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New Knowledge, Innovation, & Improvements Council
December 2016 Meeting Minutes
Meeting:
New Knowledge, Innovation, & Improvements
Date & Time:
December 20th, 2016 from 1200-1400
Purpose:
Drive continuous improvement and innovation at
SMUCLA, by means of evidence based practice,
nursing research, and innovations in nursing
practice.
Location:
Conference rooms 1 and 2
Chair:
Chair since:
Topic
Meeting
Minutes and
Introductions
(12:00-12:15)
Brandy Morgan, RN, MSN
Co-chair:
Sophia Ju RN, MSN
June 2016
Co-chair since:
June 2016
Electronic sign in – be sure to scan in your badge or ask one of the admins for assistance. You need to have a sub if you cannot attend.
Person reporting
Sophia Ju, RN,
MSN
Action Summary
Set up potluck food/utensils.
Member/unit introductions.
Pass around and update the council roster.
PPM
NKI
Element
5
2
Leah Korkis, RN,
MSN
NPRC
(12:20-12:30)
SMH Nursing Mission:
SMH Nursing Vision:
What is NPRC: NPRC supports, encourages, &
facilitates nurses’ participation in research. It
provides resources to bridge conducting
research and integrating research into practice.
Owned by
Items status
(mark one with x)
Standing Item
X
In-Process
Sophia Ju
Complete
In-Process
X
Complete
2
Discharge Boot Camp (2.3 contact hours)
Learn about Care Connect functionality, d/c
instructions, learning resources for patients,
teach back, reducing re-admissions, &
improving patient safety
* January 27 – SMH auditorium 8-10 AM
* January 30 – RR Tamkin Auditorium 8-10 AM
Research and Evidence-Based Practice Updates
Nurse Scientist
Pam Miller, PhD,
RN
New Knowledge Council
representatives to
disseminate meeting
minutes to nursing units.
Review and approve November 2016 minutes.
1. Renee Barnett
2. Amy Goldberg
6, 3
Class offering
Contact Hours
(12:15-12:20)
Next step
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5
1, 2, & 3
New Knowledge Council
members to inform peers of
classes and workshops.
Standing Item
X
In-Process
Pam Miller
Complete
Deliver leading-edge patient care, research and education by utilizing SMH Nursing’s Professional Practice Model as a guide.
Through the Art of Nursing, we strive to heal humankind, one patient at a time, by delivering care that is grounded on the Relationship-based Care Model.
SM Nursing Mission : Deliver leading-edge patient care, research and education by utilizing SMH Nursing’s Professional Practice Model as a guide.
SM Nursing Vision : Through the Art of Nursing, we strive to heal humankind, one patient at a time, by delivering care that is grounded on the Relationship-based Care Model.
Topic
Person reporting
Action Summary
PPM
NKI
Element
NPRC currently working on a Membership Drive
in order to increase advanced practice nurses
available for providing mentorship
Magnet abstract deadline extended to January
18th
Owned by
Items status
(mark one with x)
Submit magnet abstracts by
January 18th!
http://www.nursecredentia
ling.org/MagnetConference
-CallforAbstracts
Ksenia:
2016 EBP Conference’s presentations can be
found on UCLA Nursing’s Research & EBP
website:
http://nursing.uclahealth.org/body.cfm?id=431
Password: REBP2016
Nursing related
CareConnect
updates
(12:30-12:40)
Next step
Advanced Practice nurses
interested in mentoring
nurses in research & EBP,
please contact Pam Miller:
[email protected]
Mosby’s will be discontinued
Lippincott to be used at UCLA instead
- Working w/ CPC co-chairs on next steps on
how to share documents and information on
areas not covered by Lippincott (i.e.
pediatrics/perioperative/neonatal/ambulatory)
CareConnect Updates
Expect a large CareConnect upgrade/update at
the end of 2017!
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5
2&3
Promote feedback from
staff; ensure CareConnect is
effective and user friendly.
Standing Item
X
In-Process
VOIP phones to be replaced by smartphones
All phones should be deployed by late spring
2017, possibly February or March
Stesha Selsky,
RN, BSN
Stesha will be presenting in 2017 about:
- The structure of CareConnect updates and
approvals, requests, projects, optimization
requests, etc.
- Understanding the workflow, governance
structure, and various workgroups, such as the
patient advisory group
Stesha also suggested
working with the Santa
Monica Nursing Peer CaseReview group in order to
better achieve goals of
various projects/ideas for
CareConnect optimization.
Stesha Selsky
Group work during breakout session (see
This document is located on the Nursing shared drive. To access it, go to the W drive, open SMH Nursing Leadership folder and click on Agenda-Minutes Template.
Complete
Standing Item
X
SM Nursing Mission : Deliver leading-edge patient care, research and education by utilizing SMH Nursing’s Professional Practice Model as a guide.
