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Improving Patient Knowledge On Medication Communication, Deborah Cha

Master's Projects and Capstones

Abstract

Problem: Effective medication communication, including potential side effects, is a key determinant of safe patient care and better health outcomes. 3SA scores a 1-2 out of 5-stars for medication communication with the HCAHPS survey from October 2020-March 2021.

Context: As one of the medical-surgical units at this California hospital, it serves the purpose of providing medical and/or surgical management to acutely ill patients. The unit is a 24-bed, 1:5 nursing ratio with medical-telemetry and Covid-19 overflow.

Intervention: The interventions include a structured, evidence-based multi-component program in improving patient knowledge about new medications they receive, the possible side effects of …

Improving The Staff Responsiveness By Bundling Care, Practicing Proactive Authentic Hourly Visits, And Using The Four P’S, Robert Vega

Master's Projects and Capstones

Abstract

Problem

Staff responsiveness is an important Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Star Rating composite tool that hospitals monitor because it is consumer-driven information. The intent is that the HCAHPS composite promotes patient satisfaction, contributes to the prevention of harm, and can save millions of dollars (Danaf et al., 2017). On admission, the patient is orientated to their room, provided a nurse call light button to use, and told not to get out of bed alone and to wait for their nurse (Mitchell et al., 2014). On Three North, a gap exists in the delay it …

Improving Nursing Communication Outcomes Through The Tell-Us Card, Jeffrey Salao, Nina Park, Laura Le, Brittney Pilker, Jillian Cule, Maricarmen Reyes

Master's Projects and Capstones

Abstract

Nursing communication plays a pivotal role in patient-centered care. However, statistics have shown that failures in communication exist in more than 20% of all hospital settings (Sethi & Rani, 2017). Within the explored microsystem, a gap in patient communication was identified through the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) surveys. Reports revealed that the microsystem was performing at 69%, which is 11% below the national average for nursing communication (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services [CMS], 2018). After performing a microsystem assessment, there was a measurable communication opportunity between the patients and nurses. It was determined …

Improving Nursing Communication Outcomes Through The Tell-Us Card, Brittney Pilker, Jillian Cule, Laura Le, Nina Park, Jeffrey Salao, Maricarmen Reyes

Master's Projects and Capstones

Nursing communication plays a pivotal role in patient-centered care. However, statistics have shown that failures in communication exist in more than 20% of all hospital settings (Sethi & Rani, 2017). Within the explored microsystem, a gap in patient communication was identified through the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) surveys. Reports revealed that the microsystem was performing at 69%, which is 11% below the national average for nursing communication (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services [CMS], 2018). After performing a microsystem assessment, there was a measurable communication opportunity between the patients and nurses. It was determined that …

"Improving Nursing Communication Outcomes Through The Tell-Us Card", Jillian Cule, Jeffrey Salao, Nina Park, Laura Le, Brittney Pilker, Maricarmen Reyes

Master's Projects and Capstones

Nursing communication plays a pivotal role in patient-centered care. However, statistics have shown that failures in communication exist in more than 20% of all hospital settings (Sethi & Rani, 2017). Within the explored microsystem, a gap in patient communication was identified through the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) surveys. Reports revealed that the microsystem was performing at 69%, which is 11% below the national average for nursing communication (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services [CMS], 2018). After performing a microsystem assessment, there was a measurable communication opportunity between the patients and nurses. It was determined that …

Leadership Rounding In The Intensive Care Unit To Improve Satisfaction, Stephanie Laborde

Master's Projects and Capstones

A mid-sized hospital in Alameda County would like to increase its Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and System (HCAHPS) scores by improving the patient care experience. The specific aim for this project is that by August 2018, the implementation of daily leadership rounding in the ICU will result in an increase of patient satisfaction HCAHPS scores by 5%. The project team used the Plan-Do-Study-Act cycle to guide the implementation of leadership rounding. Leadership rounding was conducted daily over a 10-week period by the project team, which consisted of the floor manager and clinical nurse leader (CNL) student. The project …