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Utilization Of A Simulation Electronic Documentation Model For Healthcare Providers To Reduce Documentation Errors In A Hospital Setting, Icy Moton-Hale
Utilization Of A Simulation Electronic Documentation Model For Healthcare Providers To Reduce Documentation Errors In A Hospital Setting, Icy Moton-Hale
Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects
Background: Electronic health records (EHRs) are commonly used within healthcare systems across the United States. Although EHRs were developed to provide safe delivery of care, poor documentation quality remains a problem. Poor HER documentation can negatively affect many patients’ health outcomes.
Purpose: The purpose of the DNP project was to determine the degree to which using a simulated electronic documentation model to train nurses in an acute care unit would decrease documentation errors and missed care and decrease missed opportunities for patient education in EHRs.
Methods: The theoretical framework was underpinned by the Donabedian model, positing that factors associated with …
Implementing A Pressure Injury Prevention Bundle To Decrease Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries In An Adult Medical-Surgical Unit, Laura Brock
Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects
Background: Pressure injuries affect approximately 2.5 million people in the United States and cost the American healthcare system more than $11.6 billion annually. Healthcare organizations have sanctions placed on them by government agencies to minimize the occurrence of pressure injuries to reduce financial burdens and poor patient outcomes.
Purpose: The project aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of reducing the incidence of hospital-acquired pressure injuries after implementing a pressure injury prevention bundle over eight weeks in a medical-surgical unit in a rural hospital in Alabama.
Methods: This quality improvement project consisted of three key components: educating nurses to …