October PCC Minutes and Team Nursing Information
Team Nursing Model
At Professional Conference Committee (PCC), we asked Beth Hock (your CNO) about Team Nursing details. Some of you might have been a part of the trial process and already have an idea of what it looks like. Here’s what we have learned so far:
2-3 non-med/surg nurses are teamed with one primary med/surg nurse to care for a group of patients.
Here is the ICU Team Nursing Checklist
Some clarification for the ICU Team Nursing Checklist:
In the ICU, Tier 3 is the ICU RN’s responsibilities. Tier 4 contains the responsibilities for the 2-3 RNs floating from other floors.
The patients cared for in this model will be the lowest acuity patients possible. The patient load will likely be 4-6 patients per team. Management will try their best to prevent these teams from having to care for an intubated patient.
Here is the 4N Team Nursing Checklist
This checklist is more self-explanatory.
Please reach out to us with your feedback, concerns, and questions. The conversation with administration about this model is ongoing. Beth Hock is hoping to implement this model “ASAP.”
Providence admin is asking for volunteers from the surgical departments to help fill the roster for team nurses. Please get a hold of your manager if you are not an inpatient RN and would like to volunteer.
Professional Conference Committee (PCC)
Assignment Despite Objection (ADOs)
There were about 11 ADOs we reviewed at PCC. They were all related to staffing issues.
A few reminders about filing ADOs:
Please try to attend PCC the next month if you file an ADO, so that you can help explain the situation.
Please ensure you fill out comments explaining the situation. We have had a few ADO forms where there were no comments or details.
Please try to suggest a solution, or what you would have liked to see to help rectify the situation. This is helpful in directing conversation towards solutions.
Duty to Warn/Violent Patient Workflow
A while back, a patient at NBMI expressed homicidal ideations towards a staff RN. The situation exposed a large gap in resources available to protect the safety of our RNs when this happens.
A task force including the NBMI manager, RNs, and HR developed a new “Duty to Warn” workflow in response to this problem. Duty to Warn resources will soon be available on SharePoint, so keep an eye out!
How Are You?
What do you need from us? How can we help? Don’t forget to take time to care for yourselves. Here is our contact info if you need us.
In Solidarity,
Your MNA Officers