SM Nursing Vision : Through the Art of Nursing, we strive to heal humankind, one patient at a time, by delivering care that is grounded on the Relationship-based Care Model.
Topic
Action Summary
Person reporting
Sub-Group
Breakout
Session
(12:40-13:45)
Technology
Group
NKI
Element
Next step
Owned by
below).
Items status
(mark one with x)
In-Process
Complete
Discussion:
1. Considering creating a research fellowship
EBP/Research
PPM
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Amy Goldberg
(Leader)
Sophia Ju
(Leader)
4&
5
1, 2 & 3
Standing Item 
In-Process
2. Continue to develop plan to conduct a
research study to evaluate hospital wide
project
- Study topic: Falls
Review literature and
hospital data on falls
3. Subgroup is looking for more members
Continue to recruit clinical
staff to subgroup
Discussion:
1. Follow-up on hospital-wide template for
end-of-shift note.
Subgroup discussed:
- Removing elements of template that repeat
what is already charted in flowsheet
- Making this an optional SmartPhrase to add
onto current End-of-Shift template instead of a
mandatory template.
- Streamline charting with additional
SmartPhrases within the template
- Potentially pilot the template at 4MN if the
unit is interested
4
NKI
EBP/Research
Subgroup
3
Complete
Standing Item
- Finalize smart phrase
template next month
- Once template is finalized,
subgroup will submit
CareConnect Optimization
Request to make template
accessible to entire units &
include Stesha on the
“Customer Watch List”
In-Process X
Technology
Subgroup
2. Updates on Legality and Documentation
Class for RN’s.
Jill Scherrey, RN, MSN suggested to evaluate
knowledge gaps and evidence to support the
need for a class.
- Mentioned “Death by Charting” course offered
8 months ago.
- Instead of doing hospital-wide class, Jill
suggested each unit/UPC to look into areas to
work on since each unit has unique needs.
- Create survey or contact CNS’s to look at ways
This document is located on the Nursing shared drive. To access it, go to the W drive, open SMH Nursing Leadership folder and click on Agenda-Minutes Template.
Complete
X
SM Nursing Mission : Deliver leading-edge patient care, research and education by utilizing SMH Nursing’s Professional Practice Model as a guide.
SM Nursing Vision : Through the Art of Nursing, we strive to heal humankind, one patient at a time, by delivering care that is grounded on the Relationship-based Care Model.
Topic
Person reporting
Action Summary
PPM
NKI
Element
4
2 &3
Next step
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Owned by
Items status
(mark one with x)
to optimize charting and problem-areas that
need improvement
- Risk management can coordinate w/ units
about legality/documentation.
- Possibly add to unit meetings and/or New grad
residency program
Innovation
Group
Sub-Committee
Report out
(13:45-14:00)
Peggy Matthews
(Leader)
3. How to Improve dissemination of
CareConnect Updates & information
- Huddle messages, sign-off sheets, emails/blog
- Margaret Cabreros suggested having
CareConnect Unit representatives
Discussion:
1. Group voted to move forward with
innovative project:
- Appreciation Cards for patients to fill out
about hospital staff and reinforce positive
experience.
- Subgroup revised wording to make it more
patient friendly
- 2 drop off options:
(1) Box at nursing stations
(2) Give to recipient
- Ideas for card design: “U Caught Me”, “U
Caught Me Doing Something Great”, “Catch me
at my best”
- Place cards in accessible places such as
patient’s drawers, nurse’s station, & near
elevators
Standing Item
Team up w/ HR & patient
advisory board
See if this project will
improve patient satisfaction
scores
Discuss further about
marketing at next meeting
Have Care Extenders &
volunteers also help
endorse the cards
In-Process X
Innovation
Subgroup
Complete
Community examples: to
Alyssa Relos
Email Stanford contact
Each subgroup will report topics and ideas that
were discussed.
Turn in subgroup templates.
Next Meeting: Tuesday January 17th, 2017 in
conference rooms 1 & 2 (NKI meetings will
continue on the 3rd Tuesday each month.)
This document is located on the Nursing shared drive. To access it, go to the W drive, open SMH Nursing Leadership folder and click on Agenda-Minutes Template.
Standing Item
In-Process
Complete
X
SM Nursing Mission : Deliver leading-edge patient care, research and education by utilizing SMH Nursing’s Professional Practice Model as a guide.
SM Nursing Vision : Through the Art of Nursing, we strive to heal humankind, one patient at a time, by delivering care that is grounded on the Relationship-based Care Model.
