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Improving Pain Reassessment And Documentation Through Nurse Education, Reina Batto
Improving Pain Reassessment And Documentation Through Nurse Education, Reina Batto
Master's Projects and Capstones
The aim of the CNL Internship Project is to improve quality of patient care and pain management through improved pain reassessment and documentation. The project is to be implemented in the surgical unit of a community hospital in the California Bay Area. The unit has a maximum capacity of 38 beds and is staffed by 47 RNs and 4 LVNs. A nurse survey was conducted to assess the needs of the staff and the unit, and an education plan was created for the unit. Educational materials, including: highlighted academic articles, posters, handouts, and small posted reminders at nurse computers were …
Standardized Blood Transfusion Documentation, Kelly A. Hill
Standardized Blood Transfusion Documentation, Kelly A. Hill
Master's Projects and Capstones
The aim of this project was to improve nurse satisfaction through the use of a standardized blood administration documentation template. The goal was to reduce the time that nurses spend charting by offering a structured documentation template and to ensure that the procedure is correctly recorded in the patient’s electronic record. The leadership theme that supported this project is Information Manager, as the clinical nurse leader (CNL) uses information systems and technology at the point of care to improve health care outcomes. The selected microsystem is a medical/surgical/telemetry unit, which has 38 beds with 38 registered nurses (RNs). When surveyed, …
The Development Of Standardized Patient Controlled Analgesia Documentation To Improve Patient Care, Collyn West
The Development Of Standardized Patient Controlled Analgesia Documentation To Improve Patient Care, Collyn West
Master's Projects and Capstones
On a 28 bed post-surgical unit, reviewing patient records revealed only 26% had thorough patient controlled analgesia (PCA) documentation. A pre-quiz no staff knew all of the required components for documentation or which policies to reference and, on average, the staff were only able to correctly answer 30% of the questions. Therefore, a project utilizing the clinical nurse leader improvement theme of clinical outcomes management was initiated to standardize the documentation of PCA medication administration to improve post-operative pain management, improve patient satisfaction, and improve patient safety.
The current process was determined using a fishbone diagram, a SWOT analysis was …