In this issue

	JCAHO's 2006 Patient Safety Goals
	Travel to Washington State
	Payroll Lookup & Printable Timecards
	Cures for the Summer Rerun
	New: Favorite Trivia

On the web

	Employee Sign In
	Local Branch Offices
	Favorite Benefits

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Washington State is booming with healthcare opportunities! Read more in today's newsletter and call us at 1- 800-755-1411 for details!

JCAHO's 2006 Patient Safety Goals

The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) recently announced its 2006 National Patient Safety Goals.

The purpose of the Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goals is to promote specific improvements in patient safety. Below are the 2006 National Patient Safety Goals and Requirements for Accredited Hospitals and Critical-Access Hospitals:

1. Improve the accuracy of patient identification.
2. Improve the effectiveness of communication among caregivers.
3. Improve the safety of using medications.
4. Reduce the risk of healthcare-associated infections.
5. Accurately and completely reconcile medications across the continuum of care.
6. Reduce the risk of patient harm resulting from falls.

To view the 2006 Patient Safety Goals in their entirety, click here.

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Travel to Washington State

The Pacific Northwest offers natural beauty, impressive attractions and a wealth of healthcare opportunities.

As the smallest state west of the Rocky Mountains, Washington offers multiple distinct regions with wonders to satisfy everyone’s interests, from creations of nature like the rainforests and towering volcanoes to manmade structures such as the Space Needle and the Grand Coulee Dam. Travel to Washington and discover the excitement for yourself.

Tour the ancient cranberry bogs or taste the oysters for which this region is famous. Board a ferry to the islands of Washington for a spectacular view of Mount Baker standing at the edge of the continent. Summer is an excellent time to spot entire pods of orca from the boat or from the shore.

In the Olympic and Kitsap region, peer into tide pools teeming with life or trace a river through Quinault forest, one of the world's only coniferous rain forests.

Three major volcanoes - Mounts Rainier, St. Helens and Adams - rise like immense pyramids from the surrounding hills just a short drive from Seattle and Tacoma. While in Seattle, visit Pike Street Market, the oldest continually operating farmers' market in the country. Open year-round, this historic market is perched on a hillside overlooking Elliott Bay and features flying fish, farmers, artists and street performers.

For more information about these and many more treasures of Washington, visit www.experiencewashington.com. To inquire about the travel opportunities available through Favorite Staffing, call us at 800-755-1411 or email us at gotravel@favoritestaffing.com. Our most prominent contracts in Washington are listed below.

Anacortes

• RN OB Evening

Forks

• RN, LPN GERI Evening
• RN ER, MS Night

Grand Coulee

• RN Hospital Night

Lakewood

• RN ER Rotating

Moses Lake

• RN ICU Night

Olympia

• RN ICU Night

Pasco

• RN ER Evening

Puyullup

• RN CATH Day

Richland

• PRTH, SPEECH THERAPY Hospital, Rehabilitation, Day
• RN MS, PEDS, TEL Evening
• RN TEL, PEDS Night

Seattle

• RN PACU Day
• RN ER Night
• RN OR Rotating
• RN MS Night
• RN ICU Night

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Payroll Lookup & Printable Timecards

Visit our website to view your paycheck or print new timecards!

Want to see details of your paycheck before it arrives in the mail? Need to get another timecard? You can accomplish both by visiting our website, www.favoritestaffing.com. Once there, enter your user name and password to sign in. Now you can view your detailed payroll information or print an Employee Assignment Record (better known as a timecard or time sheet).

To get to your secure payroll information after signing in, click on "My Payroll" from the menu on the left. From here you can look up your personal paycheck stub for the current or previous weeks. Your current and year-to-date earnings and deductions are clearly identified for your convenience. Your points in the Favorite Rewards program are there for your review. Important messages regarding your career with Favorite Staffing are also noted.

Your records are updated Friday morning for every week you have submitted timecards for completed shifts. You can choose to review the record online or take advantage of the new option to print the record.

From your personal payroll site, you have the option to print the Faxable Employee Assignment Record. After going to "My Payroll", just click the "Printable Timecard" button at the top of the page and follow the instructions for printing your Employee Assignment Record. Each record has a serial record number needed for verification that your fax has been received, so be sure to repeat the process if you want to print more than one and please do not photocopy.

After each shift or at the end of your workweek, you can fax your Employee Assignment Record to 866-FAV-PAYS. Be sure to use a new timecard after you've faxed it in, even if you haven't used all the spaces. To verify that we received your fax, call 877-215-7999.

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Cures for the Summer Rerun

Bask in the sun and enjoy alternate forms of summer entertainment.

With summer just underway, chances are that your favorite TV show has long since run it’s season finale. Baseball, barbeques and lazy days by the pool are standard warm weather fare. Why not add a little spice to the longer daylight hours with some events that only summer can offer? Here are a few special activities across the country guaranteed to delight summer enthusiasts of all ages:

• Outdoor plays. Many communities offer an outdoor theater experience for a small ticket price or charitable donation. Pack a picnic and enjoy the show!
• Special events at local parks. Along with natural beauty, some parks are becoming pretty high tech by featuring light or laser shows. A combination of colorful lasers, surround sound and special effects, the shows are typically choreographed to music. Look into some of the parks near you. You never know what you may find.
• Unique concert events. Summer is the best time to enjoy a multitude of musical acts. Concerts for a variety of musical tastes abound at outdoor venues in the summer. A quick look through your local paper should yield a long list of musical events.

Other fun summer activities to consider:

• Shop or stroll through historic districts in your city. It’s a wonderful way to spend some time and get to know your metropolis.
• Catch a movie at the local drive-in. Yes! They still exist and are a much more economical way to see the hottest summer releases.
• Visit local conservation departments and botanical gardens. Most offer tours and classes on the local flora and fauna.

There are a million things that warm weather can offer. A perfect diversion to boring summer reruns is just the beginning!

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This week's topic: The US States

Stay tuned next week for answers and new questions on a different topic!

1. Name the 10 states that border the Mississippi River.
2. Which state has only one syllable in its name?
3. Which states make up the point in the US known as"Four Corners"?

Last week's topic: The Olympic Games

1. Which six U.S. Cities have hosted the Olympics (Summer or Winter Games)? Answer: Lake Placid NY- 1932, 1980; Squaw Valley CA- 1960; Salt Lake City- 2002; St. Louis- 1904; Los Angeles- 1932, 1984; Atlanta- 1996
2. What do the five rings on the Olympic flag represent? Answer: The 5 major continents of the world: N. America, S. America, Europe/Asia, Africa, Australia
3. What does the Olympic motto, "
Citius-Altius-Fortius" translate to? Answer: Faster, Higher, Stronger