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Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences
Improving Patient Flow By Increasing Early Discharges On A Mother & Baby Unit, Faye Weir, Joy Moody, Kathleen Cyr, Cathy Palleschi, Stephen Tyzik, Joseph East, Heidi Morin, Suneela Nayak, Ruth Hanselman, Amy Sparks
Improving Patient Flow By Increasing Early Discharges On A Mother & Baby Unit, Faye Weir, Joy Moody, Kathleen Cyr, Cathy Palleschi, Stephen Tyzik, Joseph East, Heidi Morin, Suneela Nayak, Ruth Hanselman, Amy Sparks
Operational Transformation
Discharging patients early in the day has many advantages amongst which is increased bed availability. However, the experience in a large academic tertiary medical center demonstrated that most discharges occurred early to mid afternoon. A care team on a mother /baby unit established a quality improvement project to increase the number of discharges by 11AM and streamline key discharge planning activities.
A root cause analysis identified multiple barriers to attaining he established goals. To address these barriers, a multi prong approach was instituted to include a discharge education KPI for all unit staff.
Data collection post countermeasure implementation demonstrated some …
Predictors For Discharge After Robotic Hysterectomy – A Retrospective Analysis, Heidi Fox, Kristiina Hyrkas
Predictors For Discharge After Robotic Hysterectomy – A Retrospective Analysis, Heidi Fox, Kristiina Hyrkas
Maine Medical Center
Introduction:
Hysterectomy is one of the most common surgeries performed in the United States with more than 600,000 procedures annually . It has been estimated that in 2011, there were more than 64,000 surgeries performed in an outpatient setting. The highest rate of 0.46% (464/100,000 adult women) has been reported in Maine. The average length of stay was 0.65 days for laparoscopic and 0.79 days for vaginal hysterectomies [1]. Traditionally, hysterectomies have been performed as an inpatient procedure to manage postoperative pain and monitor complications such as bleeding, anemia and return of bowel function. Development of minimally invasive surgery techniques …
Validity Of Neonatal Poc Glucose Testing, Matthew Turnquist, Amy Haskins, Christina Holt
Validity Of Neonatal Poc Glucose Testing, Matthew Turnquist, Amy Haskins, Christina Holt
Maine Medical Center
Background:
Glucose monitoring a common invasive intervention in newborn period
•most commonly obtained laboratory value
Appropriate identification of hypoglycemia is critical:
•Severe hypoglycemia can lead to neurologic insult
•Cerebral palsy, developmental delay, seizures, death
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (Acls) And Obstetrical Critical Care (Ob Cc) Education For High Risk Labor And Delivery Nurses In Caring For Growing Population Of High Risk Patients, Tracey E. Mcmillan
Interprofessional Research and Innovations Council
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) and Obstetrical Critical Care (OB CC) education for high risk Labor and Delivery nurses in caring for growing population of high risk patients
Tracey E. McMillan RNC, BSN
Clinical Nurse III
Labor and Delivery Unit Coordinator
BACKGROUND: Many studies show that an increasing number of pregnant women in the United States have chronic health conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, and chronic heart disease. The factors that place a pregnancy at risk can be divided into four categories: existing health conditions, age, lifestyle factors and conditions of pregnancy. The recent statistics from the Centers for Disease …
In Patients Having A Robotic Hysterectomy, How Does The Amount Of Iv Fluids Given Post-Operatively Affect The Patients' Length Of Stay?, Heidi Fox
Interprofessional Research and Innovations Council
In patients having a robotic hysterectomy, how does the amount of IV fluids given post-operatively affect the patients' length of stay?
Heidi Fox, RN III, CAPA, ASU, MMC
Background: Over the last few years, ASU (ambulatory surgery unit) nurses have noted difficulty with discharging patients undergoing robotic hysterectomy in a timely manner due to both nausea and the inability to void. The nurses have also discerned inconsistencies with regards to the post-operative care including pre-operative bowel prep, amount of IV fluid given post-operatively and anti-nausea meds given. This prompted a literature search and a critical appraisal of pertinent research articles …