1. 4. Persons under the age
of 21 should NEVER
be used to interpret.
5. If a physician or staff
member is bilingual
and 100% comfortable
communicating directly
with the patient in their
preferred language, that
is acceptable. Bilingual
physicians and staff
should not be used to
INTERPRET unless
they have been quali-
fied/approved by Lan-
guage Services.
For More Information Call
- 562-3734 (office) or 649-
8317 (cell)
1. Allow your patient to
tell you which language
they prefer for MEDI-
CAL information. Eng-
lish may be ok for basic
instructions but for
medical history and
consents a qualified
interpreter needs to be
used.
2. Don’t forget to docu-
ment interpreter usage,
this applies to consents
as well as any patient
care documentation.
A) Face to Face
Interpreter – Interpreter
needs to sign all documents
interpreted by them and
signed by patient including
discharge instructions.
They also need to include
the language interpreted
and their agency if applica-
ble. Examples: Jessica Cano
– Staff Span.Int. or Misha
Pokhrel – Catholic Charities
Nepali Interpreter.
B) Video Remote
Interpreter (American Sign
Language) or Over the
phone interpreter – Both
the interpreter ID and lan-
guage interpreted need to
be documented. Example:
Nepali #654321 or ASL
#207916
3. Friends and family
members should not be
used to interpret medi-
cal information. This
includes questions
about the patient’s
medical history.
Language Services Reminders
Payroll
Please don’t forget to check
your time in KRONOS before
payroll Monday. This helps us to
make sure your time is accurate
BEFORE payroll closes. It is
easier to fix your time before
payroll closes than to have to
do a payroll adjustment with the
possibility of waiting until the
next check for your money.
If you need help getting
access to inside chi please
call 1-866-236-0441.
If you have any payroll
questions, please call 1-888
-450-9450.
If you need a payroll adjust-
ment and Amy is not here.
Please see Becky, Tammy,
or Darlene.
August 2014
Surgical Services
Newsletter
Inside this issue:
FYI– Becky
Crowder, ORBC
Stats, OR Stats–
Darlene Khouri
2
CPR & TST Due
Dates, Employee
Birthdays
3
CAUTI Update,
Graduations An-
nouncements,
KSA Annual
Conference
4
Bonus Pay, Clini-
cal Comments
Tab, RN License
Renewal
5
Employee Up-
dates– Jill Bow-
ersox
6

2. The video techs should be the
first ones to call when there is
an issue with equipment so they
can evaluate it before we send a
work order to biomed/
engineering.
With the opening of the new
work room for the video techs,
they would like for me to make
sure you are aware of their
expanded roles. They want to
help us keep our equipment in
good repair and working order.
If you find a piece of equipment
that is not working or is giving
you problem, please let them
know as soon as you can, you
can call them to the room if you
need to explain what is going
wrong. They will then evaluate
the equipment and let you know
if it may be something they can
fix or if it will require others.
They can tell you if they can
enter a work order or if you
need to and who it would go to.
I think this will help greatly in a
faster turn around for any
items that may break down.
They are also willing to get
equipment that you might need
for a case. If you are in the
middle of a case and things
change, you need additional
equipment they will help by
bringing it to you if you call
them. If it is something from
the HCOC they might be able
to bring it to us. Please use
them to help.
The new mens room is open
and everyone needs to stop by
and see Jill to claim a lock. (It is
first come, First serve) She will
provide you a sticker with your
name on it.
Please remember to check
your time in KRONOS BE-
FORE you get paid.
KyOne has an employee recog-
nition page. https://
kentuckyonerecogni-
tion.performnet.com
You should have received an email
with a user name and password for
this site. You will be able to log in and
encourage one another. Use this site
to recognize KentuckyOne Health
employees statewide: the difference
makers, significant contributors and
those who uphold the standards of
excellence of our organization. A few
kind words go a long way, so share
them generously!
Please remember that the spe-
cialty instrument sets that are
labeled “Must be Counted” is a
department policy. Counting
these uniquely identified sets
before and after the case is
required and not an option.
Regardless of whether or not
the set was missing instruments
when it was opened, the objec-
tive is to return the set to
Satellite SPD with the same
number of instruments that
were there when it was
opened.
OR Statistics– Darlene Khouri
July Results: ORBC Surgical Dashboard
Look at what
we can
accomplish
when we work
together!
Page 2 Surgical Services Newsletter
First Case On Time
Starts
80.8 %
Turn Over Time
Minutes
42.3
Busiest Day:
07-08-2014
44 cases
Longest Case:
811 Minutes
Neurosurgery
Shortest Case:
17 Minutes
Oral Surgery
July 2014 Total Patients:
875
Inpatients:
583
Outpatients:
292
July 2014Goal :
852
July 2013 Total Cases:
861
July 2013 Busiest Day:
07-16-2013
46 Cases
Please take special note of
the music selection and
volume in your OR. Exces-
sively loud and uncensored
music selections with use of
explicit language is not
allowed in the workplace. If
any member of the OR
team requests a change of
music or volume in order
to safely provide patient
care the request must be
honored and action taken.

