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An Interdisciplinary Code Sepsis Team To Improve Sepsis Bundle Compliance In The Emergency Department, Jill M. Delawder
An Interdisciplinary Code Sepsis Team To Improve Sepsis Bundle Compliance In The Emergency Department, Jill M. Delawder
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Final Clinical Projects, 2016-2019
Purpose: Sepsis is one of the leading causes of mortality with over 700,000 hospitalizations and 200,000 deaths annually. Various tools exist to aid in the early identification and treatment of sepsis including electronic alert systems, standardized order sets, nurse-initiated protocols and specialty trained teams. Despite available guidelines, mortality rates for severe sepsis and septic shock are near 50%.
Methods: The aims of this rapid cycle quality improvement project were 1) to develop and implement an interdisciplinary team to address early implementation of evidence-based sepsis bundles in the emergency department and 2) to compare sepsis bundle compliance three months pre-and three …
Can The Implementation Of Interprofessional Rounds Improve Hospital Throughput Efficiency?, Rebecca Howdyshell
Can The Implementation Of Interprofessional Rounds Improve Hospital Throughput Efficiency?, Rebecca Howdyshell
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Final Clinical Projects, 2016-2019
Abstract
Efficient throughput processes are a vital part of providing cost effective, safe, quality patient care. Research has shown interprofessional rounds can have success at improving throughput processes. A rural, not-for-profit, 255 bed hospital in a Mid-Atlantic State was experiencing issues with throughput/patient flow. The aims of this quality improvement project were 1). to implement Interprofessional Rounds on the Progressive Care Unit (PCU); 2). To design and build a working Interprofessional Rounds template into meditech to guide Interprofessional Rounds and streamline discharge documentation; 3). to increase the amount of discharge orders entered between 0700 and 1300 by ten percent; and …