Team-Based Intervention to Reduce the Impact of Nonactionable Alarms in an Adult Intensive Care Unit
Conclusions:
It is feasible to translate and sustain system-level alarm management interventions addressing alarm fatigue using an interprofessional team-based approach. (Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality)
Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality - February 19, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Implementing Clinical Practice Guidelines for Replacing Peripheral Intravenous Catheters
Background:
A community hospital policy of routinely replacing peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs) needed updating to the clinical practice guideline (CPG) of clinically indicated replacement.
Methods:
Guided by Lean principles, a clinical nurse leader (CNL) led a quality improvement small test of change on a 38-bed medical unit. The impact of the CPG was evaluated using quality, safety, and workflow measures.
Results:
Nurses managed 469 inpatients, receiving 1033 PIVCs. Routine PIVC replacement declined from 34% to 3% (P (Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality)
Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality - February 19, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Development and Implementation of a Model for Research, Evidence-Based Practice, Quality Improvement, and Innovation
Conclusion:
The I3 Model guides the nurse in inquiry or improvement while supporting a culture of innovation in professional practice. (Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality)
Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality - February 19, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Evidence-Based Quality Improvement Training Programs: Building Staff Capability and Organizational Capacity
Conclusions:
The elements shown to be essential in QI programs to build capability and capacity for organizational improvement can improve patient outcomes and organizational work processes as well as impact staff engagement and morale. (Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality)
Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality - February 19, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Brown Bag Medication Review: Using AHRQ's Brown Bag Medication Tool
No abstract available (Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality)
Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality - November 21, 2019 Category: Nursing Tags: CE Test Source Type: research
Patient Satisfaction With Telephone Nursing: A Call for Calm, Clarity, and Competence
Conclusion:
These aspects of nursing are dependent on each other and on-call telephone nursing services, which value patient satisfaction need to target all 3. (Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality)
Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality - November 21, 2019 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Relationship Between Nurse Certification and Clinical Patient Outcomes: A Systematic Literature Review
Conclusions:
The validation of knowledge through nursing certification has an impact on specific outcomes such as patients falls and health care–associated infections. (Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality)
Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality - November 21, 2019 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Including and Training Family Caregivers of Older Adults in Hospital Care: Facilitators and Barriers
Conclusions:
High-quality person and family-centered care depends upon coordinated efforts among health care systems, providers, patients, and caregivers. Future caregiver initiatives should aim to decrease disengagement, increase assessment, and broaden the use of training methods. (Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality)
Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality - November 21, 2019 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Preventing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection: A Multipronged Collaborative Approach
Conclusions:
Implementation of a standardized bundle of practices aimed at reducing CAUTIs resulted in decreased CAUTI rates. Organizations can use the design and implementation approach to reduce and minimize CAUTI rates, which can positively impact cost, care experience, and outcomes. (Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality)
Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality - November 21, 2019 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Recommendations for Fall-Related Injury Prevention: A 1-Year Review of Fall-Related Root Cause Analyses in the Veterans Health Administration
Conclusions:
Patients who fell were not wearing hip or head protection. Most falls were unwitnessed, and none were on 1:1 observation. Such interventions may help prevent future injurious falls. (Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality)
Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality - November 21, 2019 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Incivility and Clinical Performance, Teamwork, and Emotions: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Conclusions:
These findings support anecdotal evidence that exposure to incivility may contribute to errors in clinical performance. (Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality)
Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality - November 21, 2019 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Measurement and Validation of Primary Care Nursing Indicators Based on a Wound Care Tracer Condition
Conclusion:
Continuity and nursing follow-up are associated with improved outcomes. Increasing these indicators' performance level can improve both nursing processes and patient outcomes. (Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality)
Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality - November 21, 2019 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Brown Bag Medication Review: Using AHRQ's Brown Bag Medication Tool
Conclusions:
This drug utilization review was found helpful in identification of causes for medication nonadherence, assisting prescribers, and improving patient education. (Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality)
Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality - November 21, 2019 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Systemwide Practice Change Program to Combat Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries: Translating Knowledge Into Practice
Conclusion:
Processes guided by the PARiHS enhanced the effectiveness of translating evidence into practice and positively assisted clinicians to promote optimal patient care. This approach is transferrable to other health care settings. (Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality)
Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality - November 21, 2019 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Improving Lower Extremity Bypass Patient Outcomes: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Implementation Project
Conclusion:
ERAS pathway introduction to the LEB population is suggestive of improved outcomes based on preliminary data. (Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality)
Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality - November 21, 2019 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research
