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You Missed A Spot! Disinfecting Shared Mobile Phones, Roberta Basol, Jean Beckel, Judy Gildsdorf-Gracie, Amy Hilleren-Listerud, Terri Mccaffrey, Sherri Reischl, Pamela Rickbeil, Mary Schimnich, Kirsten Skillings, Mary A. Struffert

Articles

The use of portable mobile devices has facilitated timely communication among healthcare team members. It's now a common practice for hospital-owned mobile phones to be shared among healthcare employees from shift to shift. Despite the benefit of increased, timely communication between caregivers, sharing mobile devices can lead to the spread of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). This article looks at the efficacy of two types of cleaning products on shared mobile phones carried by RNs at a 489-bed, Magnet-designated, Midwestern regional medical center. The cleaning methods evaluated were 70% isopropyl alcohol wipes and ethyl alcohol wipes.

Comparison Of Manual Versus Automated Data Collection Method For An Evidence-Based Nursing Practice Study, Matthew D. Byrne, T R. Jordan, Tamara Welle

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OBJECTIVE:

The objective of this study was to investigate and improve the use of automated data collection procedures for nursing research and quality assurance.

METHODS:

A descriptive, correlational study analyzed 44 orthopedic surgical patients who were part of an evidence-based practice (EBP) project examining post-operative oxygen therapy at a Midwestern hospital. The automation work attempted to replicate a manually-collected data set from the EBP project.

RESULTS:

Automation was successful in replicating data collection for study data elements that were available in the clinical data repository. The automation procedures identified 32 "false negative" patients who met the inclusion criteria described in …

The Call Of Nursing: Stories From The Frontlines Of Nursing, Melissa Erickson

Book Chapters

The Call of Nursing is not a typical book about nurses. It takes us behind the curtain of silence that often hangs between us -- the patients who rely on the health care system -- and the women and men who form the backbone of that system, and who are entrusted with our intimate care.

Melissa Erickson:

I worked in Women Care at a large hospital in Minneapolis which delivers more babies than any other hospital in the state. Women Care is a level IV obstetric care facility. Primarily, I cared for high-risk mothers and babies there, including high-order multiples. …

Core Measures, Nikki Laudenbach, Kristi Patterson, Carol Upcraft

Nursing Posters

Core Measures are hospital quality measures that are monitored and reported to the Joint Commission and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). They are evidence-based practices, scientifically researched standards of care which result in improved clinical outcomes for patients, and impact Value Based Purchasing reimbursement. They assist us to provide optimal care across all patient populations, help us identify areas where we can improve patient outcomes, and provide a focus for the development of clinical pathways and standard order sets.

Important Message From Medicare: A New Delivery Process, Norene Chavez

Nursing Posters

To evaluate and change the current delivery guidelines of the IMM, and to communicate those changes to all involved staff through a live education session.

Capnography Monitoring: A New Tool For Sch, Brenda Swendra-Henry, Peggy Lange

Nursing Posters

To incorporate capnography into the care of patients receiving or recovering from continuous opioid infusions or sedation or at the discretion of RN or RT for patients with respiratory compromise.

Development And Implementation Of A Pediatric Palliative Care Program, Terri Mccaffrey, Diane Pelant, Jean Beckel

Nursing Posters

To define, develop, and implement a pediatric palliative care program.

Hardwiring Excellence: Applying Healthy Work Environment Principles To The Pediatric/Nicu Department, Diane Pelant

Nursing Posters

The goals of HWE is to improve trust, communication, employee engagement, patient satisfaction, patient safety, and patient clinical outcomes through skilled communication, true collaboration, effective decision making, appropriate staffing, meaningful recognition, and authentic leadership.

A Practical Solution To The Challenges Of Rehabilitation Nursing Documentation, Ann Summar, Joyce Belanger, Melissa Vee

Nursing Posters

To evaluate and improve the daily progress note template in rehabilitation nursing documentation.

Demonstrating Nurse-Sensitive Outcomes: Do Barrier Perceptions Differ By Role?, Jean Beckel

Nursing Posters

This study provides some of the first evidence to demonstrate the existence of barriers and differences in barrier perception related to role.

Blood Transfusion In Elective Total Hip And Total Knee Arthroplasty Patients, Naomi Schneider, Gina Anderson-Malum

Nursing Posters

To standardize the use of blood transfusion in total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) patients.

Improving The Preparedness Of Discharge Education For Patients On The Bone And Joint Center, Angela Moscho

Nursing Posters

To improve discharge education in order to increase the percent of overall discharge and patient satisfaction in relation to being discharged.

Sitter Observation, Lisa Kilgard, Elizabeth Schuler

Nursing Posters

To implement a practice change at St. Cloud Hospital which reduces one to one observation in medical and behavioral patients as compared to current routine practice of one to one sitter use as a common intervention used.

Methadone Use In Palliative Care Patients, Kim Ruprecht

Nursing Posters

Methadone is increasingly being used for palliative cancer patients for pain management. Physicians are "rotating" opioids to help reduce opioid side effects, and help increase pain response due to tolerance of another opioid. Methadone has been compared to other opioids in studies in which it has been rotated with another opioid. The studies compared the adverse effects, cost, and the rate of success to achieve adequate pain management.

Rehabilitation Fall Prevention Strategies, May Schomer, Kathy Toulouse

Nursing Posters

To improve communication and education among health care workers on fall prevention measures in order to decrease fall rates and increase patient satisfaction.

Northern Stars Of Education: Enhancing Nursing Practice Through Collaboration, Jenelle Brekken, Kristin Brandt, Tammy Filippi, Mary Leyk

Nursing Posters

To utilize collaboration to increase communication, innovation, and support.

Revising A Patient Medication Program To Improve Medication Adherence And Patient Outcomes, Rebecca Kastanek, Sandi Mulliner, Ann Summar

Nursing Posters

To improve education and understanding of medications in order to improve overall quality of care, to ensure our patients stay healthy and retain the gains they made during their rehabilitation stay, and to decrease readmission rates.

Nicu Ebp Project: Transitioning Caregivers To A Private Room Nicu, Kristin Gjerset

Nursing Posters

To identify challenges, address concerns, and educate staff in order to make the transition to the utilization of private rooms in the NICU a smooth one.

It's Just An Insulin Pump! The Top 10 Questions Asked By Staff Nurses, Sue Kruse, Chelsea Kilanowski

Nursing Posters

To educate staff nurses on the use of insulin pumps.

Nursing Bed Side Report: Changing Our Relationship With Our Patients, Naomi Schneider, Mary Leyk

Nursing Posters

To improve bed side shift reporting in order to standardize practices, to increase efficiency, to decrease RN late clock outs, and to increase patient satisfaction.