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FEBRuARY 2015 | O U T PAT I E N TS U R G E R Y. N E T
• Certification Pit Crew promotes nurse certification, which includes
providing educational resources, notifying staff of exam dates and
organizing review classes. The review sessions and pre-test they recent-
ly coordinated encouraged our staff to get certified, built their confi-
dence and ultimately led to an all-time high of 39% of our nurses achiev-
ing certification.
• Environmental Pit Crew improves the organization of equipment and
supplies to optimize the efficiency of patient care and workplace com-
fort for patients and staff. This group recently decorated windows and
walls with large glossy landscape pictures of local springs. They're
currently working on redesigning the supply room and revamping
anesthesia crash carts to make supplies more accessible during emer-
gencies.
• iT Pit Crew improves the accuracy and efficiency of electronic
charting and acts as a resource for nurse training. They recently
worked on the department's flow sheets to improve patient charting,
suggested upgrades to current electronic forms and worked with IT to
make the appropriate changes.
• Peds Patrol Pit Crew provides resources for staff on all topics related
to the care of children and improves the organization of pediatric sup-
plies in the PACU. They've developed a newsletter to keep staff con-
stantly updated and recently redesigned a pediatric supply cart to
ensure needed supplies are always at the ready and easy to find.
• Education Pit Crew provides staff with resources and updates on
new equipment, policies and procedures, and safety checklists.
They're currently working with anesthesia to provide weekly in-serv-
ices for the nursing staff.
• Patient Safety and infection Control Pit Crew created a form that staff
fill out if they want leadership to address potential safety concerns
that haven't yet resulted in a reportable event. The department's safety
