We will publish the procedure by August 20 and train the investigators. Until August 20, staff will continue with whatever process they are currently using. In PAT 2 there was an inservice training on signs and symptoms. It speaks to watching clients for adverse medication reactions. Some of the words on the direct care flow sheets are medical terms that not all staff understand.
Common language is needed.
We would ask that the words be identified to the nurses so these changes can occur. Supervisors will instruct their nursing staff to write direct care flow sheets in layman's terms. Supervising ACs will have their staff point words they do not know. The AC 3s will work with supervising nurses in reviewing the direct care flow sheets for terms that need clarifying.