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Program Evaluation Of A Bundled Educational Intervention To Enhance Implementation Of Professional Exchange Report, Luanne M. Shaw
Program Evaluation Of A Bundled Educational Intervention To Enhance Implementation Of Professional Exchange Report, Luanne M. Shaw
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Communication handover is a source of potential error and risk to patient safety. Electronic-based tools may reduce errors and mitigate risks to patient safety. Electronic tools have been successfully implemented using multiple methods of education and training. Electronic tools vary in functionality and integration with the electronic health record (EHR). A large West Michigan Regional Health System (RHS) implemented a new EHR containing an embedded tool for communication handover called Professional Exchange Report (PER). There was inconsistency in the practice of bedside report by nurses. The RHS planned to use a bundled approach of educational interventions to implement the new …
Implementation Of A Patient-Centered Communication Model In The Emergency Department, Carrie Mull
Implementation Of A Patient-Centered Communication Model In The Emergency Department, Carrie Mull
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The objective of this scholarly project is to determine the impact of patient-centered communication education in an emergency department (ED) on the perception of workplace safety. The ED is a vulnerable setting and susceptible to workplace violence (WPV) due in part to increasing numbers of patients presenting to EDs with primary psychiatric complaints. High-quality patient-staff interactions correlate positively with better treatment outcomes. Patient-centered communication skills can be taught, and patients have similar expectations of what patient-centered communication means no matter their diagnoses. The purpose of this quality improvement project was to conduct patient-centered communication education with nurses, nursing assistants, and …