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Improving Hepatitis B Vaccination Rates In Nephrology Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Qi Initiative, Jill Swanson

Nursing Posters

• Hepatitis B vaccination is an important health maintenance preventative measure for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD)
• Prior to initiating dialysis, hepatitis B vaccination administration is proven to be more effective than waiting until patients begin dialysis treatments.
• Efficacy and immune response of the hepatitis B vaccine is greater when kidney function is greater
• To better improve hepatitis B vaccine administration among the CKD stage 4 population, education measures and Epic modifiers will be implemented to achieve change
• Nursing knowledge and hepatitis B vaccine administration will improve after implementation of these measures

Performance Improvement Leadership Rounding Implementation, Dena Walz

Nursing Posters

To improve patient experience scores and address patient concerns in real time.

A proactive behavior that facilitates leaders building relationships with patients and families, managing expectations, and achieving and validating consistency of key behaviors.

A member of leadership will conduct a purposeful conversation with a chosen patient three days a week regarding the care provided during their procedural appointment.

Contemporary Treatment Options For Pulmonary Embolism, Tanya Glenz, Teresa Jahn

Nursing Posters

Purpose:

Provide RNs education on the classifications of PEs and new catheter directed treatment options.

Significance:

• PE remains a common and lethal entity
• PE is the 3rd leading cause of cardiovascular death in hospitalized patients (60,000-1000,000 per year)
• 150,000-250,000 PE related hospitalizations per year
• RNs must be knowledgeable of the classifications of PEs and catheter directed therapies to promote positive patient outcomes
• Prior to catheter directed therapies, submassive PEs had a mortality rate up to 20% at 3 months and were traditionally treated with IV heparin, or oral anticoagulant therapy

Suspension Of Independent Double-Check For Subq Insulin Administration, Mallory Mondloch, Jennifer Watson

Nursing Posters

Study:

After a 1-month pilot of suspending the dual sign-off/independent double-check process, 160/163 random subQ insulin administrations from various units were administered correctly. This yielded a 98% success rate. No patient harm occured.

Plan:

Per Institute of Safe Medication Practices, dual sign-offs/independent double-checks are more effective for select high risk meds and not all. Since implementation of the insulin calculator, medication errors related to subQ insulin administration have reduced compared to previously when solely two licensed staff members performed a manual, independent double-check. After implementation of the validated eMAR tool - the insulin calculator - it was still required for …

A Practice Innovation To Improve Staff Vaccination Knowledge And Skills, Ijeoma Ugochukwu

Nursing Posters

Abstract:

The practice improvement project explored the best practices for equipping CentraCare Health System's (CCHS) Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) and Certified Medical Assistants' (CMAs) with childhood vaccination knowledge and communication skills necessary to educate hesitant patients and parents about the benefits of vaccination compliance. Innovative computer-based education (CBE) was identified and developed to empower LPNs and CMAs working in the ambulatory setting with childhood vaccination knowledge and communication skills to improve their ability to educate hesitant patients and parents about the benefits of vaccination. The CBE module was guided by the Theory of Planned Behavior in identifying vaccination knowledge and …