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++++++++++++++++++++++++ + +++ +hoSPiTAl RoUNDS +++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++ What's New in Area Hospitals WESlEY ADDS PEWS AS A STANDARD COMPONENT OF PEDIATRIC PATIENT ASSESSMENT For more information about Wesley Medical Center and its pediatric services, please visit wesleymc.com. Wesley Medical Center has implemented an additional patient safety measure for children. The new Pediatric Early assessment, early intervention and stabilization for WICHITA NEPHROlOGY GROUP, P.A. WElCOMES NEPHROlOGIST RONNIE K. MOUSSA, MD pediatric patients and helps prevent clinical deterioration Dr. Moussa received his or arrest. PEWS includes a scoring tool and an action al- medical degree from the gorithm. Nurses use the scoring tool as an adjunct to their University of Kansas. He daily clinical assessments in order to help detect clinical also completed his internal Warning System (PEWS) is now a standard component of pediatric patient assessment. Similar to the MEWS system for adults, PEWS provides deterioration of pediatric patients. The action algorithm Ronnie K. Moussa, MD provides a set of minimal actions to assist deteriorating medicine residency and his fellowship in nephrology patients by involving all necessary team members in a at the University of Kansas. timely manner. The algorithm also assists in determining Dr. Moussa will be seeing patients at the Wichita loca- the level of care necessary. tion, 818 N. Emporia, as well as at outreach clinics in Pediatric Unit nurses caring for inpatients chart PEWS El Dorado, Kan. assessments and scores in Meditech a minimum of every four hours. The scoring tool enables nurses to assign respiratory areas. Additional points may be assigned for NMC FACIlITY TO ACCOMMODATE NEWTON SCHOOl DISTRICT'S HEAlTH SCIENCES ACADEMY every 15-minute or continuous nebulizations and/or per- A former Newton Medical Center facility is now home objective sub-scores to behavior, cardiovascular and sistent vomiting following surgery. Based on the results to Newton of the clinical assessment and PEWS score, the nurse can School find the corresponding action(s) on the PEWS action algo- District's rithm. The corresponding action could include: Health • more frequent reassessment Sciences • notification of the charge nurse, clinical staff leader Academy. and/or primary medical team • activation of the Pediatric Response Team "PEWS should help us decrease code blues and increase our awareness of patient deterioration at an early A firstThis former Newton Medical Center facility is now home to Newton School District's Health Sciences Academy, a new program that educates local high school students about health-related careers. year program beginning this fall, the stage," says Cyndi Chapman, Pediatric Intensive Care Manager. "It will also provide a better communication tool health-related careers. The program is an expansion for nurses and physicians. 16 academy will educate area high school students about of Newton High School's previously offered health | Greater Kansas MD News ■ mDNEWS.COm