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Improving Early Sepsis Identification on Inpatient Units
… on improving early sepsis identification on inpatient units.</p> <p>Nurse practices, knowledge, understanding related to sepsis was assessed, along with the hospital’s well-developed sepsis protocol. A microsystem assessment was performed on the inpatient units to identify the units' purpose, …
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Improving Early Sepsis Identification on Inpatient Units
… sepsis screening and discrepancies with the inpatient units’ sepsis algorithm and the hospital’s protocol. The CNL students collaborated with the Director of the Sepsis Screening Committee to develop a “Sepsis Screening Observation Checklist” to ensure nurses were documenting the sepsis …
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Improving Early Sepsis Identification on Inpatient Units
… charts of 100 patients in five different nursing units. The students also provided nurses with questionnaires to assess their knowledge on sepsis and about their sepsis hospital policy and protocol. Results demonstrated that vital signs are reported to nurses in a timely manner 50% of the time, …
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Improving Early Sepsis Identification on Inpatient Units
… were ages 18-years-old and older from five inpatient units. The professionals in this hospital consisted of a multidisciplinary approach that included, but not limited to, a team of physicians, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, licensed vocational nurses, nursing assistants and …
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Improving Early Sepsis Identification on Inpatient Units
<p>Sepsis is a medical emergency resulting from an infection. Its systemic effects can quickly lead to death if it is left untreated. The condition is extremely costly in regard to human life and national healthcare costs. In an effort to combat rising rates of sepsis effective protocols must be …
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Improving Early Sepsis Identification on Inpatient Units
… patient’s sepsis screenings in five different units for both morning and evening shift. Finally, a nursing questionnaire was handed out to assess their baseline knowledge of sepsis and the hospital protocol regarding sepsis treatment. Results demonstrated vital signs are reported to the nurse …
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Improving Early Sepsis Identification on Inpatient Units
… records (EMR) of 100 patients on five different units. Furthermore, CNL students assessed knowledge of sepsis through a questionnaire.</p> <p>Results showed that nurses felt that vitals signs were reported in a timely manner 50% of the time. Results also concluded the greatest contributor to …
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Improving Early Sepsis Identification on Inpatient Units
… hospital. The observations on different inpatient units and chart review conducted at the large metropolitan hospital led to increased awareness of gaps that prolong the identification of sepsis among patients; also to the creation of a sepsis protocol badge for nurses to use as a quick …
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Admission Handoff Between Emergency Department and Inpatient Units
… patient from the emergency department (ED) to an inpatient unit, a handoff report is conducted. There are many ways the ED nurse can go about delivering this report to the inpatient or floor nurse. Each ED nurse tends to this task in their own way, providing the information they deem important. …
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The Clinical Nurse Leader: Improving Early Sepsis Identification on Inpatient Units
… to determine whether nurses at the assigned units were completing sepsis screenings on time and used the appropriate vital signs and labs. Nurses’ questionnaires were provi ded to assess sepsis knowledge and their understanding of sepsis. Results showed a lack in compliance in completing …
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An Exploration Of Charge Nurse Decision-Making Related To The Nurse-Patient Assignment On Adult Medical-Surgical Inpatient Units
… ASSIGNMENT ON ADULT MEDICAL-SURGICAL INPATIENT UNITS Colin Plover Julie Sochalski, PhD, RN, FAAN Statement of the Problem: In adult inpatient medical-surgical settings, the nurse-patient assignment serves as a strategy to organize the delivery of nurse-patient care. How nurse-patient …
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Dealing with variability in the design, planning and evaluation of Healthcare inpatient units: a modeling methodology for patient dependency variations.
… complex interrelations between relatively small units, each of which is sensitive to stochastic variations in demand. In addition to this aspect of the system view, a critical resource for the patients’ wellbeing and survival is the staffing level of nurses. This puts the planning and scheduling …
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Differences of weekend versus weekdays, nurse-to-patient staffing ratios, patient diagnoses, and direct nursing care time
… ratios, medical-surgical nursing units, and weekend versus weekday patient diagnoses. Specific aims were (a) determine differences in nurse-to-patient staffing ratios and direct care time on medical-surgical inpatient units in an acute care hospital, (b) determine differences in …
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Decreasing Delayed Patient Transfers Prior to Shift Change
… between the</p> <p>emergency department and inpatient units by 50%. This project goal will be achieved by writing</p> <p>and setting in place a new guideline for 45 minute black-out transfer times. The anticipated goal</p> <p>date for this project is set for mid-August, 2015.</p>
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Inpatient Mental Health: What Helps/Hinders the Transition into Communities?
… period for patients transitioning from inpatient units to community settings (Coleman, Pincus, Epstein & Ofedahl, 2015). Patients with mental illness have unique needs and vulnerabilities, therefore increasing the need for improved coordinated transitional discharge plans (Coleman et …
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Adoption Of Teamstepps® To Promote Collaboration And Problem-Solving: A Pilot Training Program For Clinical Nursing Leaders
… pilot training program was implemented across 3 inpatient units and specifically targeted clinical nursing leaders in an academic medical center. The Kirkpatrick’s model was used to evaluate knowledge-skills-attitudes gained by participants of the training program (Kirkpatrick, 1967). Each …
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Palliative care for life-limited children and young adults: the role of medical care in the development of children’s and young adults’ hospice services.
… to 28 CYA hospice services, representing 34 inpatient units and 25 community services. Thematic analysis identified two overarching themes: Increasing complexity of care needs and Diversity in PPM approaches. Quantitative analysis demonstrated participating hospices supporting children with …
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Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Exploring the Experiences of People Suffering with Eating Disorders
… of people with eating disorders on an inpatient unit. It explores the overall experience, as well as observing both challenging and helpful aspects of inpatient life and treatment. Eight female inpatients with eating disorders, aged twelve to seventeen, were interviewed. All …
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Nurse Practice Environment and Peripheral Intravenous Infiltrations in a Pediatric Hospital on the Magnet Journey
… care in any of the selected five types of inpatient units, with a minimum of six months employment on their current unit. An on-line self-administered nurse survey was sent to an estimated 400 nurses during August/May 2014. The study measures were organized into 3 dimensions: PIV …
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Implementation of Patient Mobility Assessment Tool: A Clinical Nurse Leader Initiative Towards Improved Patient and Nurse Health Outcomes
… tool and evaluate the effect of PMAT on various inpatient units succeeding the pilot’s extended progress. Throughout the microsystems, nursing staff manages different mobility levels based on the patient’s medical diagnosis. This paper specifically highlights the educational component given to …
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