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Standardizing Patient Transfer Process Among Nurses From Labor & Delivery To Mother-Baby Unit: A Quality Improvement Project, Kiratraj Kaur Grewal
Standardizing Patient Transfer Process Among Nurses From Labor & Delivery To Mother-Baby Unit: A Quality Improvement Project, Kiratraj Kaur Grewal
Master's Projects
Purpose: To implement and evaluate the efficacy of a standardized patient transfer process among registered nurses (RN) from Labor & Delivery (L&D) to Mother-Baby Unit (MBU) using PDSA cycle to improve RN satisfaction and reduce patient transfer time
Conceptual Framework: PDSA Cycle
Setting: Labor & Delivery and Mother-Baby Unit of a tertiary care hospital
Methods: The project consisted of collecting both objective (estimated patient transfer time from L&D to MBU) and subjective data (anonymous nursing pre- and post-intervention surveys). Standardization of transfer process included implementing a transfer checklist, patient transfer tool, updating the workflow, and a sample patient transfer video. …