Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit Specific Orientation,
2015
CentraCare Health
Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit Specific Orientation, Joyce Belanger, Becky Kastanek
Nursing Posters
CMS has specific requirements for all Inpatient Rehab Facilities. Data collection in the form of FIM "Functional Independence Measure" is one of them. Due to these requirements, it was felt that we needed to provide further education to our new hire staff from all disciplines.
Tipping The Sacred Cow: Hospital-Wide Implementation Of Bedside Report,
2015
CentraCare Health
Tipping The Sacred Cow: Hospital-Wide Implementation Of Bedside Report, Bonnie Rozycki, Katie Schulz, Naomi Schneider, Mary Leyk
Nursing Posters
Purpose Statement: The purpose of this project is to implement bedside report hospital-wide in order to improve patient satisfaction scores.
Improving Scip-4 Glucose Measures,
2015
CentraCare Health
Improving Scip-4 Glucose Measures, Melissa Fradette
Nursing Posters
A performance improvement project was initiated to increase the Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP) glucose measure compliance. Order sets were modified to standardize glucose monitoring frequency and initiate insulin infusions. A previous practice of double documentation (manual and glucose meter interface documentation) were abstracted as 2 separate results. When glucose interfacting became an option, the practice of manual entries did not stop. The use of manually documented results for decisions failue to prompt interface confirmation; non-validated results do not interface. The plan: implement order set changes; eliminate manual documentation; and rely on interfaced measures to make clinical decisions.
Medical-Surgical Certification - You Can Do It!,
2015
CentraCare Health
Medical-Surgical Certification - You Can Do It!, Mallory Mondloch
Nursing Posters
Nursing certification is an official recognition of a nurse's knowledge and expertise within an area of specialty practice. Nurses value certification as it contributes to personal accomplishment and satisfaction. Certification is valued not only by the individual nurse, but also by patients. It has been correlated with increased patient satisfaction scores and improved quality of care. Some of these positive patient outcomes include decreased fall rates and decreased mortality and failure respond rates. Evidence has shown that certification enhances staff nurses empowerment, subsequently decreasing turnover and increasing retention. Enhanced feelings of personal accomplishment, personal satisfaction, and validation of specialized knowledge, …
Giving Time Back: Implementing A Electronic Nursing Protocol For Skin Care,
2015
CentraCare Health
Giving Time Back: Implementing A Electronic Nursing Protocol For Skin Care, Amy Gorecki, Sue Omann, Kim Schuster
Nursing Posters
Purpose Statement: To improve the accessibility of evidence based skin care interventions for the clinical nurse without the need of a CWOCN consult.
Implementing A Tiered Pain Protocol In The Total Knee Arthroplasty Patient,
2015
CentraCare Health
Implementing A Tiered Pain Protocol In The Total Knee Arthroplasty Patient, Heidi Meyer, Kelen Sohre, Tamara Welle
Nursing Posters
Objective: Address the culture of pain management with physicians and nurses utilizing a tiered pain protocol in conjunction with non-pharmacological approaches to achieve improvement in pain satisfaction to a tolerable level.
Patient Education Barriers,
2015
CentraCare Health
Patient Education Barriers, May Schomer, Hannah Newhouse
Nursing Posters
Introduction: Our survey answers corresponded closely to the research data found. The typical barriers included time, subject knowledge, patient education needs assessment, setting for teaching and nursing teaching skills.
Pneumonia: Ongoing Efforts To Improve Outcomes,
2015
CentraCare Health
Pneumonia: Ongoing Efforts To Improve Outcomes, Centracare Health
Nursing Posters
Background: Original improvement efforts emphasized correct antibiotic, early mobilization, adequate hydration, and early and ongoing oxygen weaning. Ongoing efforts include: early mobilization, obtaining room air sats on admission, early and ongoing oxygen weaning, and patient education.
Reducing Readmissions For Newborns With Hyperbilirubinemia,
2015
CentraCare Health
Reducing Readmissions For Newborns With Hyperbilirubinemia, Kristi Patterson
Nursing Posters
Purpose Statement: The purpose of this project is to reduce 30 day readmissions rates by 20% for normal newborns with hyperbilirubinemia on their index admission by utilizing the AAP clinical practice guideline including: utilizing the AAP nomogram based on age in hours, screening prior to discharge, and implementing the recommended interventions at discharge.
Treating Early Sepsis Outside Of The Icu Using A Bundle Of Interventions,
2015
CentraCare Health
Treating Early Sepsis Outside Of The Icu Using A Bundle Of Interventions, Jennifer Burris
Nursing Posters
To decrease cost and length of stay for sepsis patients by standardizing treatment in the progressive care units (PCUs).
Sustaining Pressure Ulcer Prevention: Implementing A Skin Champion Model,
2015
CentraCare Health
Sustaining Pressure Ulcer Prevention: Implementing A Skin Champion Model, Jennifer Burris
Nursing Posters
Purpose Question: Will an evidence-based skin champion model in the ICU improve nursing knowledge and perceptions about pressure ulcer prevention and reduce hospital acquired pressure ulcers?
Using Core Competencies To Help Staff Remain Proficient,
2015
CentraCare Health
Using Core Competencies To Help Staff Remain Proficient, Mary Leyk
Nursing Posters
Problem: Implement a competency program that engages staff compared to usual computer-based training modules. Objective: Design a multi-modal competency program for bedside nursing staff.
