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Development Of A Standardized Transfer Acceptance Bundle To Improve Team Collaboration During The Transfer From The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit To The Surgical Unit, Pamela Morrison
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects
Background/Significance: The project site utilizes a high reliability framework to support safety and quality improvement. Although the infant-toddler surgical unit frequently accepts transfers of surgical patients from the ICU, there was no standardized process in place.
Purpose: The purpose of this project was to develop and implement a standardized transfer acceptance process bundle for patients transferring from the ICU to the inpatient surgical unit.
Methods: This Quality Improvement project utilized a Plan-Do-Study-Act model to guide the project implementation. The standardized transfer acceptance process bundle included APRN use of the I-PASS hand-off tool, an RN and APRN bedside huddle at the …