Nutritional and Vaccine Screenings

Please remember that all patients must be screen for pneumococcal and influenza vaccines.  While we do not typically administer the vaccinations while patients are in the PICU, we still MUST do the screening.  We have missed two patients in the past few months.  This information is monitored as we need to be 100% compliant to meet the Joint Commission standards.  Please take a moment to remind yourself what the screening looks like, where it is in McKesson, and how you need to complete it.

We have also been non-compliant with getting the nutritional screening done on admission.  Please remember to complete all sections of the admission assessment within the first 24 hours of admission.

Thanks,

Melinda