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Effect Of Implementing Admission History Optimization On Perceived Nurse Documentation Burden, Chelsea Smith Hardin, Mary Johnson
Effect Of Implementing Admission History Optimization On Perceived Nurse Documentation Burden, Chelsea Smith Hardin, Mary Johnson
Graduate Publications and Other Selected Works - Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Abstract
Electronic health records (EHR) and computer-based documentation is a powerful tool which has been adopted extensively in the last twenty years. The effect of EHR integration on staff has not been well studied, especially among nurses.
Purpose
The purpose is to investigate how optimization of nursing documentation effects the burden of documentation on nurses.
Methods
This project evaluated the admission history documentation at a community hospital that used essential data sets (EDS) to optimize the documentation process for nursing. To evaluate the documentation burden, the Burden of Documentation for Nurses and Midwives (BurDoNsaM) survey will be used before implementation …
Cancer Risk Assessment: Implementation Of A Standardized Tool To Identify Women At Risk For Hereditary Cancer Syndrome, Gillian Harris, Karen Lasater
Cancer Risk Assessment: Implementation Of A Standardized Tool To Identify Women At Risk For Hereditary Cancer Syndrome, Gillian Harris, Karen Lasater
Graduate Publications and Other Selected Works - Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Background
Though literature identifies improved patient survivability with use of cancer genetic testing (CGT), routine use of risk assessment and referral to genetic services by oncologists remains low.
Objectives
To increase the number of patients identified as being at risk for hereditary cancer syndromes (HCS) and the number of patients sent for genetic counseling in a gynecologic/oncology office.
Methods
Ambry Genetics’ “AVA” (Ambry’s Virtual Assistant) screening tool was implemented and sent to all new patients visiting the office for any reason to assess their risk for HCS. Pre- and post-implementation rates of risk identification and referral to genetic services were …