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Implementation Of Sbar Tool In A Rural Hospital, Molly M. Tschetter Jan 2020

Implementation Of Sbar Tool In A Rural Hospital, Molly M. Tschetter

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Practice Innovation Projects

Introduction: Patient handovers between healthcare providers during shift change or unit and interfacility transfers are a vulnerable time for inadequate communication. To ensure a handover is concise, healthcare organizations must implement and educate their staff on evidence-based communication tools.
Methods: SBAR is a communication tool commonly used during a handover. SBAR allows for a steady flow of report and a reduction of information missed. When nurses use SBAR, the efficiency of their report improves and handover time is decreased. By decreasing interfacility handover time, patients may be transferred to higher levels of care faster. By receiving more advanced care faster, …


Was That In An Email? An Electronic Tool To Improve Nursing Communication Satisfaction, Jennifer A. Morgan Jan 2020

Was That In An Email? An Electronic Tool To Improve Nursing Communication Satisfaction, Jennifer A. Morgan

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Practice Innovation Projects

Background: Nursing communication satisfaction impacts engagement and turnover as well as patient care which affects organizational profits. Although direct care nurses report dissatisfaction with nurse manager communication methods, organizations and nurse managers do not utilize best practice strategies. In addition, there is a lack of high-quality implementation studies of best practice communication methods, specifically on obstetrics units, to assist managers in improving communication methods. Methods: An electronic communication tool was implemented on an inpatient obstetrics unit at a large tertiary hospital in the Upper Midwest. The tool was accessible on all unit computers on the SharePoint site. The project leader …


Implementation Of Survivorship Care Plans At Three Health System-Based Cancer Centers In A Rural State, Mary Isaacson, Polly Hulme, Jenna Cowan, Jennifer Kerkvliet, Mary Minton Sep 2016

Implementation Of Survivorship Care Plans At Three Health System-Based Cancer Centers In A Rural State, Mary Isaacson, Polly Hulme, Jenna Cowan, Jennifer Kerkvliet, Mary Minton

College of Nursing Faculty Publications

The purpose of this project is to describe the development and implementation of cancer SCPs at three health systems’ cancer centers in a rural state. Collectively, these centers serve most cancer patients residing in SD, making the partnership across the cancer centers innovative. Each of the three health systems and their affiliated cancer centers is unique in its history, culture, and infrastructure. In addition, each cancer center was at a different point in the development and implementation of SCPs at the time of this project. Therefore, a description of the processes, successes, and challenges involved in the development and implementation …