Quality & Safety
Committee
Quality, Safety & Injury Prevention
- Committee Chair: Wanda Pritts
- Role of the Quality & Safety Chair
Committee Report to State Council
January 2020
Meeting called by: Wanda Pritts
INTRODUCTION
Approved Nov 2019 Minutes.
Vision: ENA defines the standards for quality and safety in emergency nursing practice.
Strategic Goals:
- Establish and validate key metrics and procedures to improve quality and safety for emergency nursing practice and injury prevention.
- Promote the Lantern Award as the exemplar for quality and safety in emergency nursing care.
- Expand advocacy to foster global recognition of ENA as an influential voice for safe practice, safe care in emergency nursing.
- Lead the profession of emergency nursing beyond task-oriented care to evidence-based safe practice and safe care.
OLD BUSINESS:
- None
NEW BUSINESS:
Evidence-based Topic—Emerging and Re-emerging Diseases in the Emergency Care Setting
- ENA Position Statement (2016) Emerging Infectious Diseases in the Emergency Care Setting
- Weber, D. J., Sickbert-Bennett, E. E., Kanamori, H., & Rutala, W. A. (2019). New and emerging infectious diseases (Ebola, Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome coronavirus, carbapenemresistant. Enterobacteriaceae, Candida auris): Focus on environmental survival and germicide susceptibility. American Journal of Infection Control, 47. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2019.03.004.
- Overview of information from the CDC web page.
Members reviewed the reference documents and articles with specific focus on the rapidly evolving information regarding outbreak of 2019 nCoV virus in China. Discussions and sharing of best practices related to triage, patient flow, staff PPE utilization and general infection prevention strategies.
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OPEN FORUM; All discussion related to the rapidly evolving reports regarding the outbreak of the 2019 nCoV virus in China and implications for healthcare facilities in the US, resources available and strategies various organizations were implementing.
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Archived Reports
No information available
CA ENA “Violence in Healthcare” Toolkit
“OSHA” stands for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the United States Department of Labor, formed by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. Cal/OSHA stands for the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The Division of Occupational Safety and Health of California (DOSH, but more commonly known as Cal/OSHA) is an agency of the Government of California established by the California Occupational Safety & Health Act of 1973. The Cal/OSHA standards, while inclusive of Federal OSHA standards, are one of the most stringent set of standards in the United States.
Cal/OSHA’s Violence Prevention in Healthcare standard became effective April 1, 2017 and is included in the California Code of Regulations as Title 8, Section 3342. According to information provided on the California Department of Industrial Relations website, the standard applies to the following:
- Health facilities, as defined in subsection b of the standard
- Home health care and home-based hospice
- Emergency medical services and medical transport, including these services when provided by firefighters and other emergency responders
- Drug treatment programs
- Outpatient medical services to the incarcerated in correctional and detention settings
Navigating the Cal/OSHA Standard can be overwhelming. The purpose of this toolkit, offered by the California Emergency Nurses Association, is to assist you in implementing the requirements of Title 8, Section 3342.
IMPORTANT DATES:
There are subsections within the standard that must be implemented by specific dates:
- April 1, 2017
- Subsection (d) Violent Incident Log
- Subsection (h) Recordkeeping
- July 1, 2017
- Subsection (g) Reporting Violent Incidents to Cal/OSHA begins
- April 1, 2018
- Subsection (c) Workplace Violence Prevention Plan
- Subsection (e) Review of the Workplace Violence Prevention Plan
- Subsection (f) Training
The Workplace Violence Prevention in Healthcare Standard can be challenging to navigate. The Cal/OSHA Healthcare Workplace Violence Standard Resources section below contains links to specific Cal/OSHA and California Hospital Association sites regarding Title 8, Section 3342 Standard.
Additionally, in an effort to provide assistance to you in navigating the requirements within the standard, the CA ENA has created an excel spreadsheet that lists every item within each section of the standard. The spreadsheet can be used for informational purposes or as a working document. The excel spreadsheet is located in the Cal/OSHA Healthcare Workplace Violence Standard Resources section below.
You will also find a section called Additional Healthcare Workplace Violence Resources, which includes more general healthcare workplace violence guidelines and information.
Cal/OSHA Healthcare Workplace Violence Standard (Title 8, Section 3342) Resources
- Cal/OSHA WPV Standard Checklist: excel spreadsheet (KLA)
- Cal/OSHA Workplace Violence Prevention in Healthcare website (Includes overview of regulatory requirements)
- https://www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/workplace-violence-prevention-in-healthcare.html
- Cal/OSHA Healthcare Workplace Violence Prevention Regulation: Title 8, Section 3342
- https://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/3342.html
- Cal/OSHA WPV Incident Reporting System for Hospitals
- https://www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/workplace-violence-reporting-for-hospitals.html
- Workplace Violence Incident Reporting FAQ (Doc)
- https://www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/documents/hospital-workplace-violence/faq.pdf
- Cal/OSHA Injury and Illness Prevention Program Regulation
- Title 8, California Code of Regulations, Section 3203
- https://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/3203.html
- California Hospital Association’s publication, “Healthcare Workplace Violence Prevention: How to Comply with the Cal/OSHA’s Regulation,” explains Cal/OSHA’s new regulation and offers practical implementation tips (available for purchase).
- https://www.calhospital.org/wvp-guidebook
Additional Healthcare Workplace Violence Resources
- ENA Workplace Violence Toolkit
- https://www.ena.org/docs/default-source/resource-library/practice-resources/toolkits/workplaceviolencetoolkit.pdf?sfvrsn=6785bc04_28
- Hazard ID Assessment Checklist Toolkit
- https://www.pshsa.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/VPRASAEN0417-Workplace-Violence-Risk-Assessment-Acute-Care-Toolkit-V1.1-2017.04.25.pdf
- OSHA Guidelines for Preventing Workplace Violence for Healthcare Social Service Workers
- https://www.osha.gov/Publications/osha3148.pdf
- OSHA Healthcare Roadmap
- https://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA3827.pdf
- California Hospital Association Workplace Violence Prevention Resources
- https://www.calhospital.org/workplace-violence-prevention?page=1
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