1. 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)

3. 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

4. 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

5. AvaSys Client Screen

6. 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………..”

7. 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

8. 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