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Hiv Pilot Program For Chinese College Students: Differences By Gender, Teresa Serratt
Hiv Pilot Program For Chinese College Students: Differences By Gender, Teresa Serratt
Teresa Serratt
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Decreasing Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infections In The Non-Icu Population, Alma Medina, Teresa Serratt, Michele Pelter, Tami Brancamp
Decreasing Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infections In The Non-Icu Population, Alma Medina, Teresa Serratt, Michele Pelter, Tami Brancamp
Teresa Serratt
Central line–associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) rates above the national average precipitated a quality improvement project aimed at reducing this trend. We implemented daily chlorhexidine bathing and used 4 strategies to promote a change in practice and culture in our medical/surgical units. These strategies include the following: (1) staff education, (2) leadership support, (3) resource availability, and (4) increased awareness and accountability. Since implementing these strategies, there has been a significant reduction in CLABSI rates in the medical/surgical units.
Enforcement Of Hospital Nurse Staffing Regulations Across The United States: Progress Or Stalemate?, Teresa Serratt, Suzanne Meyer, Susan Chapman
Enforcement Of Hospital Nurse Staffing Regulations Across The United States: Progress Or Stalemate?, Teresa Serratt, Suzanne Meyer, Susan Chapman
Teresa Serratt
Enactment of hospital nurse staffing regulations was brought about by changes in the U.S. health care system that resulted in large-scale reductions in nurse staffing. These reductions came at a time when studies were highlighting inadequacies in care that caused negative patient outcomes and raised questions about the safety of hospitalized patients. Nurse staffing regulations were enacted to ensure that adequate numbers of nurses were available to provide high-quality and safe care. Although these regulations represent progress toward addressing staffing inadequacies, enforcement language is absent or weak and compliance data are either not collected or difficult to access. Explicit and …