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Strict Isolation Compliance: A Quality Improvement Initiative Implementation Process, Debra Apenhorst
Strict Isolation Compliance: A Quality Improvement Initiative Implementation Process, Debra Apenhorst
Theses and Graduate Projects
This is a retrospective description and evaluation of an implementation process for a quality improvement initiative. The intent of the quality improvement initiative was to improve compliance with isolation as a means of reducing healthcare associated infections. The project evaluates the effectiveness of the implementation strategies through the lens of the Health Belief Modal and Watson's theoretical framework. This evaluation considers the health beliefs of healthcare workers and the impact on behavior and implications of nurse as vigilant guardian, protecting the patients by decreasing the risk of acquiring an infection while receiving medical care. Integral to Watson's theory is the …