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A Performance Improvement Project To Improve Hand-Off Communication Documentation Within The Surgical Services Department, Bobbie J. Wich, Millie Escalona, Judy E. Bowling, Ana L. Santos Dec 2021

A Performance Improvement Project To Improve Hand-Off Communication Documentation Within The Surgical Services Department, Bobbie J. Wich, Millie Escalona, Judy E. Bowling, Ana L. Santos

Nursing & Health Sciences Research Journal

Over 80% of adverse events in healthcare are due to miscommunication. To improve patient safety, The Joint Commission recommended the use of standardized hand-off communication tools in 2012. One acute care hospital in Southeast Florida implemented standardized handoff reports in 2014 with few revisions since that time. The COVID-19 pandemic brought to light additional critical information was needed to keep patients and staff safe, such as laboratory results indicating the need for isolation precautions. The nurses within the surgical services noticed this critical information was not sufficiently included in the handoff report. The lack of this information led to unnecessary …


What’S In A Name: Performance Improvement, Evidence-Based Practice, And Research?, Andrea Prentiss, Eve Butler Feb 2018

What’S In A Name: Performance Improvement, Evidence-Based Practice, And Research?, Andrea Prentiss, Eve Butler

Nursing & Health Sciences Research Journal

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Assessing Potential Relationship Between Medical/Surgical Nurse’S Certification Rate To Patient Outcome In A Newly Designated Magnet Hospital, Eva Mitra, Rosalina Butao, Julie Lamoureux Jan 2016

Assessing Potential Relationship Between Medical/Surgical Nurse’S Certification Rate To Patient Outcome In A Newly Designated Magnet Hospital, Eva Mitra, Rosalina Butao, Julie Lamoureux

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Pain Management Of Medical-Surgical Patients At Homestead Hospital: The Role Of Nurse-Patient Communication, Dianne Crabtree, Kathy Gruny, Kimberly Figueroa, Veronica Zamoyski, Carrie Bilek, Rachael Rodriguez, Luchie Anne Dwyer Jan 2015

Pain Management Of Medical-Surgical Patients At Homestead Hospital: The Role Of Nurse-Patient Communication, Dianne Crabtree, Kathy Gruny, Kimberly Figueroa, Veronica Zamoyski, Carrie Bilek, Rachael Rodriguez, Luchie Anne Dwyer

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The Effect Of An Educational Intervention On The Knowledge And Management Of Ponv Among Anesthesia Providers: A Pilot Study, Eleazar Comprendio, Juan E. Ruan, Mohammad Zyed, Julie Lamoureux, Feliciano Villalba Jan 2014

The Effect Of An Educational Intervention On The Knowledge And Management Of Ponv Among Anesthesia Providers: A Pilot Study, Eleazar Comprendio, Juan E. Ruan, Mohammad Zyed, Julie Lamoureux, Feliciano Villalba

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