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Oxygen Therapy Education To Improve Oxygen Safety In The Emergency Department: A Quality Improvement Project, Latania Wolfe
Oxygen Therapy Education To Improve Oxygen Safety In The Emergency Department: A Quality Improvement Project, Latania Wolfe
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Background and Significance: Oxygen is often administered in emergency departments (ED) in US without the nurses and other healthcare staff inputting orders for this medication. This gap in placing orders poses a risk to patient safety and poses a regulation issue.
Purpose: The goal of this quality improvement project is to increase the rate of orders placed for patients using oxygen in ED staff by 12% from March 1, 2023 to May 31, 2023.
Methods: The Model for Improvement guided this quality improvement project. Two PDSA cycles were completed.
Results: PDSA #1 Completed SWOT analysis and used information to …
Enhancing Depression Screening For The Adolescent Population In The Pediatric Emergency Department By Utilizing The Patient Health Questionnaire: A Quality Improvement Project, Chelsea Alvarez
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Background:
Mental health disparities make up 16% of the global burden of disease and injury in people ages 10-19. Many cases of mental health are unidentified and left untreated. Failure to address mental health disorders in children can lead to poor outcomes of health and well-being. Evidence-based practice supports the utilization of screening tools such as the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) for depression screening in adolescents ages 12-18 years.
Objectives:
By implementing the PHQ-9 in the pediatric emergency department, the goals for this quality improvement project were to increase staff knowledge on the PHQ-9, improve staff screening compliance, and to …