I. The document outlines a daily workflow for managing low air loss specialty beds which involves maintaining a bed log, verifying bed locations against the hospital system, checking patient orders, and communicating about bed availability with various departments. II. Key steps include printing logs, verifying bed locations which sometimes differ from the system, notifying wound care about available beds and potential discharges, and passing information to the next shift. III. Effective communication between departments is important to ensure beds are used appropriately and available for patients who need them.

1. Good dayHeidi,
Ok here’sashot at howI do my dailyworkflowforthe Low AirLoss specialtybeds. The hardestpartof
the workflowismaintainingthe bedlogthroughoutthe day. Ifill the loginwithpencil soI can update it
withanymovementthat mayhappen.
I. Printthe dailylogsheettobe filledoutwithbedlocationsatthe beginningof eachshift.
II. Printthe specialitybedreporttouse forverificationof ordersforeachday.
III. SignintoVersusandlookup the bedlocations,there willbe timeswhenyouneedtocompare
the locationsthatversusisreportingtothe bedlogfromthe nightbefore.There have been
instanceslatelywhere versusisnotreportingaccuratelythe locationsof the bedssoI take the
nightbefore andsee if there hasbeenanymovementof the patienttodifferentunitsorif they
have beendischarged.
IV. Verifythateachpatienthasordersfor the Low AirLoss bed,if the patientdoesnothave ordersI
make a note on my bedlogso I can discussitwiththe Wound ostomynurses.
V. Afterverifyinglocationsof the low airlossbedsthe house HUCwill checkbedboardto see if
any patientshave possible discharge orders. If there are possible dischargesordersInote that
on the bedlogalso.
VI. FloatPool HUC will notifythe core HUC’sof any low air lossbedsandif there are anypossible
dischargesthatday. Thisallowsthe core HUC’s to place a note where theywill rememberwhat
theyhave on theirunitsforlowair lossbeds.(mustHUC’sattach notesto theirmonitorsof
currentlocationsof the lowair lossbeds) Inotifythe HUC’s duringmy morningpumpcount
whichisdone by 8 a.m.
VII. NotifyWoundOstomyof lowairlossbedsavailable atthe beginningof the dayso theyhave a
general ideaof the numberof bedstheycan use. I alsogive themthe projecteddischargesfor
the day and if there are any bedsunderpatientsthathave noordersfor the low air lossbed.
Duringthisreporttime woundostomyandFloatPool HUC will looktosee if theyhave seenthe
patientorwho orderedthe lowairlossbed. The woundostomynurse will thannotifyFloatPool
HUC if the bedneedstobe pulledfrompatientwhenthe patientmedical diagnosisdoesnot
warrant the use of a lowair lossmattress.
VIII. The floatHUC shouldcheckthe bedboard periodicallythroughoutthe daytoverifythatthe
patientsare still beingdischargedortosee if any unexpectedlastminute changeshave been
made to the discharge of patients.
IX. Floatpool HUC’s will passtonightfloatpool HUC’s if there are any possible latedischargesso
that the lowair lossbedscan be obtainedafterpatientdischargesinthe evening.
X. At shiftendthe FloatPool HUC givescompletedbedlogtoon-comingFloatPool HUC.
I hope that thisisunderstandable;it’seasierforme to dothan it isto try and write itout.
AlanM Bland
FloatPool Hospital UnitCoordinator