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PUBLISHING, PRESENTATIONS, APPOINTMENTS & AWARDS
Publishing
Muge Capan, Ph.D., Peter Lodato, MPH, Tamekia Thomas, MSN, RN, PCCN, ACNS-BC, Ryan Arnold, M.D., MS, et al. “Optimizing Usability and Signal Capture: A Proactive Risk Assessment for the Implementation of a Wireless Vital Sign Monitoring System.” Journal of Medical Engineering. November 2017.
Matthew K. Hoffman, M.D., MPH, et al. “Postpartum Emergency Department Visits and Inpatient Readmissions in a Medicaid Population of Mothers.” Journal of Women’s Health. September 2017.
Stephen A. Pearlman, M.D., MSHQS. Book review: A Place of Cold Water, by Anand Panwalker, M.D. Delaware Medical Journal. November 2017.
Edmondo J. Robinson, M.D., Alexandra Mapp, MPH, et al. “The Impact of an Electronic Medication Administration Record (EMAR) and Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) on Nurse Extender and Unit Clerk Staffing.” The Journal of Nursing Administration. November 2017.
Anthony Sciscione, D.O. “Adverse Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes in Indicated Compared with Spontaneous Preterm Birth in Healthy Nulliparas: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Trial.” American Journal of Perinatolgy. November 2017.
Anthony Sciscione, D.O. “Association of Maternal Obesity With Longitudinal Ultrasonographic Measures of Fetal Growth: Findings From the NICHD Fetal Growth Studies-Singletons.” JAMA Pediatrics. November 2017.
Robert Witt, M.D. “Thyroid Molecular Testing Using Ultrasound.” International Journal of Head and Neck Science. September 2017.
Presentations
Darcy Burbage, MSN, RN, AOCN, CBCN.
“Overview of Patient Navigation: Navigator Perspective.” National Cancer Policy Forum on Establishing Effective Patient Navigation Programs in Oncology. Washington, D.C. November 2017.
Marci Drees, M.D., MS. ID Week. San Francisco. October 2017:
• “The VAE Measure is Ready for Prime Time: Add it to CMS!”
• “Testing Stewardship: A ‘Hard Stop’ to Reduce Inappropriate C. diff Testing.”
Muge Capan, Ph.D., Ryan Arnold, M.D., MS, et al. “FUTURE: Forecasting the Unexpected Transfer to Upgraded Resource in Sepsis.” INFORMS 2017 Annual Meeting. Houston. October 2017.
Muge Capan, Ph.D., Ryan Arnold, M.D., MS, et al. “Engineering the Future of Sepsis
Care: An Application of Fuzzy Logic Cognitive Mapping for Sepsis Diagnosis.” 2017 Institute for Healthcare Improvement. Orlando. December 2017.
At the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Conference on Practice Improvement, December 2017, Louisville, Kentucky:
• Jamie Rapacciuolo, D.O., Evan Bilheimer, M.D., and Alan Schwartz, PsyD. “Behavioral Health in Family Medicine: Mental Health and Beyond.”
• Jamie Rapacciuolo, D.O. Participated as a panelist for Behavioral Health Integration in Practice and Education: A View on the Current Landscape at the same conference.
Appointments
The Education, Development and Advancement Council congratulates Valerie Rappa Gray, BSN, RN III, RNC-OB, Labor and Delivery and Jessie Thompson, BSN, RN III, CEN, NREMT-P, Christiana ED on their appointment to RN III.
Awards
Kimberly Meloro, BSN, BS, RN-BC, CCRN,
of the Surgical Critical Care Complex at Christiana Hospital, received the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses for November 2017. ●
Best practice review
Q. WHAT SHOULD I DO IF I FIND A RIP OR TEAR IN FURNITURE • USED IN PATIENT ROOMS, TREATMENT AREAS OR WAITING ROOMS?
A. Immediately remove the furniture from service. Rips and tears prevent adequate cleaning and may promote the growth and potential transmission of infectious pathogens.
Q. WHAT IS THE PROCESS FOR REPAIRING RIPS OR TEARS IN VINYL FURNITURE?
A. Inpatient departments and Outpatient offices can submit an Environmental Service Work Request form to report rips and tears http://inet/webforms/envserv/workrequest.asp Outpatient offices may follow up with the vendor after submitting a work request: Valerie Stephens at barinteriors@verizon.net
Q. WHAT IS THE PROCESS FOR REPAIRING RIPS OR TEARS IN CLOTH/FABRIC FURNITURE?
A. Replace cloth/fabric furniture that is torn.
Q. WHAT IS THE PROCESS FOR CARING FOR CLOTH/ FABRIC FURNITURE?
A. • Departments that have cloth/fabric furniture must develop a plan for routine inspection and cleaning.
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• For those sites not supported by Christiana Care Environmental Services, consult the contracted environmental services company for your building. Most companies can sanitize upholstery upon request.
• Replace cloth/fabric furniture when it can no longer be cleaned; only furniture made of cleanable surfaces is currently approved and available through Christiana Care purchasing.
WHAT IS THE PROCESS FOR CARING FOR PATIENT MATTRESSES?
Inspect mattress for signs of damage or wear such as cuts, tears, cracks, pinholes, or stains when changing linens or when cleaning the mattress.
• Immediately remove mattress and replace if damaged, worn or visibly stained.
FURNITURE REPAIRS AND CLEANING
Inpatient departments and those areas supported by Christiana Care Environmental Services can submit a webform to request cleaning.
If you have questions about this Best Practice Review, please contact the content experts, Infection Prevention: 733-3506; Environmental Services 733-3820; or the Safety Hotline, 7233 (SAFE) from within the hospital. From outside, calll 623-SAFE.
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