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N653 Fall Prevention Final Project, Sam Clark
N653 Fall Prevention Final Project, Sam Clark
Master's Projects and Capstones
N653 Fall Prevention Final Project
by Samuel K. Clark, RN
This project was done with patient safety in mind through the use of the most current EBP available.
Improving Patient Safety: Reducing Medication Errors In The Microsystem, Erica M. Dent
Improving Patient Safety: Reducing Medication Errors In The Microsystem, Erica M. Dent
Master's Projects and Capstones
In a 72-bed for-profit long-term acute care hospital located in an urban setting, there has been a fifteen percent increase of medication errors that the pharmacy department has detected across nursing, and pharmacy departments, as well as with physicians from both day and night shifts. Over the last month there has been a total of twenty-eight medication errors including the transcription, administration, evaluation, and documentation processes. The microsystem consists of a telemetry/medical-surgical unit as well as a small intensive care unit consisting of ten beds.
The prospectus details a project implemented to reduce medication errors within the microsystem. The steps …
Delirium Screening Instrument Knowledge And Perception Among Cardiovascular Intensive Care Nurses, Brittany Lynn Dahl
Delirium Screening Instrument Knowledge And Perception Among Cardiovascular Intensive Care Nurses, Brittany Lynn Dahl
DNP Projects
Background: Delirium is a serious condition that affects critically ill adult patients in the intensive care unit. Bedside nursing delirium measurements are considered a dependable source of information that can be used for clinical decision-making. Nurse education and assessment of perceptions is important when building a framework for successful delirium assessment. However, few data exist about nursing perceptions and practices associated with delirium screening instruments. The overall purpose of this project is to examine nurse perceptions and knowledge about delirium and delirium screening instruments at the University of Kentucky (UK) Hospital’s Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU).
Objectives: The aims of …