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Enhancing Diabetic Patient Continuous Glucose Monitoring Access, Colleen Ildefonso
Enhancing Diabetic Patient Continuous Glucose Monitoring Access, Colleen Ildefonso
Master's Projects and Capstones
Problem: Diabetic patients utilize treatments that require frequent monitoring and medication changes based on their blood sugar results. Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) is more commonly used for diabetes management as time in range is becoming more prevalent to measure diabetes outcomes. Many diabetic patients find CGM use more accessible than finger sticks and glucometers. In contrast, others utilize the technology to closely monitor their blood sugars for interventions throughout the day. However, older adults have difficulty facilitating new CGM technology and may require further reinforcement using additional education methods such as teach-back.
Context: The endocrinology clinic serves a patient population, …
Patient Education Improvement Initiative For Self-Management Of Congestive Heart Failure Among Senior Residents Of A Long-Term Care Facility, Abigail A. Abella, Brooke Sheck, Daniela Ramos, Ivy H. Nguyen, Mary Tran, Roshni Nagarajan
Patient Education Improvement Initiative For Self-Management Of Congestive Heart Failure Among Senior Residents Of A Long-Term Care Facility, Abigail A. Abella, Brooke Sheck, Daniela Ramos, Ivy H. Nguyen, Mary Tran, Roshni Nagarajan
Master's Projects and Capstones
The purpose of this quality improvement project was to use evidence-based practices to determine if personalized education on disease self-management would lead to improved treatment adherence in a residential facility. The target population consisted of four elderly female patients who had been diagnosed with congestive heart failure (CHF) and were struggling with the self-management of their disease. Contributing barriers to effective CHF self-management were determined using a root cause analysis, and included a lack of educational templates, declining cognitive ability of the residents, and no electronic health record (EHR). Using the Self-Determination theory, the interventions were implemented. Phase one was …
Non-Clinical Perspectives On Sepsis: A Project For Enhanced Awareness, Anjali Kumari Singh
Non-Clinical Perspectives On Sepsis: A Project For Enhanced Awareness, Anjali Kumari Singh
Master's Projects and Capstones
Problem: This project aimed to enhance non-clinical staff knowledge of sepsis through a targeted awareness campaign, while also seeking to uphold or enhance the organization's sepsis-related performance.
Context: Clinical Nurse Leader students conducted a microsystem assessment in five crucial non-clinical departments of an urban Bay Area hospital, each playing a vital role in the organization's efficiency at different levels.
Intervention: During Sepsis Awareness Month, a sepsis awareness campaign was implemented. This involved a concise presentation on sepsis, its consequences, and the significance of awareness in each department. Additionally, informational fliers detailing sepsis signs and symptoms were distributed.
Measures: A pre-and …
Optimizing Sepsis Management Through Enhanced Protocol Compliance In The Emergency Department, Teela Sade Miller-Buford
Optimizing Sepsis Management Through Enhanced Protocol Compliance In The Emergency Department, Teela Sade Miller-Buford
Master's Projects and Capstones
Abstract
Problem: This quality improvement project aims to enhance early sepsis management and sepsis bundle compliance among Emergency Department nurses to reduce the risk of sepsis-related deaths and hospital length of stays.
Context: A group of students studying to become Clinical Nurse Leaders (CNLs) evaluated Hospital A's Emergency Department (a clinical microsystem) located in the greater Bay Area. This microsystem provides diverse emergency care for patients with various medical conditions and diagnoses. The CNL students concentrated on patients diagnosed with sepsis for their quality improvement project.
Interventions: Although time constraints prevented the implementation of interventions, the CNL students proposed recommendations …
An Implementation Of Combined Fecal/Gastric Occult Blood Testing In The Emergency Department, Desiree Long
An Implementation Of Combined Fecal/Gastric Occult Blood Testing In The Emergency Department, Desiree Long
Master's Projects and Capstones
Problem: The gastrointestinal occult blood test is a point-of-care (POC) test used to detect the presence of occult (hidden) gastrointestinal bleeding via stool or gastric contents. Existing fecal and gastric occult blood point-of-care (POC) testing requires separate and unique sampling cards and developer, respectively. Separate fecal/gastric tests are less definitive and take longer than a combined test. Fecal/gastric testing can be improved and more effective using a combined testing mechanism.
Context: This project includes the microsystem of the emergency department, which involves groups of medical professionals, such as groups of clinicians and staff working together with a shared clinical goal …
Increasing Repeat Lactate Collection For Sepsis Bundle Management Of Care, Rahwa Teklehaimanot
Increasing Repeat Lactate Collection For Sepsis Bundle Management Of Care, Rahwa Teklehaimanot
Master's Projects and Capstones
Abstract
Problem: In 2020, sepsis was the leading cause of mortality in this Northern California Hospital Organization. This QI project aimed to reduce the number of fallouts for collecting repeat lactate levels to less than two per month, from a baseline of five per month, within three months.
Context: This Northern California Emergency Department serves a broad range of patients, from pediatrics to geriatric patients, with an average daily census of 80-90 patients. In this 20-bed Emergency Department, approximately 650 patients were diagnosed with sepsis in 2022.
Intervention: The hospital sepsis committee collaboratively developed a new standardized workflow for sepsis …
Using Critical Incident Debriefing After Code Blue Events To Support Registered Nurses, David L. Boyd
Using Critical Incident Debriefing After Code Blue Events To Support Registered Nurses, David L. Boyd
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects
Using Critical Incident Debriefing after Code Blue Events to Support Registered Nurses
Section I: Abstract
Background: During a code blue event (CBE), the environment becomes highly stressful and intense. Nurses rapidly transition from performing life-saving procedures on their patients to carrying out their usual duties. Without proper debriefing, nurses cannot properly process their emotions leading to increased burnout and secondary traumatic stress (Stamm, 2010).
Local Problem: In 2021, the nurses at Providence Saint John’s Health Center (2021a) responded to 110 CBEs, a 43% increase from 2020. Without a process for critical incident debriefing (CID), these nurses were exposed to trauma …
Early Sepsis Recognition Saves Lives:Optimizing Sepsis Care In A Medical-Surgical Telemetry Unit, Genevieve Kales
Early Sepsis Recognition Saves Lives:Optimizing Sepsis Care In A Medical-Surgical Telemetry Unit, Genevieve Kales
Master's Projects and Capstones
Abstract
Problem: This Quality Improvement project aims to improve sepsis bundle education to reduce mortality and morbidity rates related to septicemia in a Medical-Surgical Telemetry Unit at a San Francisco Bay Area Hospital, Hospital Z.
Context: The Quality Improvement project occurred in a Medical-Surgical Telemetry unit at Hospital Z. This Unit is a 32 beds unit with an increased mortality and mobility rate with decreased sepsis bundle compliance.
Intervention: Collect active and passive observational data in the microsystem. Data collection was conducted through anonymous self-administered questionnaires to the registered nurses on the unit. No intervention was implemented at this time. …