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Patient Throughput Time In The Emergency Department: Can Obtaining Blood Specimens In A Pre-Hospital Setting Increase Timeliness?, Arielle Rancourt

Interprofessional Research and Innovations Council

Patient Throughput Time in the Emergency Department:

Can Obtaining Blood Specimens in a Pre-hospital Setting Increase Timeliness?

Arielle Rancourt RN

Abstract

The Emergency Department (ED) at Mid Coast Hospital currently follows a practice in obtaining blood specimens in-hospital by emergency department staff; this is done despite the ability of pre-hospital personnel to obtain specimens at the time of intravenous catheter insertions. Our current practice may not be the most effective and timely method. Studies showed that there was no increase in hemolysis of blood specimens drawn by Emergency Medical Services (EMS), and that laboratory results were received quicker when blood …

Statistical Forecasting Models Used To Predict Daily Patient Volumes In The Emergency Department: A Proposal For A Systematic Review, Jon White

Interprofessional Research and Innovations Council

Statistical Forecasting Models Used to Predict Daily Patient Volumes in the Emergency Department: A Proposal for a Systematic Review

Jon White, MS, BSN, RN, CCRN

Background: The existing and projected worldwide shortage of nurses requires numerous distinct solutions to prevent a healthcare crisis. Proposed solutions typically address the situation from different angles, including identifying ways to add new nurses to the workforce, or finding new ways to work with limited resources. This review examines the efficacy of forecasting demand in one area of the hospital, understanding the potential of its uses for short-term resource balancing and projection of need.

This …