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Improving Perioperative Communication Through The Use Of A Nurse Navigator: An Integrative Review, Elizabeth Irene Christman
Improving Perioperative Communication Through The Use Of A Nurse Navigator: An Integrative Review, Elizabeth Irene Christman
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
Patient-centered communication practices are critical for ensuring that patients have optimal care experiences and clinical outcomes. Unfortunately, today’s health care environment often presents numerous barriers to consistent and clear information exchange. These barriers are magnified in dynamic and fast-paced care environments such as the perioperative setting, where numerous interactions and communication exchanges must occur. The purpose of this integrative review is to examine the value of the nurse navigator role within the perioperative setting and evaluate whether it can improve patient and family satisfaction with communication and the care experience. The review includes the identification and appraisal of relevant literature …
Improving Patient Satisfaction With The Virtual Handoff Process Through The Utilization Of Educational Pamphlets In The Emergency Department, Lynda Michelle Heintz
Improving Patient Satisfaction With The Virtual Handoff Process Through The Utilization Of Educational Pamphlets In The Emergency Department, Lynda Michelle Heintz
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
Boarding patients in the emergency room while waiting to transfer the patient to the proper unit can be harmful to clinical care and have significant financial opportunity costs. At one local hospital it was found that on average patients were being boarded in the emergency room (ED) for approximately 85 minutes waiting to be transferred. Several barriers that caused this delay were found including, delay in room cleaning, nurse staff shortage, and inability to give report to the nurse receiving the patient. In an attempt to combat this delay which may be caused by a difficulty in giving patient report, …