3. TB Skin Tests:
Jill Bowersox
Rhonda Calvert
Tammy Cordts
Patty Hoffman
Julian Nava
Hanns Reck
Lisa Schaffner
Bev Schulz
Angie Smith
TaNisha Williams
Jill Bradley-Wray
CPR Due:
Hanns Reck
Kara Albright
Rod Loreno (BLS, ACLS)
Shannon Kauffman (BLS, ACLS)
Angela Johnson
Dawn Hixenbaugh
Janis Spalding
Josetta Hardesty
Kelli Hoerter
Patty Hoffman
Buddy Goodlet
Brent Manning
Cathy Martin
Dedra Thomas
Heather Overton
Julian Nava
Nicole Horn
Meshorn Daniels
Philomena Derenoncourt
Rebecca Smith
Tiera Gonzalez
9/28 John Reeb8/2 Mike Blevins
8/7 Celeste Norman
8/16 Tamala Mayfield
8/23 Janie Robb
8/29 Valerie Russell
8/30 Mary Brewer
9/5 Mary Fowler
9/10 Rebecca Smith
9/14 Richard McClure
9/15 Larry Ashby
9/16 Janis Spalding
9/20 Al Cotton
9/20 Elan Owens
Guess Who’s Due?
Employee Birthdays!
Page 3
HappyBirthday
To Renew your CPR:
Please contact Katie Suttles ( nursing education ) at katesu@ulh.org 562-4824,
to get health stream access. After completion of the didactic portion the in-
dividual should make an appointment and be monitored on the skills.
Jenny Zettwoch can help you with getting access. EXT: 2273 Give her a call to
find out your due date. If you get your CPR from outside the hospital, please
let Jenny know so she can get a copy to HR.
HappyBirthday

4. Not one single CAUTI was
identified for the OR in
the month of
July! Yay! However, we
did see a significant in-
crease of CAUTI's thru
the house. Yuck! Thank
you for your hard work
and being diligent with
your insertion technique.
Please remember do not
place the Foley bag on
the floor or up on the pa-
tient's belly. Germs from
the floor can migrate up
the emptying spout. Do
not let your spout touch a
dirty surface when empty-
ing it into a container be-
cause of the migration of
germs up the emptying
spout. Please! No foley
catheter bags up on the
pt's belly or bed. Pt's
develop a biofilm on the
foley catheter after inser-
tion of the foley. If there
is any bacteria that at-
taches itself to the
biofilm, it will be back-
washed into the bladder
and can cause even fur-
ther migration of bacte-
ria. There is a miscon-
ception that having that
bag up on the belly for
just a second can't hurt
anything. WRONG!!!!
Remember....changing
just one step in our proc-
esses can change a pa-
tients outcome for the
better or the worse!!
Thanks, Suzanne Luzama,
RN, BSN
Contact: Harvey Craddock
270-317-4827
hrcjbc@hotmail.com
9 CE(s), pending approval by
AST.
Cost: Register before Au-
gust 28—$45
After August 28—$60
Annual meeting, election and
workshop. (Surgical Technolo-
gists)
When: September 19-20
Where: Hyatt Regency
311 S. 4th Street
Louisville, Ky 40202
CAUTI Update
KSA 10th Annual Conference
Congratulations Graduates!
Shannon Stepp-Williams MSN,
APRN, FNP-C (Clinical RN,
PACU, OSC)
Congratulations to all, we
are very proud of you!
We have 3 RN’s who have
graduated with their Master’s
degree.
Debbie Judd MHA, BSN, RN,
CNOR (Clinical Manager OSC
& Interventional Nephrology)
Melissa Young MSN, APRN, A-
GNP-C (Clinical RN Pre-op/
PACU OSC)
“You are
always a
student, never
a master. You
have to keep
moving
forward.”
Page 4 Newsletter Title

