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The relationship between nursing skill mix, nurse sensitive patient outcomes and patient satisfaction
(2016-06-09)
Literature Review: Hospitals are the largest components of the United States healthcare system, and are encountering pressure to provide better quality care and reduce cost. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ...
The admission and discharge nurse role: A quality initiative to optimize unit utilization, patient satisfaction, and nurse perceptions of collaboration
(2016-06-15)
Registered nurses are at the frontline of the hospital admission and discharge process. Efficiency and collaboration during these processes are critical to the patient care experience and the promotion of safe, high quality ...
Teach-back and its impact on hospital consumer assessment of healthcare providers and systems (HCAHPS)
(2017-04-18)
Successful patient outcomes rely heavily on patient engagement, patient/family education, and promotion of self-management. Teach-back methodology offers the healthcare team a proven technique to determine learner's health ...
Improving communication in the clinical environment through bedside shift report (BSR): A quality improvement project
(2016-10-20)
Effective communication is required during the handoff process to ensure essential patient information is relayed for continuity and quality of care. The author conducted a quality improvement initiative at a 380 bed acute ...
Evidence-based practice change: Implementation of a collaborative practice model for diabetes
(2017-09-12)
Background: The prevalence of type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in the United States is high, especially in underserved populations. Many patients with T2DM do not receive the optimal interprofessional collaborative ...
Care transitions: Are healthcare organizations meeting the needs of their patients?
(2017-09-12)
Acute care healthcare organizations struggle to identify and implement interventions to support the transition of care between hospital and home settings. One organization piloted a quality improvement (QI) project ...