Line Count Form used by ICUs

• Form is completed daily by CRN (charge nurse) or manager and FAXED to the Database Research office once per week (every Monday with previous weeks data).
• Data Processor makes a phone call to specific contact people in each ICU every week if the form is not submitted by Wednesday each week.
• Data Processor manually enters values from this form into an Access database on our office share drive X.
  • NAME: CentralLineswithETtube.mdb
  • LOCATION: X:\CCMDB_Special_Projects\Central_Line_Infections_ETube\DATA_ENTRY_LineCounts_ETube\CentralLineswithETtube.mdb

• • The same form is used by ICU charge nurses for the QA ETT unscheduled extubations project and for counting the number of Central lines for the QA Central Line Related Blood stream Infection project. Also see QAInf ITEM B above.

• • HSC New CENTRAL Line & ETT tube count form
  • IICU New CENTRAL Line & ETT tube count form
  • STB,CON,GRA,OAK,VIC New CENTRAL Line & ETT tube count form

• each site has a agreed on a different target time each day that would work in their unit.

TOstryzniuk 18:10, 8 October 2008 (CDT)

• • starting Jan 1.13 - Above information will be included on TISS28. There will be an overlapping period that forms from the ICU's will still be faxed in. The Statistician will evaluate and advise in regards to the length of the overlap period. Site managers and CRN's will have to be advised through Jodi when actual stop date of forms will be. Trish Ostryzniuk 13:58, 2012 November 26 (EST)