5. methodology, and include a summary of the
findings; OR
4. Publication of a nursing related article; OR
5. A professional nursing education presentation
that is developed by the presenter, presented
to nurses or other health professionals, and
evidenced by a program brochure, course
syllabi, or a letter from the offering provider
identifying the licensee's participation as the
presenter of the offering; OR
6. Participation as a preceptor for at least one
nursing student or new employee undergoing
orientation (must be for at least 120 hours,
have a one-to-one relationship with student or
employee, may precept more than one stu-
dent during the 120 hours, and preceptorship
shall be evidenced by written documentation
from the educational institution or preceptor's
Renewal period begins September 15.
The CE earning period for the 2014 renewal
period is November 1, 2013 through October
31, 2014. According to 201 KAR 20:215,
validation of CE/competency must include one
of the following:
1. Proof of earning 14 approved contact
hours, OR
2. A national certification or recertification
related to the nurse's practice role (in
effect during the entire period or initially
earned during the period), OR
3. Completion of a nursing research project
as principal investigator, coinvestigator, or
project director. Must be qualitative or
quantitative in nature, utilize research
supervisor); OR
7. Proof of earning 7 approved contact hours,
PLUS a nursing employment evaluation
that is satisfactory for continued employ-
ment (must be signed by supervisor with
the name, address, and phone number of
the employer included), and cover at least
6 months of the earning period.
8. Certain college courses may be used to
meet the CE requirements. Nursing
courses, designated by a nursing course
number, and courses in physical and social
sciences such as Psychology, Biology, and
Sociology will count toward CE hours.
Note: One semester credit hour equals
15 contact hours; one quarter hour
equals 12 contact hours.
Test Drive the New da Vinci Xi
Don’t Forget to Renew Your Nursing License
Clinical Comments Tab
OR Liaisons & Schedulers,
please remember that any
time you make a change to a
case (add, modify, move, can-
cel, etc..) you need to add a
comment in the clinical com-
ments field at the bottom of
the Clinical tab. All you need
is a short note followed by
the date and your initials.
"Canceled per surg, 8-28 JC"
I you have any questions
please let me know.
Thanks, Jeff Canary
Test Drive the
Next Frontier in
Minimally
Invasive
Surgery!
Page 5Volume 1, Issue 1
Come test drive the new da Vinci Xi!
Monday October 13th
8:00am – 5:00pm
(Glass Room – ACB bldg.)
Everyone is invited.
**No appointment required. The room will be staffed all day.

6. CNOR Exam Deadlines:
Apply: Testing:
August September, October, November
September October, November, December
October November, December, January
We will be hiring 2 more
OR Tech travelers.
Angie Smith has accepted a
position elsewhere and will
be going PRN 8/31 if ap-
proved.
Eva Gobel is transferring to
another facility. Her last
day is August 29.
Terri Hambaugh transfer
from 8E in one of our new
OR Patient Assistants.
Terri Hayes OR Assistant
starts 9/15
Posted Positions:
Employee Changes:
Welcome Travelers!
Kirk LaRock, CST
Tina Adkins, RN
Karen Baggott, CST
Melissa Hamilton, RN
Lynne Street will be going
PRN 9/14.
Dewanye Sullivan has ac-
cepted the ANES Tech
PRN position and starts
9/15.
Other News:
Alan VanDolah had sur-
gery and is recuperating.
Employee Update– Jill Bowersox
Surgical Services Newletter