Browsing by Level of Evidence "Quality Improvement"
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Blood glucose sample collection in the post-operative coronary artery bypass patient
This paper looks into the methods used to collect blood glucose samples in the post-operative coronary artery bypass patient. Current practice is waking a patient hourly to obtain blood via a finger prick. This project ... -
Body image distress and post mastectomy women
Introduction. Body image and breast cancer are closely associated in women who undergo unilateral or bilateral mastectomies. The literature has shown that even if women undergo reconstruction, they still experience adverse ... -
Bone health education for osteoporosis risk reduction in premenopausal women: A quality improvement project
In the United States, about 8.5 million women live with osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is a debilitating systemic skeletal disorder characterized by low bone mass and reduced bone mineral density that occurs with the loss of ... -
Breaking down barriers in multigenerational nursing
Nurses from five generations consistently represent the current workforce. The different characteristics of a multigenerational nursing workforce can impact communication and the development of respect. According to the ... -
Breastfeeding classes: A quality improvement project to increase intent to breastfeed
Breastfeeding education has been shown to improve a mother’s intent to breastfeed and self-efficacy rates. The PICOT question developed was as follows: “In prenatal and perinatal women, how will the participation ... -
Building culturally competent care into healthcare curriculum
The goal of this project was to enhance awareness and improve the quality of care provided to the marginalized LGBTQ+ community. It developed and assessed the effectiveness of a learning module in improving healthcare ... -
Building self-care competencies for stress management in nursing students
The health and wellness of college students continues to be a growing concern. In 2018, the American College Health Association found 59% of college students report feeling high levels of stress in the past 12 months. ... -
A bundled approach to IV site care and maintenance
Hospitalized patients receiving medications intravenously are at increased risk for developing hospital associated infections (HAIs), including MRSA if their peripheral intravenous catheters are not maintained appropriately. ... -
Capacity building for nurses and midwives in the effective management of post-partum hemorrhage in a tertiary healthcare facility, Ghana
Background: Post-partum haemorrhage (PPH) is a major obstetric emergency and a direct cause of maternal deaths worldwide. Of the 14 million cases of obstetric haemorrhages that occur each year globally, PPH is the most ... -
Care of women who have experienced a stillbirth
Background: Evidence has shown that the care rendered to women experiencing stillbirths influences their grieving process (Saflund, Sjogren & Wredlin, 2004:137). Thus, it is important to improve the quality of the education ... -
Caring for bereaved mothers who lost their babies as stillbirths, neonates and infants up to five years: An inter-professional approach
Background: In 2017, neonatal morality rate for Eswatini was 17.4 deaths per 1000 live births, infant mortality rate 40.8 deaths per 1000 live births and under-five mortality rate 53.9 deaths per 1000 live births. In one ... -
Catch & release: Impact of a standard emergency department (ED) discharge process
Inconsistent nursing practice for discharging patients was noted as shown by varying Professional Research Consultant (PRC) scores gathered by third party consultant group for discharge instructions. Research studies have ... -
Checking in the checked out
There has been a problem identified amongst staff on all levels regarding disconnection and lack of engagement. This affects employee satisfaction, overall engagement and teamwork. Our objective was designed as a staff ... -
Clinical judgment and cue recognition of patient deterioration among novice nurses
Experiential learning deficits in newly licensed registered nurses (RNs) may extend to deficits in clinical judgment, particularly in recognizing cues of patient deterioration. The purpose of this quantitative, pretest ... -
Clinician education intervention: Adolescent depression management
Major depressive disorder is a mental illness that impacts adolescents’ mental health. Effective treatments for major depressive disorder are available. Barriers such as clinicians' perceptions that adolescents should ... -
A CNS-led initiative to reduce red blood cell transfusions in adult critical care patients
The purpose of this clinical quality improvement project was to minimize the number of red blood cell transfusion units in adult critical care patients while maintaining optimal physiological hematologic outcomes. Comparison ... -
Code stroke
(2017-12-05)Purpose: The objective was to decrease ED door to CT and lab turnaround time to results to less than or equal to 45 minutes, improve the percentage of tests resulted in under 45 minutes to 85% or greater and decrease ... -
Comparison of basic NI competencies using TANIC over two-year period in graduate entry level NI course
The TIGER-based Assessment of Nursing Informatics Competencies (TANIC)© instrument represents an operationalized version of competencies first identified by the TIGER Initiative (Technology Informatics Guiding Education ... -
Compassion fatigue: A leadership driven quality improvement project
Compassion fatigue, defined as the physical and mental exhaustion experienced by those who care for sick or traumatized people over an extended time-period (Merriam-Webster, 2019; Berg, et. al., 2016), has emerged as a ... -
Consensus in anesthesia handoff reporting
Despite some improvement, no consensus exists to perfect quality in anesthesia handoff practice and policy. This quality improvement project was designed to assist a local anesthesia and perioperative workforce questioning ...