e-Essentials: EC Knowledge and Assessment
Educational Materials For the Environment of Care
The First Publication In A Series Permitting Use Of The Computer Network For Effective, Efficient And Economical Communication
JCAHO continuous compliance requires that we maintain knowledge and staff motivation. Thirteen high quality knowledge tools help you educate the organization’s staff about their responsibilities for the patient care environment. Each of the thirteen focuses on a specific area of knowledge related to JCAHO’s Environment of Care®, and integrates these standards with other regulatory requirements where appropriate. Click here for the subject list. Each is graphically designed for posting and for e-mail or paper distribution.
Distribute one of these ready-to-use written tools each month. Distribute them more frequently as the situation requires. Use the bonus ILSM Checklist where and when needed. Use each of them to support discussions in staff meetings. Post them. Email them. Use them as a checklist for staff orientation, for knowledge self assessment and for competency evaluation. Use elements to verify knowledge during environmental rounds, after fire drills, and during JCAHO mock surveys. Educate the safety committee as well as staff. Use these e-Essential tools in a variety of ways.
You can easily edit these documents to address your specific issues and priorities.
Utilize them to easily and quickly:
- Improve and maintain staff knowledge
- Contribute to the safety programs
- Improve JCAHO compliance
- Improve performance
- Enhance productivity
- Save time and money
Each topic is accompanied by an
Application Note with instructional materials and/or references, making each
a valuable resource
for department meetings and safety committee orientation. Each provides a useful checklist for self-assessment and a tip for JCAHO compliance. Distribute these on paper or over your Intranet, monthly or as often as you like.
Our peers have reviewed these tools for both quality and usefulness.
..."This is a very unique, easy to read, eye-catching and quick way to teach staff about the environment of care. The web-site references are very beneficial, too."
Karen Faulis
Assistant Administrator
Valley Hospital Medical Center
Las Vegas, NV
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“I think the posters are great and much needed. What a great way to present Environment of Care information to employees. A wonderful training tool.”
Joyce Tutalo
Consultant
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Order now and you will receive the entire collection of thirteen communications:
Table of Contents
Knowledge self-assessment: A checklist of important knowledge kernels important for minimizing environmental and occupational risks and for providing appropriate emergency response. Use these as instructional guidelines for managers, as self assessment for staff, for discussion, to survey staff knowledge. The possibilities are numerous.
JCAHO Preparedness Tip: Designed to communicate and motivate, focused on a single subject.
You will receive all 13 shortly after ordering.
Documents
are one or more pages, intended for printing on 8.5 x 11 inch paper.
About the authors , Roger Camplin, Emanuel Furst