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Evaluation of educational video on nurses discharge teaching
(2017-12-04)
Purpose: During 2015, patients presenting to an urban pediatric emergency department (ED) for vomiting accounted for one of the top five chief complaints. The American Academy of Pediatrics and the Centers for Disease ...
Nurse retention strategy - Utilization of stay interviews
(2017-12-05)
Purpose: The purpose of this project is to identify the most prevalent reasons that nurses choose to leave their place of employment and to explore strategies to retain them. This author examined the nurse staff retention, ...
Neuro-alert: Hemorrhagic stroke expedited transfer process from ED to NCCU
(2017-12-05)
Purpose: We sought to develop a Neuro-Alert process for non-traumatic intracerebral hemorrhages in an effort to reduce transfer time from emergency department (ED) arrival to Neuro Critical Care Unit (NCCU) and bring the ...
Randomized controlled study in the use of aromatherapy for pain reduction and to reduce opioid use in the emergency department
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a combination of lavender, sweet marjoram, and pink grapefruit oils on a patient’s perception of pain, and the ability to reduce the use of opioids in an ...
EKG timeliness: Going against the grain
The goal for all patients presenting to the Emergency Department with a chief complaint of chest pain is to complete an EKG and have it read by an ED Physician within 10 minutes of arrival. Prior to the process change, the ...
Trauma RN EJ Program: Advancing nursing practice and reducing IV team activations in the emergency department
Purpose: PIV access in the ED can be challenging. Failed attempts often prompt RNs to place an order for Vascular Access Team (VAT). This delays patient care by prolonging the time from MD to order to obtaining labs & ...
Triage space redesign to facilitate application of relationship based care
(2011-10-17)
Purpose: The previous Emergency Department triage space was inadequate to meet the hospital's mission and vision to provide a patient centered focus of care. The Goal established for this project was to create an environment ...
Implementation of an intra-hospital transport safety checklist in a pediatric emergency department
Intra-hospital transports (IHT) are high risk events with potential for adverse patient outcomes. The care of a patient in our emergency department (ED) needing IHT to the intensive care unit (ICU) identified opportunities ...
Role of pediatric asthma protocol in the emergency department
Asthma exacerbations represent a potentially life-threatening situation for pediatric asthmatic patients and require early recognition and treatment. One of the potential barriers to early recognition of symptoms is the ...
Reduction of catheter associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) rates organization-wide begins in the ED
Poster presentationSession B presented Monday, September 30,11:30 am-12:30 pmPurpose: Background: In quarter four of 2017, 40% of Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI) were attributed to the insertion of the ...