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Staff Perceptions Of Workplace Violence In The Emergency Department; Increasing Safety Awareness And Education, Marissa Hibbs
Staff Perceptions Of Workplace Violence In The Emergency Department; Increasing Safety Awareness And Education, Marissa Hibbs
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Purpose: The purpose of this project was to evaluate nursing staff perceptions of safety and workplace violence and increase safety awareness and knowledge in the emergency department of a level 1 trauma center.
Methods: This study was a single site project that used a descriptive non-experimental survey design to evaluate staff perceptions on workplace violence and safety before and after educational intervention. The study was broken down into three parts. After obtaining IRB approval, an invitation to participate in the pre-survey was distributed via email in a private electronic unit-based list server. Then an educational intervention on workplace safety and …
Evaluation Of The Effectiveness Of Emergency Department Through-Put Based On Provider Type In A Critical Access Hospital, Deanna Faye Dingus Hamilton
Evaluation Of The Effectiveness Of Emergency Department Through-Put Based On Provider Type In A Critical Access Hospital, Deanna Faye Dingus Hamilton
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Abstract
Purpose: To evaluate effectiveness and timeliness of through-put in the emergency department based on provider type in a rural critical access hospital in eastern Kentucky.
Design: A retrospective, observational review was conducted at a small critical access hospital. Descriptive statistics including Mann Whitney and Chi square were performed to evaluate significance.
Methods: Pre-intervention 552 charts were abstracted and 1656 post-intervention charts were abstracted. Arrival time to triage, triage to provider and provider to disposition times in minutes were collected. A prospective survey regarding comfort level with performing advanced practice skills was given to the advanced providers who were working …
Staff Perception Of Workplace Violence In The Ed: Implementing Egress Education And Cue Recognition, Kelsey Jobe
Staff Perception Of Workplace Violence In The Ed: Implementing Egress Education And Cue Recognition, Kelsey Jobe
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Purpose: The purpose of this DNP project was to examine staff perception of workplace violence before and after an educational intervention provided to bedside staff members in the ED of a Level-1 trauma center. The project focused on assessing the impact of an educational intervention on staff perception of WPV related to safety and overall awareness.
Methods: This project was a single site project designed to examine the impact of an educational intervention using egress education and cue recognition in the ED setting using a pre- and post-survey. The survey examined staff perception of safety related to WPV before and …