Knowledge and Perceived Effectiveness of Infection Prevention and Control Measures Among Health Care Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A National Survey
Conclusion:
Further research is recommended to assess the impact of HCWs' knowledge and perceived effectiveness of IPC measures on their compliance. (Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality)
Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality - February 24, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Long-Term Care Nurses' Experiences With Patient Safety Incident Management: A Qualitative Study
Conclusions:
Providing nurses with an opportunity to share their PSI management experiences highlights the current factors influencing frontline resident safety in LTC. Study results can inform nursing practice and policy development to support PSI identification and management. (Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality)
Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality - February 24, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Handling Errors in the Use of Inhalation Devices: Inhalation Technique Skills and Knowledge in Pediatric Nurses
Conclusions:
We found that education on inhalation procedures including practical training is required to increase patient safety. (Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality)
Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality - February 24, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Toolkit to Increase Provider Knowledge, Comfort, and Adoption of POLST: Portable Medical Orders in a Primary Care Setting
Conclusions:
Utilization of a POLST toolkit, with an educational component, improved provider interest in POLST implementation. (Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality)
Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality - February 24, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Interprofessional Pediatric COVID-19 Education for Graduate and Undergraduate Health Care Students
No abstract available (Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality)
Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality - February 24, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: From Clinical Nurse Leaders Source Type: research
Factors Associated With the Quality of Staff-Resident Interactions in Assisted Living
Conclusions:
To promote positive care interactions, findings suggest the need to educate staff about strategies to minimize resident agitation (eg, calm posture and respectful listening) and work toward optimizing care interactions in nonprofit settings. Future research could further explore the influence of staff-level factors on care interactions. (Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality)
Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality - February 24, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Modeling Patient Risk for Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries During COVID-19: A Retrospective Study
Conclusions:
Further study should explore pathology of COVID-19 skin changes and what interventions are effective against HAPIs in the COVID-19 population taking into consideration current treatments. (Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality)
Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality - February 24, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Latent Tuberculosis Infection Testing and Treatment at a Federally Qualified Health Center in Southern California: A Quality Improvement Project
Conclusions:
Training for providers and changes to clinic workflow, including use of a care coordinator, can help increase LTBI screening, testing, and treatment in community clinics. (Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality)
Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality - February 24, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Comparing Methods of Identifying Outlying Nurses in Audits of Low-Risk Cesarean Delivery Rates
Conclusions:
Trade-offs between statistical certainty and feasibility need to be considered when classifying nurse outliers. Findings can help target interventions to improve nurse performance. (Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality)
Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality - February 24, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Systematic Debriefing for Critical Events Facilitates Team Dynamics, Education, and Process Improvement
Conclusions:
Following each debriefing session, the debriefing nurse leader intervened on all educational and process improvement opportunities identified and facilitated positive team dynamics. (Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality)
Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality - February 24, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Critical Success Factors for Addressing Discharge Inefficiency at a Large Academic Medical Center: A Lean Six Sigma Approach
Conclusions:
This article provides a framework for addressing discharge inefficiencies. Because the output of the process, a critical contributor to the overall outcome, is often not analyzed, this analysis provides value to others contemplating the same or similar process toward discharge efficiency. (Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality)
Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality - February 24, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Improved Patient Safety and Quality Outcomes With Amiodarone Infusions
Conclusions:
A practice change was implemented utilizing extended dwell peripheral catheters for intravenous amiodarone and disseminated to other units. (Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality)
Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality - February 24, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Fall Prevention and Injury Reduction Utilizing Continuous Video Monitoring: A Quality Improvement Initiative
Conclusion:
Cost savings, fall rates, and fall injury rates all improved with the inception of video monitoring. (Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality)
Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality - February 24, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Using Patient Simulation to Promote Best Practices in Fall Prevention and Postfall Assessment in Nursing Homes
Conclusions:
Our findings indicate that simulation-based training is well received by frontline workers in a nursing home setting and can be conducted as part of a typical shift with minimal disruption to resident care. (Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality)
Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality - February 24, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Perceptions of Nurses Who Are Second Victims in a Hospital Setting
Conclusions:
Adverse events trigger emotional trauma in SVs who require administrative awareness, support, and follow-up to minimize psychological trauma in the clinical nurse. (Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality)
Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality - February 24, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research
