I.M. Injections

There is a change in preferred IM injection sites to no longer use the dorsogluteal site. 

This poster is on the door of the medicaiton room in North Charleston. I wanted to place a picture on the blog for reference. 

Key Points:

¢  The dorsogluteal IM injection site will be removed as a medication administration option from McKesson and EPIC EMRs. 

¢  In accordance with evidence-based practice guidelines, the dorsogluteal site is not          recommended for intramuscular (IM) injection in the pediatric and adult patient populations.

¢      Rationale: The dorsogluteal site is associated with the following:

         ¢      Sciatic nerve injury

         ¢      Muscle fibrosis

         ¢      Unnecessary pain

         ¢      Inadvertent subcutaneous administration

         ¢      Weakened or amplified medication effects due to increased or decreased absorption

How will this affect your practice?

¢  Clinicians should no longer use the dorsogluteal site for administering IM injections as             recommended by evidence based practice guidelines.

EMPLOYEE SURVEY !!

Employee Survey is coming soon!

MAY 19TH - JUNE 1ST 

YOUR SURVEY AMBASSADORS:

NORTH CHARLESTON: Chrystalle Fishburne RN

MT. PLEASANT: Elizabeth Bilancione, RN

We are shooting for 100% participation....then we will have a party!!!

Employee of the Month

Patty Randinelli 

April Employee of the Month!

Please Congratulate Patty when you see her! She was nominated for April Employee of the month by Rosemarie Battaglia for her wonderful work with the Pediatric Surgery Clinic!

Pain Scale

A little humor...

My daughter sent me this....she thought we may want to change our pain scale....Our 5th vital sign is pain....lets not get to #12 before intervention! LOL!

April Staff Meetings

Time Change for Staff Meetings

This is not new for the North Charleston Facility, but all staff meetings will begin at 2:30 pm instead of 3 pm. The staff meetings are held on the 4th Wednesday (NC) and Thursday (MTP) of each month. The next staff meetings will be April 24th and 25th. 

Information will be shared from the recent Leadership meeting and information about upcoming events for our After Hours Care Program!

Winner for guessing the "Snowballs"!

Winner in Snowball contest

We have the winner of our Snowball Guessing Game! Our winner is Ashley McCrackin, 11yo, who guessed 2212. There were 2237 "snowballs" in our container. We enjoyed looking at all 195 guesses, with the lowest guess being 11 and the highest guess being 20,000,003,001! Congratulations Ashley on your prizes!

After Hours Care on Live 5 News!

Live 5 News

Dan and Cindy were on Live 5 News to promote the Valentine Day Event! Check it out!

http://youtu.be/iGhOSWEkkGg

Flu Fairy!

The Flu Fairy Visits North Charleston!

The flu fairy was so glad both clinics are doing a fabulous job of assuring our children are protected from the flu this year!

North Charleston has a New Board!

It was a long time coming....!

This was great for the start...but we needed to IMPROVE!

Our new board came in today! (It does not take much to excite us!)

Snowball Guess!

Baby It’s Cold Outside!

Guess the number of “snowballs”!

Rules:

·         Open to children age 17 and under

·         A visit is not required…just drop by and fill out a form

·         Form must include the following: Name of Child, Guess, Parents name, address, and preferred contact.

·         One entry per child

·         Child that guesses the closest without going over will be the winner

·         Winner will be announced February 14^th

·         Winner does not have to be present, but will be contacted via their parents information

Good Luck….Have fun….and stay warm!

(Prize is provided by Kohl’s and includes a Dr. Seuss stuffed animal and book for the child. Note cards and recipe book is included for the parents!)

2013

Happy New Year

2013

What a wonderful start to a New Year! Both sites are doing fabulous. I am sure everyone has heard of North Charlestons' record setting day with 52 patients on Tuesday, January 1st! Mt. Pleasant topped North Charleston on Monday, December 31st at 21 patients compared to North Charlestons 12!

That had me thinking of some comparisons...not to scare Mt. Pleasant....but.....

                                                           North Charleston                           Mt. Pleasant

Day 1                                                    0                                                      4

High number for first month                     7                                                     11

Total Pts. for first full month                    214                                                 381

Reached 20 patients                              Day 119                                          Day 35

Following that train of thought Mt. Pleasant may see between 1400 and 1600 in December of 2013. If North Charleston continues to grow at it's same rate, they will see over 2100! Scary thoughts!

*Small disclaimer....I am not a mathematician!