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Implementation Of A Nurse Driven Palliative Care Consult: A Quality Improvement Project, Socnite Sebourne-Francis
Implementation Of A Nurse Driven Palliative Care Consult: A Quality Improvement Project, Socnite Sebourne-Francis
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Background: Palliative care consult (PCC) is an approach that can improve the quality of life and symptom management of patients facing life-threatening illnesses. At a 20-bed medical oncology unit in Connecticut, patients with poor prognosis and worsening symptoms have high re-admission rates within 30 days of post-hospital discharge; yet healthcare providers fail to initiate PCC.
Purpose: This project hypothesizes how implementing a nurse-driven PCC on admission or hospital stays compared to the timing of a physician to a physician PCC improves a plan of care for oncology patients? Will it result in a decrease in 30-day re-admission rates? The …
Addressing The Inpatient Penicillin Allergy: Implementing A Nurse-Driven Allergy Assessment Tool To Enhance Antimicrobial Stewardship., Shelby Ryan Bliss
Addressing The Inpatient Penicillin Allergy: Implementing A Nurse-Driven Allergy Assessment Tool To Enhance Antimicrobial Stewardship., Shelby Ryan Bliss
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Background: In an acute care setting, more than half the inpatient population receives antibiotics. Approximately 10% of the general population reports an allergy to penicillin. It has been replicated in the literature with data that of those who report a penicillin allergy, up to 95% are incorrectly identified. When a patient is admitted to the hospital with a penicillin allergy on their electronic health record, they are at higher risk for adverse events such as a hospital acquired infection, the occurrence of an antibiotic resistant bacteria related to receiving broader therapy and increased healthcare utilization.
Purpose: The purpose of this …