New organizational initiative related to Healthy Work Environment

Implementing RBC Care Delivery Model organization-wide

New endocrine patient population with neurologic condition as a co-morbidity

New On-Call System to contact physicians on-call

Change in procedure for responding to toxic spills and disposal of the toxic waste

Change in patient transfer process to endoscopy and diagnostic procedural area

Change in national reporting for domestic violence in patients

Organizational Required Competency Consideration: Restraints
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Chemotherapy Infusion

Elderly and confused patients at high risk for falls

We recieve some pediatric patients (16-17 y/o) from time to time (vulnerable patient population requiring guardian consents)

CAUTI: Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections.
All areas must be under the benchmarking level with their Quality calculations

Fall rate for patient falls at a slightly higher rate than last year
for our unit (Still not meeting benchmark)