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Reducing Overnight Vital Signs, Jill Libbesmeier Jan 2016

Reducing Overnight Vital Signs, Jill Libbesmeier

Nursing Posters

As delirium has been identified to increase functional decline, cost per patient day of hospitalization, and length of stay, previous delirium work has been completed at St. Cloud Hospital. Changes in sleep pattern and sleep environment have been identified as a cause of delirium. The purpose of this project is to change frequency of vital signs on Med 1, Med 2, and Medical and Oncology, allowing for increased uninterrupted periods of sleep to help reduce delirium rates; in turn reducing average length and cost of stay.


Using An Educational Module And Simulation Learning Experience To Improve Medication Safety, Barbara Lynn Durham Dec 2014

Using An Educational Module And Simulation Learning Experience To Improve Medication Safety, Barbara Lynn Durham

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects

The purpose of this evidence-based change in practice project was to provide nurses with an experiential learning opportunity, using simulation, to identify and report near miss events during the medication administration process related to patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) usage. Despite extensive in-service training on a Medical/Surgical (Med/Surg) floor in an acute care hospital, inconsistent, inaccurate and incomplete documentation with use of the new PCA pumps continued to be problematic. A conceptual framework of just culture was used with the quality improvement method of the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle for testing change. Medication safety education was a valid andragogical strategy to decrease rates …


Hospital Nursing Research Program: Partnership Of Service And Academia, Patricia Ravert, Katreena Collette Merrill Jan 2008

Hospital Nursing Research Program: Partnership Of Service And Academia, Patricia Ravert, Katreena Collette Merrill

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Hospitals in a nonprofit mountain west corporation conducted a gap analysis to determine readiness for Magnet Recognition. Major gaps included nursing research and availability of consultation and resources for research. Based on the findings, the development of a dynamic research program promoting nursing research and evidence-based practice within hospitals was undertaken. A nursing research council was reestablished with representatives from service and academia. A literature review and analysis of corporate/academia resources were completed. The plan called for a nursing research coordinator position and development of a research budget. Academia continues to be represented on the hospital institutional review board. A …