Members

•              Verified access to RedCAp

•                    Only one SWAT will attend the huddle (0700) and verification of data (after study). Location for the 2 months study will be held in 4EaST ROOM 10,  computer room.

•                    Please return only 2 forms, attendance sheet and the PINK form. QI representative will be in attendance to receive these papers and verify end data. Other provided materials do not need to be returned.

•                    For any refusal please inform Unit manager.

•                    For any suspected HAPI not confirmed  before (all stages ) please call the assigned  Wound RN for the unit to verify before finalizing data entry.

•                    Social distancing and all recommended guidelines will be followed during the study (huddle, during the study and after the study).

                  

Thank you very much. If you have any questions, please let us know.

Lupie Bautista BSN, RN-BC, CWOCN