Outreach efforts
We need to get word out.
If collector hear anything about QI circles that would benefit from our data, let the main office know.
efforts to date
- attending Regional Critical Care quality conference - with poster.
- met with decision support team at HSC to present our database.
- met with Critical Care CRNs to present our database.
- Lois and Laura Template:Discussion _ what meeting do you attend for QI?
- Laura and I attend the VAP committee meetings. (Lois)
- As part of the VAP committee we help to identify the VAP's, notify the managers, CRN's educators and others that will call a SWOOP as soon as possible after identifying a VAP. This is done to identify the possible reasons for the VAP and all aspects of the VAP bundle are reviewed at a SWOOP. We also often help to complete the SWOOP form template regarding the specific VAP criteria identified in the individual cases. We speak with the infection control nurse or even sometimes microbiologists to help clarify difficult cases. I have contributed to the VAP clinical practice guidelines being currently written. I have assisted in writing and clarifying the wiki VAP criteria and CLR_BSI. --LKolesar 13:53, 2017 September 21 (CDT)
- At STB I also give an inservice to the new students as requested by the ICU course educators. In this inservice I discuss completion of the tiss and how this relates to QI and other reports required by the region. I also emphasize charting of the elements needed to determine criteria for VAPs (eg. charting of ETT secretions as to color, consistency and amount). --LKolesar 13:53, 2017 September 21 (CDT)
- I have done huddles with the staff about CAM scores which are also of interest to the QI team --LKolesar 13:53, 2017 September 21 (CDT)
- any connection at other sites going on?
Future efforts
- connect with wound care specialist regarding collection of ulcers with stages.