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CARE Counts All-Stars & Ambassadors Recognition Luncheon
On June 6, Allen recognized 18 CARE Counts All-Stars and five CARE Ambassadors out of 51 nominations. What determines a CARE Counts All-Star and Ambassador? Associates are nominted by peers and patients and then selected by a recognition team for the above and beyond demonstration of the CARE values. Ambassadors have received the CARE Counts All-Star award but continued to be nominated. They are selected as Ambassadors for their continued outstanding demonstration of the CARE values.
Click here to see the All-Stars and Ambassadors and to read their wonderful, heartwarming stories.
Submit a nomination here.
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NETLEARNING DEADLINE IS JUNE 30 -
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June 13 is National Time Out Day, the perioperative nurses of this facility believe it’s a good opportunity to remind everyone how important it is to take a time out for every patient, every time. Taking a “time out” before operative and other invasive procedures is a requirement of The Joint Commission Universal Protocol to prevent wrong site, wrong procedure surgery. Despite this requirement, 152 wrong patient, wrong site, wrong procedures were reported in 2011 to the accrediting agency.
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This may seem like an insignificant number when every year, more than 40 million patients are admitted for surgery at U.S. hospitals and another 31 million undergo outpatient procedures. But The Joint Commission estimates that wrong site surgeries occur up to 40 times a week. To support the protocol and build greater awareness among surgical team members, the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) launched the National Time Out Day initiative. The initiative’s goal is to prevent errors by ensuring that all physicians, nurses, and anesthesia providers pause before all invasive procedures so they can communicate as a group and confirm key information about the patient and procedure.
Wrong patient, wrong site, wrong procedures are sentinel events – described by The Joint Commission as “an unexpected occurrence involving death or serious physical or psychological injury, or the risk thereof.” To all of us, they are tragedies. That’s why we adhere to the standards of the Universal Protocol and with AORN, commemorate National Time Out Day with this public commitment to our patients, their loved ones and the entire surgical community that we will always take time out for every patient, every time.
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Sandy Kahler and Erin Cubit visit with Iowa senators Jeff Danielson and Jack Hatch at Allen Women's Health on May 25.
Senators Danielson and Hatch were in town to review women's health initiatives and visit facilities. Both senators have been supportive of AWH initiatives like Together for Youth and the Iowa initiative for reversible long-term birth control.
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Evidence Based Projects
The summer 2012 accelerated students will present their Evidence Based projects on Friday, June 15 from 11:30am to 3:30pm in MidAmerica Energy classroom in Gerard Hall on the Allen College campus. All are welcome to attend. Refreshments will be served. Click here to see the schedule.
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Monthly Diversity
A’ Lisa Walker, Diversity Committee
June is designated Gay and Lesbian Pride and Juneteenth Month. The Allen Diversity Committee will be providing information on community and state wide events and activities. Also look for articles and posters placed throughout our organization. To see the posters, click here for Gay and Lesbian Pride facts and here for Juneteenth. |
Gift Shop News
New item! Iowa photography cards – scenes from Waterloo, Cedar Falls and surrounding Iowa farmland.
New styles of BRIGHT jellybean rugs!
Got your gift for Dad yet? NFL and Iowa stepping stones, birdbaths, water bottles, etc.
Beginning Wed, June 13: Sales of 25% off of selected items.
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Movie Saturday
Saturday, July 21 – Crossroads Theatre
Theatre opens at 7:45am, movies start at 8:30am.
$2.50 per ticket (6 tickets per associate) or $3.00 for 3D. Bring correct change and your associate badge.
Children must be accompanied by adult.
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Fair Board Extends Invitation to Enter Black Hawk County Fair
The Black Hawk County Fair Board invites the community to join in the fun at the Black Hawk County Fair, scheduled for July 24 – 28 at the National Cattle Congress grounds by entering the Challenge Class. The competition is open to any and all adults, non 4-H youth and 4-H members. Exhibits will be judged and participation ribbons will be awarded in each Challenge Class. Pre-registration is not required and there is no cost to participate.
The Bucket of Flowers requires the use of a five gallon bucket, either your own or one available from the Extension Office, at 3420 University Avenue, in Waterloo and the creation of an outdoor decorative flower and/or plant arrangement. MUST BE PLANTED BY JUNE 15.
The Commodities Challenge promotes the use of beef, dairy, lamb and pork products and must be prepared ready to serve as an appetizer, snacks, salad, main dish, bread, cake, cookie, bar, etc.
To enter the Bag of Wood Challenge, pick up your 10 wood pieces, cut in 6 to 8 inch lengths at the Extension Office. Create your own work of art by cutting them in variable pieces – wood may be unfinished, stained, or painted.
To enter the Photography Challenge Class, the photo must be of either places or of people that reside in Black Hawk County, but not both.
The Cake Mix Challenge requires the use of one standard size box of any flavor cake mix to make cookies, a cake, bars, or any baked item.
Contact Diane Wolfe, Black Hawk County Youth Coordinator at 319-234-6811 for more information or visit our website for further entry details: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/blackhawk/news/BHFair.htm.
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