List of Council members:
Unit
2SW DELIVERY
2SW NICU
3NW
4CW ICU
4MN MED-SURG TELE
4NW MED SURG
4SW ONCOLOGY UNIT
4SW ONCOLOGY UNIT
5MN INTERMEDIATE CARE
5MN INTERMEDIATE CARE
5MN INTERMEDIATE CARE
5NW GERI/TELE
6NW PEDS
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1. Research
Coach nurses at all levels to evaluate and use
publications in their practice; ensure direct care
nurses support the human rights of participants;
establish organizational structures and
processes to develop, expand, and/or advance
nursing research; facilitate the organizational
dissemination of knowledge generated through
nursing research
2. Evidence-Based Practice
Evaluate existing nursing practice using
evidence; translate new knowledge into
new nursing evidence-based practices
3. Innovation
Discuss, review, and support
innovations; involve nurses in
evaluating and allocating technology
and IT systems or architecture and
space design to support practice
1. Patient, Family,
Community
Patient and family
centered care.
3. Leader
4. Scientist
A self-directed
decision maker,
focused on the
improvement of
quality and safety
outcomes for
patients or patient
populations.
Conducts research
and quality
improvement
initiatives through
EBP FOCUS-PDCA.
5. Transferor of
Knowledge
Guide
colleagues,
patients and
family members
through the
learning process
and document
the outcomes of
educational
program.
2. Relationship-Based
Care Model
Dr. Watson’s theory of
human caring and Dr.
Swanson’s five caring
processes.
Name (Last, Frist, Credentials)
Subgroup
MATHEWS, PEGGY SUE, RNC, CNIII (LAUREN KELIN sub for Peggy)
MANZO, GEMMA, BSN, RN
BURGOS, GRACE, BSN, RN
ODERO, JEANNET, RN (JOANNE YANG, RN, BSN, CCRN sub for Aug)
JU, SOPHIA, MSN, RN, PHN, CNL
CABREROS, MARGARET, BSN, RN, PHN
THOMAS, SAMANTHA, RN (Covering for Patricia 9/22-11/22)
JAKEL, PATRICIA, MSN, RN, CNS, AOCN
SHEEHAN, PATRICIA MARIE, MSN, RN, CNS
MARU, AVANI, BSN, RN
YU-CHOI, SANGYOUNG, RN
KALEMKARIAN, HITOMI, RN
DOGGETT, SHARON MARY, BSN, RNC
Innovation
EBP/Research
Innovation
Innovation
Technology
Technology
Research
Research
Technology
Technology
EBP/Research
Technology
Innovation
This document is located on the Nursing shared drive. To access it, go to the W drive, open SMH Nursing Leadership folder and click on Agenda-Minutes Template.
6. Practitioner
Provide quality
care to patients
throughout the
lifespan.
SM Nursing Mission : Deliver leading-edge patient care, research and education by utilizing SMH Nursing’s Professional Practice Model as a guide.
SM Nursing Vision : Through the Art of Nursing, we strive to heal humankind, one patient at a time, by delivering care that is grounded on the Relationship-based Care Model.
6NW PEDS
ED
GI LAB/MPU
NURSE INFORMATICIST, ISS
NURSE INFORMATICIST, ISS
NURSING RESEARCH & EDUCATION (NRE)
NURSING ADMINISTRATION
NURSING ADMINISTRATION
NURSING ADMINISTRATION
NURSING ADMINISTRATION
NURSING ADMINISTRATION
NURSING RESEARCH & EDUC
OPERATING ROOM
PACU/PTU
RADIOLOGY-SPEC
RESOURCE TEAM RR
SANTA MONICA RESOURCE TEAM
SM OVERFLOW
SMSC
GOLDBERG, AMY MICHELLE, MSN, RN, CPNP, CNS, CPN
RELOS, ALYSSA, BSN, RN
CHANG, ANNICE, MSN, RN, CGRN, CNIII
MUGFORD, YVONNE, MSN, RN
SELSKY, STESHA, BSN, RN-BC
MILLER, PAMELA, PhD, RN, BS, ACNP, CNS
KORKIS, LEAH MERCEDES, MSN, RN
KURNAKOVA, KSENIA, MPH
SCHERREY, JILL K, MSN, RN
BAILEY, KENNETH DAVID, PhDc, MSN, RN, MBA, CCRN, NEA
FUNSTON, CONNIE (BISHOP-SMITH, LISA, MSN, RN subs for Connie)
LASH, REBECCA SALISBURY, PhD, RN
ROBISON, MICHELLE, MSN, RN, CNOR
BHARWANI, MARILOU LUMBAO, BSN, RN
BARNETT, RENEE, MSN, RN
SITRIN, MEGAN FERNOW, RN
MORGAN, BRANDY JEAN, MSN, RN
GASTMAN, CAROLINA, BSN, RN, PHN
CHESSUM, ANGELA, RN
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EBP/Research
Innovation
Technology
Technology
Technology
EBP/Research
Innovation
Innovation
EBP/Research
Innovation
Technology
EBP/Research
EBP/Research
Technology
EBP/Research
Innovation
Technology
Innovation
EBP/Research
This document is located on the Nursing shared drive. To access it, go to the W drive, open SMH Nursing Leadership folder and click on Agenda-Minutes Template.