CORE MEETING Minutes Thursday, January 22, 2009

CORE MEETING Minutes Thursday, January 22, 2009

Topics that were discussed:

8:00- Changes in Staff Core Hours:
1. Core hours will be 8-5:00.
Injection Room will be closed 12:30-1:30
Last schedule Core/Injection Room appointment will be 4:30
Last scheduled wound care will be 4:00
Last Injection Room walk-in will be 5:00
Lunch will be staggered.
Pat will start at 8:00-5:00
Sheila and Bobbie will start at 8:30-5:30
Cindy Sewell will start at 7:45-4:30.

8:15 Injection room:
1. Containers that fit into the refrigerator: we have new containers for the Allergy
Serum, that we will trial.
2. Power failure/procedure to save and transfer medications: (Just a review)
We discussed new containers, labeling and hours that medications can be at room temperature.

8:30 Warm Transfers
1. Follow up from December 6ths meeting- Core staff have not noticed any
Change in the warm transfer of patients. Without the report staff often get
Confused as to why the patient is back in the core. (ABI vs. ted hose, IV
Fluids. Etc) because sometimes 2 core staff will assist with the same pt.
2. We are still in the process of putting together a team who will work on the transfer form

8:40 Wound Care: unable to discuss as we ran out of time
1. Changes in the wound product Formulary- unable to discuss as we ran out of time
2. Cost of Dressings.

TID BIT: Pat and Sheila are experimenting with sugar and wounds. The results so far are
outstanding.