The Development And Validation Of An Acuity Tool In A Pediatric Outpatient Burn Clinic

<p>In outpatient settings, the role of nurses has shifted from episodic, reactive care to management of patients with higher acuity. In a pediatric outpatient clinic specializing in burn injuries, it became apparent that the lack of an acuity tool to measure patient complexity challenged efficient nurse staffing and patient satisfaction. In this improvement project we developed a patient acuity tool that would help to determine nurse staffing, improve workload efficiencies, and improve the delivery of care.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

Level thesis:degree_level

Open Access Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Yale University School of Nursing

Year

2017

Author dc:creator

• Swan-Mahony, Arlene

Contributors dc:contributor

• Lois Sadler

• Acuity Tool
• Ambulatory Care
• Burn Injury
• Nursing
• Outpatient Clinic
• Pediatric

Repository record dc:identifier

https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/ysndt/1078

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:elischolar.library.yale.edu:ysndt-1077