Browsing Sigma Theta Tau International (Sigma) by Item Type "Quality Improvement"
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BSN students collaborate with rural community hospital in quality improvement project: Hand hygiene compliance
BSN students will work collaboratively with the Quality Initiatives and Resources department in a rural community hospital determining hand hygiene compliance through the use of the mobile app iScrub®. This initial research ... -
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 ... -
Does utilizing nursing graduate assistants boost retention rates across nursing programs?
Innovative strategies developed and implemented by Doctorate of Nursing Practice Graduate Assistants were employed over 1 academic year to improve retention and reduce attrition in undergraduate, RN to BSN and MSN nursing ... -
Implementation of evidence based alternative birth position in a hospital in Tshwane
Background: Evidence has shown that alternative birth positions including upright, kneeling, squatting and lateral positions, improves maternal and child outcomes (Gupta, et, 2017). However, despite clear evidence, midwives ... -
Improving cord care of neonates in an acute care unit at a Ugandan referral hospital
Background/context: Umbilical cord infection poses significant risks for neonatal morbidity and mortality in developing countries. In agreement with the World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation, the Ugandan Ministry ... -
Muscular skeletal disorders amongst staff in a referral hospital in Uganda.
Background: Muscular-skeletal disorders include a wide range of inflammatory and degenerative conditions affecting the muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, peripheral nerves, and supporting blood vessels with ache, pain ... -
Nurse-led quality improvement presentation of advance directives in an outpatient oncology setting
For oncology patients with no advance directives, vital conversations about advance care planning can occur too late, therefore rendering them unable to verbalize their end-of-life wishes. However, nurses have a pivotal ... -
Preventing malnutrition in children under 5-years using affordable local foods at a referral hospital, Ghana
Background: Malnutrition is a universal problem that affects children under-five years and a major cause of death in children worldwide. About 60% of the 10.2 million annual mortality rates of children under-five years ... -
A quality improvement initiative to create a positive environment for sensory developmental care in a neonatal intensive care unit
Background - The project was a response to the lack of sensory friendly interventions in the author’s clinical facility. After audit review, the staff was found lacking in knowledge and practices. Based on the audit ... -
Quality of maternal care at maternity waiting homes in Chitipa District in Northern Malawi
Background - A maternity waiting home is a building located near a health facility where high or low risk pregnant women who reside very far are accommodated to await labor and delivery. Maternity waiting homes have been ... -
Recognizing and responding to suicidal ideation in a nursing home: A nursing educational intervention
This quality improvement project involved developing and implementing a web-based educational module for nursing staff, including nurses and nursing assistants, with the purpose of improving knowledge about and confidence ... -
Reducing neonatal infections in a regional referral hospital in Eswatini: A quality improvement project
Introduction and Background: Infection is one of the leading causes of neonatal deaths in Eswatini. Undefined neonatal infection accounted for 38.2% of neonatal admissions at a regional referral hospital in 2017. Upon ... -
Reflections on barriers and facilitators for inter-professional collaboration in independent midwife-led care
Background - Maternity care in Gauteng and South-Africa is at a crossroad: the public sector is overburdened, intervention rates are high in the private sector, and private obstetrician-led care is expensive. Midwife-led ... -
Reinforcing measures to reduce post cesarean section endometriosis and hysterectomy cases at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Malawi
BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is the inflammation of the endometrium and myometrium, usually caused by infections after cesarean section. Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital’s (QECH) records showed that from January to July 2018, ... -
Self-perceived leadership development of peer tutors in inter-professional undergraduate healthcare studies
Introduction - Peer tutors are used as teaching partners in undergraduate program at the University of Pretoria to transfer knowledge and practical skills to students from various healthcare disciplines. Peer tutors are ... -
Twenty-four hour observation of vital and warning signs in low-risk postpartum care
Introduction. The postnatal period is a critical phase in the lives of mothers and newborn babies. Most maternal and infant deaths occur within the first 24 hours following birth, but this is the most neglected period for ... -
Undergraduate nursing student engagement in blended learning: A quality improvement capstone project
A quality improvement project outlines a PDSA cycle with the aim to improve undergraduate nursing student engagement in blended learning. Nurse educators and students will be guided on the effectiveness of interventions ...