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Development And Evaluation Of An Emergency Department-Based Nurse Practitioner Care Delivery Model, Tiesha Johnson
Development And Evaluation Of An Emergency Department-Based Nurse Practitioner Care Delivery Model, Tiesha Johnson
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects
Background: Acute mental health care needs are not always optimally managed in the Emergency Department (ED) with the traditional approach to care and management. The ED encounter for psychiatric patients is lengthy, costly, fragmented, inefficient and often ineffective, contributing to poor outcomes.. Purpose: To introduce the evidence- based advanced nursing practice model to ED professionals and staff for feedback and evaluation of an ED-based Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner care delivery model for the acute care of psychiatric patients. Implementation: The care delivery model was created based on evidence and presented to professionals and staff at one medical center ED. A focus …
A Quality Improvement (Qi) Project To Reduce Emergency Department (Ed) Readmissions Among Patients With Limited English Proficiency (Lep) Through Utilization Of Interpretive Services By Healthcare Providers, Christine Ndissi
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects
Background and Review of Literature: Patients with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) are a vulnerable population with greater risk for poor health outcomes due to provider-to-patient communication barriers. Emergency Department (ED) health providers are routinely confronted with problems of ineffective communication thereby, leading to lack of patients’ knowledge of their diagnoses and medications, and subsequently lead to medication-related adverse events and ED readmissions. Purpose: The purpose of this DNP quality improvement (QI) project is to evaluate the standards of care and examine factors that contribute to underutilization of interpretive services for patients with LEP who seek care at the ED to …