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The Development And Implementation Of Hospital-Based Clinical Guidelines To Enhance Nursing Staff Efficacy In Glycemic Management At A Large Psychiatric Teaching Hospital, Cherno Bah
Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects
Background: This quality improvement project was conducted at the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo (CMHIP) in order to improve glycemic management. In psychiatric inpatient settings, proper glycemic management is inadequate which increases metabolic risk and poor patient outcomes. One way to address this problem is by using practice guidelines and education, which enhances nurses’ efficacy.
Purpose: The purpose of this project was to develop and implement a glycemic management guideline to enhance clinical nursing staff knowledge and confidence.
Method: Fifty-five clinical nursing staff attended an in-service and were asked to fill out a survey before and after the in-service …