Center Updates:
1. Scottsdale- Contact badging lady for city of Scottsdale if you do
not have SFAC badge. Windows7 update has been completed.
(If you need to take the course for SFAC security please attend
October14th at 10:00 at SFAC) Not mentioned in meeting**
2. Goodyear- There is a shredder under chair for all PIH information
and papers. Access in Goodyear, dont go in reception area and
not in playroom.
3. Glendale- Air card is hit or miss. Install of intranet Thursday Sept
22 is tentative date for complete functioning. Multiple emails
have attempted to address this issue. HonorHealth needs to do
the update. Paper chart instructions in an emergency. Glendale
open housewelcome to anyone to network and work with
others. Wednesday 3-6. New date of install is October 1st to begin
rebuild of equipment to supply Internet. ** Updated information
after meeting.
4. Mesa- Confusion with lockers. What they are for? Mesa lockers
are for all not needing to refrigerate. Where do we put stuff,
Mesa only fridge for Mesa Cases or Lockers for DV kits. **Chuck
Lines replied to question and okayed the use of the lockers for
DV Mesa kits** All others go to other fridge. Chain of custody will
read CAFV Refrigerator. **The F-EMR chain of custody now has a
dropdown of Mesa Lockers as an option.
5. Phoenix lab email sent by Jaime was helpful to all. **Remember exact times for collection must be written on the envelopes to
crime lab.
Cultures: Follow-up with lab with pre and post collection requirements.
Where to put it, who to identify you collected, who we are collecting
them on.
**CONFIRMED WITH LAB POST MEETING** Room temp prior to
collection is allowed. Chlamydia culture is allowed to be stored at temp
of degrees 2-25C prior to collection. Once it is collected, it must remain
as cold as possible and tested as soon as possible. Ideal is (28degreesC, frozen is suggested if long delay before testing).
All cultures collected must be picked up and taken to the lab by a staff
RN. Please leave the Gonorrhea (pink) swabs with the Lab Chain of
custody, on the pile of charts, on desk. This will be a reminder that the
Chlamydia (red) is in the refrigerator. Keep the Red in the locked
refrigerator (not mesa bins) following collection. The cultures must be
labeled Throat (back of throat across the palate arch like a strep swab
is collected). Endocervical (From the cervix) and Anal (anal folds).
Suggested questions for inquiring about previous sex is when was the
last time you has sex? if they say neverthen ask never? Like no
mouth, finger?, not only penetration. If the contact was all oral, anal
and vaginal then obtain all three and label them.
Shirley Righi open discussion and Q&A- introduced, annual report
added for ANCC, wanting to advertise the unique role of the forensic
nurse. Welcomes nurses to contact her to for capstones, magnet
conference, market the nurses.
-Doctorate programs. Graduate nurse education program with
HonorHealth. APN ASU, NAU and Grand Canyon University to granted
CMS. Community based hospital and this is the exceptional work.
-Coming to meeting is an opportunity for growth and support to our
program.
Todd:
Satisfaction surveys are complete. Numbers are great. Employee
scores, Area needing focus is having enough staff: problems need more
staff. We will run a class in December to help hire more nurses.
Internal Kudos: All satisfaction scores and reviews from community
partners is providing great feedback.
Court Prep is essential. Many nurses in court recently and nurses are all
receiving great feedback.
Good feedback is really encouraged. Be confident, proud and please
share it with Erin or Jill when it comes to you directly. Patients
feedback and documentation area all used to evaluate and show we
value you as an employee.
F-eMR is renewed for the next fiscal year and continues to be a key
necessity for our department.
Eileen Smith gave a large personal endowment donation will grow and
use the profit off of it.
Future growth: White paper for non-DV strangulation, response for
gunshot wound or trauma, officer involved cases getting possible
exams.
Death investigation- ME relationships.
History taking- medical relevance is essential. This is not an
investigative piece medical document. Suggestions of reason of history
that is needed to stay focused on medicalDo you think they are
adding more non medical safety issue? Non-medical injury.