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Enhancing Communication Between Nurses And Physicians On Patients With Sepsis, Jayne Ehirim
Enhancing Communication Between Nurses And Physicians On Patients With Sepsis, Jayne Ehirim
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Abstract
Problem: The condition of sepsis is life-threatening, and its severity increases when there are delays in interventions. Communication challenges exist on medical-surgical units and are major contributors to poor management of patients with sepsis. Ineffective communication among health care team members continues to threaten patients` health outcomes. The purpose of this project was to implement a standardized form of communication between nurses and physicians of patients with sepsis.
Methods: An observational descriptive design with a retrospective chart review. A quality improvement PDSA cycle was used to implement an SBAR communication instrument.
Results: A total of 16 …