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An Evidence-Based Teaching Plan To Increase Awareness Of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists To Patient Safety Threats Due To Provider Fatigue And To Offer Effective Strategies To Mitigate Fatigue, Tieneasha Hines, Lisa Alexander
An Evidence-Based Teaching Plan To Increase Awareness Of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists To Patient Safety Threats Due To Provider Fatigue And To Offer Effective Strategies To Mitigate Fatigue, Tieneasha Hines, Lisa Alexander
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The mental, physical, and emotional effects of stress and fatigue pose significant patient safety risks resulting from impaired concentration, coordination, and overall productivity in certified registered nurse anesthetists. Fatigue is commonly experienced by nurse anesthetists. Fatigue is an occupational hazard that affects not only nurse anesthetists but also patients, colleagues, and other healthcare stakeholders. Certified registered nurse anesthetists are most affected by fatigue due to the prolonged duration of extensive patient monitoring during surgical and complex medical procedures. Due to their central role in ensuring patient safety and comfort during surgery and other procedures requiring anesthesia, certified registered nurse anesthetists …
Educational Plan For Certified Nursing Assistants In Long-Term Care Facilities On Assessing Pain Of Residents With Dementia, Rachel Lynn Spoon
Educational Plan For Certified Nursing Assistants In Long-Term Care Facilities On Assessing Pain Of Residents With Dementia, Rachel Lynn Spoon
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Certified nursing assistants employed in long-term care agencies may have little education on the assessment of pain experienced by residents with dementia. The purpose of the Doctor of Nursing Practice Project was to develop an evidenced-based teaching plan for certified nursing assistants caring for residents with dementia in long-term care settings. The plan includes content on dementia, dementia symptoms, pain indicators, and pain assessment in residents with dementia, non-medicinal management strategies, and communication strategies for referring assessment findings to licensed practical and registered nurses. Supplemental PowerPoint™ slides were developed that match the teaching plan. The draft teaching plan was judged …
Launching A Checklist Aimed At Sustainability To Reduce Blood Specimen Labeling Errors, Gina Marone Dr
Launching A Checklist Aimed At Sustainability To Reduce Blood Specimen Labeling Errors, Gina Marone Dr
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Critical actions carried out by health care providers to prevent health care errors include accurate patient identification and blood specimen labeling. With a goal of zero harm, improperly identified blood specimens drawn by nurses employed in the acute care setting and Emergency Department at Albert Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia were tabulated and revealed labeling errors. The Nursing Department launched a rapid improvement nurse education plan that resulted in decreased specimen errors compared to baseline counts and suggested the need to sustain error reduction strategies. This initiative was followed by the creation of a policy- and evidence-based checklist and its associated …