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. 2022 Sep 6. Online ahead of print. doi: 10.1016/j.jen.2022.07.009

Table.

Form for audit of fast-track nurse standard work

Score: yes = 1; no = 0 Responsible
1 Is 1 RN assigned? Charge nurse
2 Is 1 NST assigned? Charge nurse
3 Are 2 advanced practice providers assigned? Charge nurse
4 Are supplies stocked to standards? (lac cart, IV cart, ortho room) NST
5 Are fast-track rooms full of appropriate patients (if available)? NST
6 Is the NST pulling patients? (see dashboard) NST
7 Are rooms cleaned and marked available within 5 min? NST
8 Is provider seeing patient within 5 min? (see dashboard) Provider
9 Is the provider seeing one patient and writing orders before seeing the next patient? (see dashboard) Provider
10 Is RN signing up for patients? (see dashboard) RN
11 Does the Pyxis have the needed medications? Material services
12 Are meds being administered within 15 min? (see chart) RN
13 Is patient ready to depart 15 min or less? (see dashboard) RN
14 Is discharge paperwork ready once discharge chosen? (ask RN) Provider
15 Are providers handing nurses discharge paperwork? (ask RN) Provider
16 Are all tests being processed appropriately? (ask RN) Lab/Radiology
17 Is RN taking proactive measures for any delayed testing? (ask RN) RN
18 Has housekeeping rounded on fast-track? (ask RN) Housekeeping
19 Is person assigned to job knowledgeable of standard work procedure? Charge nurse
20 Is registration complete before patient being ready for DC? (ask RN) Registration
21 Is the daily management system (computer screen) updated? Information systems
Total

DC, discharge; IV, intravenous; lac cart, laceration cart; RN, registered nurse; NST, nurse specialty technician.