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Showing 1 to 20 of 25 for “"The Joint Commission"”.
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Standards of Care and Practice to Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections
<p>The national initiative to reduce hospital-acquired CAUTIs continues to be a priority among organizations such as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, the Centers for Disease and Control, and the Joint Commission. While evidence-based literature supports decreasing the number of indwelling …
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The need for standardization: Intraprofessional communication among physicians during handoffs in hospital settings
… in any relationship is not a simple matter. The transference of a message to another person can become more of a problem then a solution. Communication is often riddled with mistakes and errors. This can become especially problematic when someone’s life is on the line. A study involving 28 …
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Float RNs: Unit Specific Tools to Promote a More Positive Float Experience
… outpatient settings, federal projections say the rising complexity of acute care will increase demand for RNs in hospital settings by 36% in 2020 (American Association of Colleges of Nursing [AACN], 2017). Other projections indicate that by 2025, the U.S. registered nursing shortage will …
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Knowledge and Attitudes of Nursing Home LVNs and RNs Regarding Administering Pain Medictions to Dying Patients at End of Life
… have been done that specifically focus on the knowledge base and attitudes regarding pain and its management with nurses in these facilities. A survey was sent to 619 nurses working in LTC facilities in three counties in northern Texas. Areas assessed were assessment skills, attitudes and …
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Improving Medication Safety by Reducing Miscellaneous Orders Placed via CPOE
<p>Named by The Joint Commission as a National Patient Safety Goal, medication safety is the focus of a multidisciplinary committee at a 173-bed community hospital in Northern California and the theme of this clinical nurse leader (CNL) project. “Improving Medication Safety by Reducing …
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Interprofessional Team Training in the Pediatric Life Support Program: Effects on Teamwork and Quality of Resuscitations
… in teamwork and communication continue to be the most frequent contributor to adverse patient events. The Institute of Medicine, The Joint Commission, and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality all advocate for training to improve teamwork and patient safety, but the methods and …
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IMPROVING QUALITY AND EFFICIENT COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PROVIDERS AND NURSING - A PSYCHIATRIC SBAR TOOL (PSYCH)
… <p>Abstract</p> <p>Effective communication is the cornerstone of providing safety and quality healthcare. However, nursing and providers often share information inequitably, as these disciplines are trained differently regarding communication. Providers are taught to be brief, accurate and …
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Preoperative Education: A Patient-Centered Care Approach
<p>Abstract</p> <p> This project addresses the need for delivering high quality preoperative education to the Arabic speaking patient population served by Sharp Healthcare’s orthopedic service line. A goal set during the institution’s 2015 The Joint Commission Disease-Specific Care survey is to …
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Application of Systems Engineering Science to the Healthcare Environment
… consists of a research portfolio examining the application of systems engineering techniques to the healthcare environment. The portfolio consists of three final publishable articles submitted to meet the program requirements for the, Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing degree from the …
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Training Pre-Licensure Nursing Students As First Responders In Clinical Emergencies
<p>The Joint Commission requires formal education for healthcare providers who are first responders giving care to patients whose conditions are deteriorating. However, most nursing programs do not include education about the role of first responders during clinical emergencies in the pre-licensure …
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An Evaluation of the Systematic Identification and Treatment of Tobacco Use Among Patients in an Academic Medical Center
Background: The Joint Commission recently developed core measures for screening and treatment of tobacco use, as hospitalization provides a good opportunity for helping patients to quit smoking. This study was undertaken to evaluate a new program that systematically identifies and offers treatment …
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Improving Patient Care Outcomes by Standardizing Change of Shift Report
<p>The change of shift is one of the most crucial times during a nurse’s day. It is a time where vital patient information is passed off from one nurse to the next. There is evidence that the root cause of many sentinel events and poor patient outcomes in related to communication breakdown during …
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Improving patient outcomes through use of the teach-back method in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit
<p>The setting for this Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) project was the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) at a level I trauma center in the Bay Area. The goal was to improve the discharge education performed by the PACU nurses to improve patient safety and decrease the chance of complications or …
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Stimulating healthcare organizational improvement through public reporting of smoking cessation advice rates
The purpose of this study was to evaluate a novel method of instituting quality improvement among hospitals in the area of smoking cessation through publicizing poor performance. Smoking cessation was used as an indicator due to its impact on the health of our population, evidence base and also …
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Work Redesign and Its Influence on Employee Motivation and Job Satisfaction
Reengineering and work redesign have become the buzzwords of the healthcare industry giving rise to the unprecedented growth of reengineering / work redesign consultants who offer cookbook methods to make the organization efficient and reduce costs. The unfortunate consequence of this rush to …
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Improving Physician Behavior with an Obstetric Dashboard
… it is now an obstetric quality measure (AHRQ and The Joint Commission). One major risk factor of anal sphincter lacerations is episiotomy. National quality benchmarks recommend restricted use of episiotomy (in the absence of an indication like shoulder dystocia), with a recommended benchmark rate …
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Evaluation of the Nursing Handoff Process from Emergency Department to In-Patient Unit
… in care, is known to be a danger point in the patient care process for a long time. Ineffective communication during handoff is one of the most common identified cause of catastrophic or sentinel events in hospitals (The Joint Commission, 2015). Emergency department (ED) to in-patient unit …
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Improving Pain Reassessment within One Hour Following the Administration of Pain Medication
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Pain has been identified as the main reason why patients go to the hospital and are hospitalized. Pain reassessment following administration of pain medication is vital to pain management. This project was conducted in a 24-bed stand-alone inpatient psychiatric facility in an …
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Relationships among entry level preparation, experience, and leadership effectiveness styles of head nurses
… designed to develop professional nurse leaders.The purpose of the study was to determine the relationship of leadership effectiveness styles of head nurses drawn from a stratified random sample of hospitals in the state of Indiana, to type of basic nursing education program, and experience in a …
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Reducing the Risk of Suicide on an Inpatient Acute Behavioral Health Unit
… those who have successfully committed suicide in the form of asphyxiation inside locked facilities are more than likely due to patient bathroom doors. The current unit consists of 30 inpatient medical-psychiatric beds serving the adult and geriatric populations. The goal is to ensure patient …
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