Jump to content
May 2024 Challenge

LOVEOURTEKS

Members
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    5

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Country

    United States

 Content Type 

Everything posted by LOVEOURTEKS

  1. LOVEOURTEKS
    Hi Cliff, Where did you get the 28 day rule from? I posted a thread a few weeks back and did not get that timeframe. Txs for your help!
  2. LOVEOURTEKS
    Hi Brenda, Great info thanks so much! Would you be willing to share your "checklist"? We too do imprompto tracers to the floors and were awaiting JCA Lab inspection anytime now.... Thanks, Kim
  3. LOVEOURTEKS
    Hi John, thanks for your advice! You are correct and I'm sure we are 100% in agreement... we must choose our battles wisely. One bummer is; in NYS we have bi-annual inspections for CLIA compliance and if they find something in transfusion administration that is not meeting a regulatory standard.... the Lab is documented with a deficiency not nursing. So we must be on top of our game and work as a team with nursing to ensure everything is A+. It has been working well so far, JCA and NYS have liked what we have done to improve quality in this area.
  4. LOVEOURTEKS
    Hi all! Was hoping we could get some best practices for PAT specimen collection and timeframes for ordering blood for surgeries. We have been through the regulations and only find the 72 hour rule for patients that are pregnant or have had transfusions in past 3 months. However, we have found a variety of policies that state.... PAT specimens can be collected and used for type/screen/crossmatching anywhere from 3 days (for the above patients) to 7 -10 - 14 - and up 30 days for patients that have no transfusion history or are not pregnant. Can you please comment on your thoughts/concerns on blood draws/specimen collection 30 days prior to surgery. Thanks so much!
  5. LOVEOURTEKS
    Hi all, we had worked with our nursing folks long and hard to improve on our transfusion forms. The guidance regarding montioring of the patient during transfusion was actually found in nursing references (what and at how many intervals). They also really appreciate the fact that they can call us at anytime. We put a reference regarding types of transfusion reactions on the back of our transfusion form, which seems to help them. We have also attended education fairs to help train the nursing staff on our transfusion forms and to get the word out about different types of reactions and what to look for. Its a win-win for everyone - esp our patients!
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue.