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RE: Challenging MIFUs

Posted By Connie Jubitz 11-05-2025 12:45
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thanks!! Perfect! ------------------------------ Connie Jubitz BSN, RN, CIC Mid Columbia Medical Center The Dalles, Oregon 97058 (541)296-7398 ------------------------------

RE: Challenging MIFUs

Posted By Connie Jubitz 11-05-2025 12:45
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thank you! ------------------------------ Connie Jubitz BSN, RN, CIC Mid Columbia Medical Center The Dalles, Oregon 97058 (541)296-7398 ------------------------------

Challenging MIFUs

Posted By Connie Jubitz 11-04-2025 15:24
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Hi I remember there being an agency somewhere that one could reach out to if they had problematic IFUs. This agency would work to promote IFUs that were reasonable. Does that sound familiar to anyone? I am trying to follow the GE ultrasound probes MIFU (2023 rev) - have any of you been able to do ...

RE: Multi dose insulin vials per floor

Posted By Connie Jubitz 05-14-2025 10:46
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We still use a pen per patient for sliding scale insulin. For lantus, our pharmacists will draw up the dose, label and send to the floor. Those vials stay in the pharmacy. Connie Get Outlook for iOS [ADVENTISTHEALTH:INTERNAL]

RE: Isolation gowns for COVID+

Posted By Connie Jubitz 10-09-2023 14:56
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We still require all PPE as advised by the CDC/OHA for care of COVID patients. Gown, gloves, N95 and goggles or face shield (or PAPR/CAPR). https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/infection-control-recommendations.html https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/DISEASESCONDITIONS/COMMUNICABLEDIS ...

RE: CMS and COVID Vaccinations

Posted By Connie Jubitz 05-31-2023 15:01
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Thank you! ------------------------------ Connie Jubitz BSN, RN, CIC Mid Columbia Medical Center The Dalles, Oregon 97058 (541)296-7398 ------------------------------

RE: CMS and COVID Vaccinations

Posted By Connie Jubitz 05-31-2023 12:24
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https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/05/01/the-biden-administration-will-end-covid-19-vaccination-requirements-for-federal-employees-contractors-international-travelers-head-start-educators-and-cms-certified-facilities/ federal mandate ended May 11th. From what I can ...

C auris surveillance

Posted By Connie Jubitz 04-04-2023 14:51
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Who is doing routine C auris surveillance/screening testing? Do you just do it for a targeted population, like patients from nursing homes or patients that have had healthcare in another country? ------------------------------ Connie Jubitz BSN, RN, CIC Mid Columbia Medical Center The Dalles, ...

RE: Lifted Masking Requirements

Posted By Connie Jubitz 03-30-2023 12:38
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I just found this today: https://osha.oregon.gov/OSHARules/advisorymemos/advisory-memo-covid-19-rule-requirement-changes.pdf ------------------------------ Connie Jubitz BSN, RN, CIC Mid Columbia Medical Center The Dalles, Oregon 97058 (541)296-7398 ------------------------------

RE: Lifted Masking Requirements

Posted By Connie Jubitz 03-16-2023 17:50
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Update: The Oregon OSHA folks had a meeting yesterday and posted the minutes: https://osha.oregon.gov/rules/advisory/infectiousdisease/Documents/minutes-2023-03-15.pdf Its looking like they will open to public comment till monday?, and then implement a temporary rule to bring their masking guidance into ...

RE: Lifted Masking Requirements

Posted By Connie Jubitz 03-09-2023 11:27
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Exactly the challenges we are having right now . ------------------------------ Connie Jubitz BSN, RN, CIC Mid Columbia Medical Center The Dalles, Oregon 97058 (541)296-7398 ------------------------------

RE: Joint Commission

Posted By Connie Jubitz 02-23-2023 13:14
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So a new thing that popped up during our survey - the surveyor asked if there was a competency for me (I am the sole IP in a small independent hospital). That was new, I haven't had one but I am CIC certified. They surveyor said that is a new thing that they are asking for now. So I will have a competency. ...

RE: Joint Commission

Posted By Connie Jubitz 02-21-2023 13:47
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JC came to survey us last week. Here are the infection-control related findings we had: Limited air pressure gradient problems. We had an OR that was a little too cold. Water management plan was not reviewed annually, and did not include evaluation of the patient populations served to identify ...

RE: Joint Commission

Posted By Connie Jubitz 02-06-2023 10:29
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We are expecting a survey ANY DAY. Will let you know how it goes! ------------------------------ Connie Jubitz BSN, RN, CIC Mid Columbia Medical Center The Dalles, Oregon 97058 (541)296-7398 ------------------------------

Pre-procedure COVID testing

Posted By Connie Jubitz 01-10-2023 12:41
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A few months ago at an OSWAPIC meeting, there was a presentation summarizing which large hospital systems are still doing pre-procedure/surgery COVID testing, or how that has changed. We have stopped testing for some procedures, but are still testing for others. Is there a way we could revisit that topic, ...

RE: New CDC guidelines

Posted By Connie Jubitz 09-28-2022 12:33
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As far as I can tell, ORS 333-019-1011 is still in effect for the state of Oregon, requiring masking in healthcare settings. So even if the CDC says we don't need to mask in the hospital when community transmission is low, we still have follow Oregon rules: Oregon Secretary of State I would imagine ...

RE: Visitor screening and restrictions

Posted By Connie Jubitz 04-28-2022 11:04
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Thank you for this. Is your facility still screening all visitors at admission to your facility? Yes Are you physically taking a temperature in some way for entry? Yes Are you restricting how many visitors (not support persons per Oregon law) can be at the bedside of a patient? ...

Accommodations for staff with vax exception

Posted By Connie Jubitz 04-13-2022 18:42
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Could you share what your most common accommodations are for employees with a COVID vaccine exception? We are currently doing weekly antigen testing and requiring an N95, but we are beginning to wonder if both are still necessary as numbers are going down. So- could you share what you are doing? ...

In-room masking signage

Posted By Connie Jubitz 07-27-2021 12:44
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Does anyone have super simple signs for inside patients rooms, to remind them to put masks on when staff are in the room? We also require visitors to keep their masks on the whole time. I would love to see what you are using! ------------------------------ Connie Jubitz BSN RN Mid Columbia Medical ...

Updated OHA infection control guidelines - June 8 2021

Posted By Connie Jubitz 06-16-2021 14:34
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Hi everyone I guess I am late to the party but I just found out that the OHA updated their COVID infection control guidelines: https://sharedsystems.dhsoha.state.or.us/DHSForms/Served/le2288J.pdf On the main page with all the links, they have all the dates when things were updated last, but this ...