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milla1cf Mon, 05/20/2024 - 08:00 May 20, 2024 — Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval and the American Stroke Association’s Heart-Check mark for Acute Stroke Ready Certification. To achieve certification, OMC-Baton Rouge underwent a rigorous, unannounced onsite.
Learners who complete the Foundations of Cardiometabolic Health Certificate Course offered by Cardiometabolic Health Congress are now eligible to sit for a certification exam to become a Certified Cardiometabolic Health Professional (CCHP). to hold the CCHP credential. to hold the CCHP credential.
Introduction:Stroke center designation generally specifies required education for nurses. Our system provides stroke education to hundreds of nurses annually. Nurses received immediate feedback. We were able to track attendance, graph results, and provide live feedback and immediate test results to all nurses.
Background and Purpose:Due to continued growth in our neurosciences program, of more than 1,400 discharged stroke patients per year, we saw a need for the creation of a Neuroscience Nurse Navigator (NNN) position, with initial efforts specifically focused in the stroke program.
External sharing of QI work is essential to improve stroke care regionally and nationally.Our statewide stroke coordinator consortium (SCC) has over 50 members, primarily nurses with stroke programs at varying certification levels.
The aim of this study s to train SC throughout Alabama’s six EMS regions and evaluate whether training in certification in Stroke Nursing increases overall job satisfaction.Methods:This part of StrokeSTAT, a larger observational trial designed to evaluate the implementation of severity-based stroke triage across Alabama’s six EMS regions.
Background:The CSC Advanced Disease-Specific Certification program requires hospitals to provide stroke education to patients and family members. Thus, improving compliance of a CSC Advanced Disease-Specific Certification standard. Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page AWP61-AWP61, February 1, 2024.
During a recent stroke certification survey, the BHS Comprehensive Stroke Center was recognized for consistent compliance with Dysphagia Screening [DS] that was well above the national benchmark. Both the ED and IP Registered Nurse [RN] were required to complete DS. Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ATP59-ATP59, February 1, 2025.
The multidisciplinary team consisted of emergency room physician, vascular neurology attending and resident, emergency room nurse, pharmacist, and computed tomography (C.T.) technologist.
facility-related volume, level of stroke certification) were accounted for in the analysis and, subsequently, results were interpreted by a 16-member Nurse Working Group and an 8-member Physician Working Group. Actionable indicators were categorized and ranked using statistically significant coefficients and p-values.
Nursing, radiology, and pharmacy leadership across the region participate in regional stroke and quality committees.Methods:Clinical education for FSED staff aligns with hospital-based EDs but includes competencies related to lack of ancillary services at the FSEDs. NIHSS certification is required and renewed every two years.
There were GPs who simply refused to visit elderly residents in nursing homes. On my patch this was all GPs and all nursing homes. I should know, I wrote some of the death certificates myself. I worked with doctors who strode around the wards in positive pressure protective gear.
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