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Promoting Cultural Humility: Lgbtqia+ Education For Healthcare Providers, Lexi Robertson, Lauren Connelly
Promoting Cultural Humility: Lgbtqia+ Education For Healthcare Providers, Lexi Robertson, Lauren Connelly
VCU Health Nursing
Abstract:
Purpose:
LGBTQIA+ patients experience devastating mental health and substance abuse disparities. While our organization has a broad non-discrimination statement that includes gender identity and sexual orientation, there is no guidance for how to best serve these patients. Evidence suggests training sessions are a successful means of increasing LGBTQIA+ cultural competency, with “Safe Zone” identified as being especially successful on college campuses. The Healthcare Equality Index also calls for education to demonstrate healthcare organizations’ commitment to LGBTQIA+ patients.
Intervention:
We developed an educational workshop - Safe Zone – with university psychologists. This workshop included interactive exercises that focused on increasing …
Own Your Outcomes: Driving Down Hapis In The Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit, Linda Currie
Own Your Outcomes: Driving Down Hapis In The Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit, Linda Currie
VCU Health Nursing
Abstract:
Purpose (What): To achieve sustainable reduction of pressure injury (PI) rates through systematic culture change, in a quaternary, level 1, urban academic medical center cardiac surgery intensive care unit (CSICU).
Relevance/Significance (Why): The CSICU is a high-risk patient population, hosting multiple potential barriers to pressure injury prevention. Prior to 2012, the CSICU pressure injury rate was 17% higher than the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators benchmark, negatively impacting patient outcomes and organizational goals. Leveraging Magnet principles of Evidence-Based Practice, CSICU advanced practice nurse leaders empowered and motivated bedside nurses to lead and sustain unit culture change.
Strategy and …
Creating A Clinical Ladder Education Program For Perioperative Surgical Services (Clepps), Velma Davis, Natalie Sorensen
Creating A Clinical Ladder Education Program For Perioperative Surgical Services (Clepps), Velma Davis, Natalie Sorensen
VCU Health Nursing
Problem Statement:
Low participation in challenging the Clinical Ladder within the Perioperative Surgical Services was observed. The period 2016-2017, only five nurses from the department challenged and were successful on the ladder. As a process improvement initiative, the department implemented CLEPPS, using the organization’s clinical ladder program as a tool.
Background:
It is documented in the literature that a robust Clinical Ladder Program increases staff satisfaction, enhances professional development, and improve patient outcomes.
The Perioperative Surgical Services has a total of 102 Clinical Nurse II within the department who were eligible for advancement on the clinical ladder. An internal survey, …