Shifting The Paradigm Of Classroom Nursing Orientation,
2015
CentraCare Health
Shifting The Paradigm Of Classroom Nursing Orientation, Mary Leyk
Nursing Posters
Purpose Statement: The purpose of the Evidence-Based Practice Nursing Orientation Project is to find evidence to support a change in teaching strategy for newly hired RNs (both New Grads as well as experienced nurses), from the current process in order to improve outcomes of clinical competence, independence and nurse confidence, and retention.
What The Heck Is Value-Based Purchasing??,
2015
CentraCare Health
What The Heck Is Value-Based Purchasing??, Centracare Health
Nursing Posters
Medicare has changed the way hospitals get paid. The new payment program is called Value-Based Payments (VBP). VBP is made up of two parts: incentives & penalities.
Utilizing A Protocol To Reduce Post-Operative Urinary Retention In Total Joint Arthroplasty,
2015
CentraCare Health
Utilizing A Protocol To Reduce Post-Operative Urinary Retention In Total Joint Arthroplasty, Gina Anderson-Malum, Naomi Schneider
Nursing Posters
Foley catheters have not routinely been used for our total joint patients for many years, leading staff to bladder scan and straight catheterize patients postoperatively. Bladder scanning and catheterization were identified as an inconsistent practice. Patients were commonly straight catheterized when nurses determind bladder scan volume and time of last void; yet the amounts for both and decision to catheterize were inconsistent. Also, the clinical evaluation and treatment was inconsistent among physicians. Variations in practice included rationale for a urology consult, use of medications for urinary retention, and documentation. Baseline urinary retention condition codes ranged from 8-18%, which led our …
Expanding The Practice Of Caring In The Peri-Anesthesia Unit,
2015
Augsburg College
Expanding The Practice Of Caring In The Peri-Anesthesia Unit, Jacqueline J. Meyer-Rostad
Theses and Graduate Projects
Caring is a central theme of the nursing profession; the essence of nursing. The preoperative and postoperative surgical settings at a large Midwestern Hospital are extremely busy and very demanding, which can affect patient care. It is essential for Patient Care Assistants (PCAs) to identify caring actions and to provide authentic caring for patients and families. Themes of witnessed uncaring behavior include: rough handling, loud and inappropriate conversations, ignoring the patient or family, abrupt answers to questions, and negative non-verbal body language. Conversations with several patient care assistants (PCAs) revealed they feel 'too busy' during their work day or are …
The Health And Health Behaviours Of Australian Metropolitan Nurses: An Exploratory Study,
2015
Edith Cowan University
The Health And Health Behaviours Of Australian Metropolitan Nurses: An Exploratory Study, L. Perry, R. Gallagher, Christine Duffield
Research outputs 2014 to 2021
Background: Nurses make up the largest component of the health workforce and provide the majority of patient care. Most health education is delivered by nurses, who also serve as healthy living and behavioural role models. Anything that diminishes their health status can impact their credibility as role models, their availability and ability to deliver quality care, and is potentially disadvantageous for the health of the population. Study aims were to investigate nurses' overall health and the presence of chronic disease; to describe nurses' health-related behaviours and to compare them to those of the general population, with both groups matched by …
Munchausen By Internet And Nursing Practice : An Ethnonetnographic Case Study,
2015
Edith Cowan University
Munchausen By Internet And Nursing Practice : An Ethnonetnographic Case Study, Cynthia Witney, Joyce M. Hendricks Phd, Vicki C. Cope Ms
Research outputs 2014 to 2021
This paper used Feldman’s clues to factitious illness behavior on the Internet (FIBI), to determine whether the online behaviour of one member of an online breast cancer support community www. breastcancerclick.com , moderated by a specialist breast cancer nurse (SBCN), could be Munchausen by Internet (MBI) and why identification of this behaviour is important for online nursing practice. This was a focused ethnonetnographic and qualitative research study whereby the online behaviour of one member was observed and compared with Feldman’s clues to factitious behaviour on the Internet. The online data showed that nine out of ten of Feldman’s clues were …
Evaluation Of A Rheumatology Patient Prioritization Triage System,
2015
University of Kentucky
Evaluation Of A Rheumatology Patient Prioritization Triage System, Katharine R. Layton
DNP Projects
The United States health care system is currently experiencing an increase in demand for services due to an aging population. Rheumatology, an Internal Medicine sub-specialty, treats those patients with arthritic conditions as well as other autoimmune and inflammatory conditions. A shortage of rheumatologists is projected by 2025, adding additional stress to an already burdened clinical area.This means patients can face substantial wait times when requesting consultation with a rheumatology provider.This capstone project will present three manuscripts that explore the referral process from primary to specialty care and strategies to reduce wait times. The first manuscript is a literature review that …
An Assessment Of Knowledge And Attitude Towards Stock Epinephrine Among Kentucky School Nurses,
2015
University of Kentucky
An Assessment Of Knowledge And Attitude Towards Stock Epinephrine Among Kentucky School Nurses, Brandi M. Duran
DNP Projects
This cross-sectional, pre-post intervention study was designed to gather information on Kentucky School Nurses attitude and knowledge toward non-prescribed epinephrine auto injectors in Kentucky Schools. All 500 members of the Kentucky Schools Nurses Association received a link to the pretest, educational intervention and posttest via email. Of those, 75 nurses responded and 72 were eligible to participate in the study. The data was analyzed through a paired t-test using SPSS. The results showed an increase in level of comfort with epinephrine, although it was not statistically significant. There was a statistical significance between the pretest and posttest when school nurses …
