As the health care industry’s most comprehensive library of customizable policy and procedure templates, MCN Healthcare’s Intensive Care Unit Policy and Procedure Manual includes this customizable template, Transport of Adult Critical Care Patients Within Facility. MCN’s policy library helps you meet compliance with Joint Commission and federal regulations including CMS, CDC, OSHA, OIG, HIPAA and more.

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Here is some sample content from Transport of Adult Critical Care Patients Within Facility:

	POLICY: The need to transport a patient out of or within the critical care unit will be carefully evaluated by the nurse in collaboration with appropriate care team members. The following patients should not be moved unless absolutely necessary: Hemodynamically unstable patients Patients on inverse I:E ventilation ratios Patients on time cycled pressure ventilation Patients PEEP > 10 cm The critical care RN is responsible for instituting CPR and Code Blue procedures while their patient is in other departments. For patients who require telemetry transport, an MD's order is...
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	...supplies Blood drawing supplies and tubes IV flush solutions Patients transported via the elevator will enter feet first, making the head available from open doors. The RN will document all pertinent information including: Means by which patient was transported; who was present at the transport; Where the patient was transported to and from; and How the patient tolerated the transport procedure. Upon return to unit a full re-assessment will be completed. SUBJECT: TRANSPORT OF ADULT...