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Assessment of Falls on a Medical-Telemetry Unit
… project aimed at reducing falls on a medical-telemetry unit in a large metropolitan Magnet hospital. It was important for the MSN/CNL students to focus on falls because it is not just a concern for this institution, it is a national dilemma that needs to be addressed. Due to the complexities …
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Assessment of Falls on a Medical-Telemetry Unit
… intervention to improve falls on the Medical-Telemetry unit.</p> <p><em>Background</em>: Between 700,000 and 1,000,000 falls occur in hospitals every year. Furthermore, approximately 30-35% of these falls result in injury and 11,000 falls result in death (Health Research & Educational Trust, …
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Assessment of Fall Protocol Use on a Medical-Telemetry Unit
… plan to decrease patient falls on the medical-telemetry unit of a large metropolitan hospital.</p> <p>Background: Patient falls are a persistent nationwide problem in the acute care setting. Between 700,000 and 1,000,000 falls occur in hospital every year and approximately 30-35% of these falls …
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Patient Falls in the Telemetry Unit of a Large Metropolitan Hospital
… to the patient (Anderson et al., 2008). In the United States alone, 700,000 and 1,000,000 falls occur in hospitals every year. Furthermore, approximately 30-35% of these falls result in injury and 11,000 falls result in death (Health Research & Educational Trust, 2016). Not only have falls …
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Quality Improvement Project on Patient Falls in a Medical-Telemetry Unit
… patients for fall risk factors. On a medical-telemetry floor, fall incidence rates are increasing from the previous fiscal year. Due to the negative impact of falls on patient outcomes, the CNL students conducted a systematic analysis of the problem. The results were used to design, implement, …
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CNL as Educator: Justifying the Need for a Certified Diabetes Educator on the Medical Surgical/Telemetry Unit
… diabetes educator (CDE) on the medical surgical/telemetry unit of a rural community hospital. A microsystem and gap analysis indicates lack of comprehensive, efficient and effective diabetes care education. The clinical nurse leader (CNL) conducted a learning needs assessment and pilot education …
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Assessment of Falls Protocol Use on Medical-Telemetry Units
… to reduce the incidence of falls on the medical-telemetry unit.</p> <p>Background: Falls, regardless of severity, may inflict irreparable consequences on patients, families, and hospitals. Approximately 20-30% of falls result in physical or emotional harm, including minor bruises, emotional …
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Fall Prevention Protocol in Acute Care Setting
… intervention to improve falls on the Medical Telemetry unit in the large metropolitan hospital.</p> <p>Background: Between 700,000 and 1,000,000 falls occur in hospitals every year. Furthermore, approximately 30-35% of these falls result in injury and 11,000 falls result in death (Health …
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Design of a wireless platform for wearable and home automation applications
… strain data is composed of a data acquisition unit connected to a bench top load instrument. For accurate measurements the lab animals have to be sedated and immobilized in the current setup which is also bulky. A telemetry unit equipped with strain gages designed for implantable measurement of …
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Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit Patient Transition
<p>With no designated cardiovascular step-down unit at Phoenix Children’s Hospital, patient transitions to acute care are inconsistent following admission to the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU). We aim to improve CVICU patient continuum of care through transferring patients to a …
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A Stochastic Simulation Model of Alarm Response Strategies on a Telemetry Floor
… in responding to cardiac arrhythmia alarms on a telemetry unit as well as the sources of noise attributing to alarm fatigue. By quantifying these workflows and response strategies, this model can be utilized to aid administrators and managers in selecting alarm escalation times as well as …
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Fall Prevention in the Inpatient Setting
… is a mixed medical/surgical and medical/surgical-telemetry unit, specializing in dialysis and stroke patients. Since January 2017, there has been eight falls on the unit. The project’s objective is to decrease the number of falls in 4South by 50% by the end of the 4<sup>th</sup> quarter 2017.</p> …
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Standardized Blood Transfusion Documentation
… The selected microsystem is a medical/surgical/telemetry unit, which has 38 beds with 38 registered nurses (RNs). When surveyed, 39% of the RNs were confident administering blood products and 48% were aware of what is necessary to document regarding blood transfusions. The change theory that was …
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"All Set toGo Home":Improving Discharge Planning for Patient's SAfe and Timely Discharge
… and timely discharge in the medical oncology and telemetry unit at the county hospital. The facility has 54-bed capacity with an average daily census of 35 to 40 specializing in cancer, end-stage diseases, cardiac issues, HIV/AIDS, sepsis, palliative and comfort care, diabetes, respiratory …
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Delirium Education for Nurses on a Medical-Surgical Unit
… By June 2015, nurses on medical-surgical units will screen 100-percent of patients for delirium according to an established protocol. The project mesosystem is a 411-bed, level I trauma center and teaching hospital; the microsystem is a 28-bed medical-surgical telemetry unit.</p> <p>An …
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Decreasing 30-Day Readmission Rates In Patients With Heart Failure
… affects approximately 6.2 million adults in the United States and costs the nation an estimated $30.7 billion each year (Farmarkis, 2017). Prevalence is projected to increase 25% by 2030 (Savarese, 2017). Approximately 50% of patients who are discharged are readmitted within 6 months and 24% …
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Discharge by 11:00 AM and the Effects on Throughput
… before 11:00 AM on the Progressive Care Unit (PCU). One evidence-based approach to help alleviate capacity constraints in the hospital is to create an effective and timely discharge process. The goal of this project is to educate the front line staff, care coordinators, and providers to a …
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Documentation: Delirium in the Hospitalized Older Adult
… study. The setting was a 107 bed acute care community hospital located in southern California. Inclusion criteria were medical records of patients who were 65 years or older, admitted to a medical/surgical/telemetry unit and had received lorazepam or haloperidol. Descriptive and inferential …
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Improving Patient Care Outcomes by Standardizing Change of Shift Report
… project was conducted on the medical surgical telemetry unit in a hospital in Daly City, CA. The patient population includes a diverse geriatric population with the average age being around sixty five years old. Although this project was time limited it found to already have a 10% improvement …
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Effectiveness of Self-Care Intervention to Reduce Staff Nurse Stress
… feasibility of the intervention in a fast paced telemetry unit. This innovative program aims to introduce nurses to four self-care stress reduction techniques, as follows: body scan, diaphragmatic breathing, imagery, and Freeze-Frame.</p> <p>Background/Significance: Nurses can be overburdened in …
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