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'Creating A Protective Picture:' A Grounded Theory Of Rn Decision Making When Using A Charting-By-Exception Documentation System, Noel Kerr
Noël M Kerr PhD, RN, CMSRN
The philosophy behind charting-by-exception (CBE) remains a source of professional concern almost 30 years after its introduction. The literature lacks both qualitative and quantitative studies that address staff nurse views of CBE or the use of CBE data for clinical decision making. Purpose The specific aim of this study was to explore the decision making of medical-surgical nurses who use CBE as their method of documentation. Method Grounded theory was used to explore how medical-surgical nurses decide whether to follow a CBE policy on a day-to-day, patient-by-patient basis. Approval of the AMSN Research Committee and the Rutgers University Institutional Review …
Illinois Wesleyan University Celebrates With History, Noel Kerr
Illinois Wesleyan University Celebrates With History, Noel Kerr
Noël M Kerr PhD, RN, CMSRN
No abstract provided.
Cross Cultural Perspectives On Nursing: A Glimpse Of Nursing In Japan, Noel Kerr
Cross Cultural Perspectives On Nursing: A Glimpse Of Nursing In Japan, Noel Kerr
Noël M Kerr PhD, RN, CMSRN
No abstract provided.
Preoperative Stoma Site Assessment And Marking, Noel Kerr, Beatrice Razor
Preoperative Stoma Site Assessment And Marking, Noel Kerr, Beatrice Razor
Noël M Kerr PhD, RN, CMSRN
No abstract provided.
Take The Plunge: Expanding The Float Pool To "Closed" Units, Noel Kerr, Brenda Hardy, Karen Meskimen
Take The Plunge: Expanding The Float Pool To "Closed" Units, Noel Kerr, Brenda Hardy, Karen Meskimen
Noël M Kerr PhD, RN, CMSRN
Techniques were developed based on nursing staff input to improve floating at a 500-bed trauma center when the practice was expanded to include units that were previously closed. Written fact sheets were prepared for each unit, and a buddy system was implemented for all floats. A study was conducted to identify the effects of these and other interventions designed to improve nurses' experience of floating.
Positive Outcome After Looped Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Malposition. A Case Study., Noel Kerr
Positive Outcome After Looped Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Malposition. A Case Study., Noel Kerr
Noël M Kerr PhD, RN, CMSRN
Tip malposition of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) is a frequently encountered problem. Invasive and noninvasive techniques for resolution of malpositions described in the literature are reviewed. A positive outcome using non-invasive techniques after a looped malposition in the axillary vein is discussed.