SST 2015 Update Nursing Faculty Summit April 17, 2015 April Brown, RN BSN, Nurse Manager Supplemental Staffing Team, Central Patient Transport, 3A Direct Admit Unit, Kronos Workforce Scheduler, and Gatekeeper for Acute Care Agency Staff Office:  (864) 455-3560 abrown4@ghs.org

Patient Observation Patient Observers Inclusion Criteria: Suicidal Homicidal Commitment Papers ETOH withdrawal Telesitter failure Global Patient Observation Policy to include both PO and Telesitter Provide a safer environment for patients; Save time for the staff; Save money for the facility Our mission is to: Lower fall rates to <1/1000; Reduce fall costs by up to 50%; Decrease use of Patient Observers

AvaSys Telesitter Continuous Video Monitoring Remote visual monitoring system that uses advanced audio and video technology to monitor multiple patients simultaneously from a single location Inclusion Criteria: Risk of falls/injury Non-adherence to safety instruction Pulling at lines/tubes Cognitive impairment Confused / agitated Wandering Does not record MD Order is not required Consent covered under admission Meets all HIPAA and patient privacy VMT observes patients from a remote monitoring station

AvaSys Client Screen

Foreign Language Feature Audio Examples Hover over speaker and press play to hear what the pre-recorded messages sound like Mandarin (Hong Kong Region) – Female “Attention, Please do not get out of bed.” Spanish – Male “ Attention, Please do not get out of bed.” Mandarin (Hong Kong Region) – Male “Hello, I am your AvaSys Safety Monitor for this shift. My name is………….” Spanish – Female “Hello, I am your AvaSys Safety Monitor for this shift. My name is………..”

STAT ALERT Audio Example: Hover over speaker and press play to hear what the STAT ALERT ALARM sounds like NOTE: The only way to activate and de-activate the alarm is by clicking on the red box in the Control Center *Be sure to deactivate the alarm when help enters the patient room

Transition RN COMING SOON Narrowed competency tract July 2015 Target May Graduates New RN Graduate Narrowed competency tract Pipeline / Feeder to core unit PRN position FT orientation plan No float differential BSN preferred / ADN minimal