• Taking a byte out of orientation: Use of technology for onboarding 

      Poplar, Kathie; Lopez, Robin (2017-12-01)
      Hospital orientation had a “Death by Power Point” foundation running over four consecutive days. Orientations run 13 times annually with populations averaging 18-20 participants. This model was costly, utilized ...
    • Targeting education institutions in diverse geographical locations to increase underrepresented minorities in the DKMS population 

      McGuinness, Kristen; Alvarez, David; Tran, Sandy; Paluay, Roslyn; Norris, Noelle; Libbey, Taylor; Siu, Rita; Fenwick, Michelle; Whalen, Tammam; Bearer, Karen
      The worldwide bone marrow donor pool is under represented in minority ethnicities. The student body that makes up The College of Southern Nevada is a diverse population of individuals. The registry drive was held in two ...
    • Teaching preceptors using the cognitive and affective domains 

      Bodine, Jennifer; Listopad, Darlene (2017-12-01)
      The organization experienced a lack of standardization of training for preceptors, and a lack of resources for the orientation of new hires. Numerous conversations with new hires throughout the organization indicated that ...
    • Teaching the teachers-A two-day simulation focused TeamSTEPPS master training program for an interprofessional team of hospital leaders 

      Stacks, Helen; Veal, Crystal (2017-08-17)
      Teaching the Teachers- A Two-Day Simulation Focused TeamSTEPPS Master Training Program for an Interprofessional Group of Hospital Leaders. Healthcare facilities all over are embracing AHRQ’s TeamSTEPPS program. ...
    • Team Selection for Critical Care Transport 

      Riwitis, Cheryl; Bowers, Cynthia J.
      Critically ill or injured patients often require specialized care. Regionalization of specialty services necessitates transport of patients from the scene of an accident to a trauma center or from one hospital to another ...
    • Team Triage 

      Miller, Michelle
      Purpose: The Institute of Medicine declared Emergency department (ED) overcrowding as a national crisis. Throughput is a concept used to understand ED overcrowding and is defined as the time measured between a patient’s ...
    • Team Up Against Sepsis; 6 Tasks in 60 Minutes 

      Kloppel, Karin; Richards, Barbara
      Purpose: This project has a three-pronged purpose: 1. Improve compliance with sepsis bundles. 2. Improve early recognition of possible SIRS/Sepsis and reduce sepsis mortality. 3. Improve times in obtaining labs, lactate, ...
    • Teleneurology: Streamlining care of stroke patients in emergency rooms 

      McPherson, Benjamin; Carson, Carri; Littlefield, Debra; Bernatene, Kelly; Dyson, Jessica; Wells, Leighann; Zink, Joseph (2017-12-05)
      Session A presented Thursday, September 14, 2017 Purpose: Patients in Emergency Departments (EDs) that are having strokes now have an opportunity to receive endovascular therapy(EVT) for improved outcomes.1,2,3 Unfortunately, ...
    • Telescreening and CNAs to meet growing demands on emergency departments 

      Colburn, Tracy; Ostendarp, Rose; Maliszewski, Barbara; De La Rosa, Alicia; Gordon, Dennis Jr.; Cole, Gai; Razzak, Junaid Abdul
      Session F presented Friday, September 28, 11:30 am-12:30 pm Purpose: Emergency departments across the United States are providing care to larger volumes of patients and stressing their current capacity to provide timely ...
    • Ten Years Later: Are We Still Facilitating a Safe Transition Home for our ED Patients 

      Bucaro, Pamela; Black, Erin
      Session I presented Saturday, September 29, 10:00-11:00 am Purpose: This poster focuses on the benefits of a nurse-facilitated post-discharge follow-up program in an ED and the subsequent evaluation of that program ten ...
    • Three creative uses of simulation in online nursing and health service administration education 

      Hampe, Holly; Rateau, Margaret R.; King, Michalene A. (2016-08-11)
      The use of simulation and debriefing in the online education environment is not well documented in the literature. New technology allows the creative use of simulation to be developed and evaluated for use in further ...
    • Time is brain, team is key 

      Howard, Chantal; Flanagan, Leighann (2014-08-04)
      Purpose: The American Heart Association has set 60 minutes as the goal for “door to needle” time for the treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke. The objective of this quality assurance project was to significantly ...
    • Time matters! Improve satisfaction, decrease LWBS, and enhance throughput 

      Stanfield, Laura; Hunt, Debbie; Johnson, Tiffany; Gillispie, Collyn; Moyer, Greg; Holt, Anna
      Purpose: Improving patient satisfaction, decreasing left without being seen rates, and improving ED throughput were the objectives for embarking on this journey to streamline treatment of ESI 4 and 5 patients. Design: ...
    • To Infinity and Beyond: Successful Onboarding of New RN Graduates 

      Johnson, Jodi; Forneris, Lori
      Learn how an innovative journey leverages socialization and integration as successful recruitment and retention tool resulting in saved resources and improved efficiencies in onboarding process.
    • To Infinity and Beyond: Taking Nursing Competency to the Next Level 

      Chung, Lisa; Geskie, Janet; Estrella, Evangeline
      Use frontline staff, an interprofessional team, and gaming to score big with Nursing Competency Management. The session describes the processes and methodology used to incorporate multiple modalities to manage nursing ...
    • Tourniquet use in obtaining a lactate value: Correcting misconceptions 

      Aridano, Nicholas N.; Garceau, Jaryd; Larrivee, Evan; Robin, Nancy M.
      Poster presentationSession G presented Tuesday, October 1,1:00-2:00 pmPurpose: When two different phlebotomy procedures to obtain lactate values was observed, it was important to look at the evidence to clarify if this ...
    • Town hall meeting: Implementing the NCSBN simulation guidelines 

      Durham, Carol F.; Kardong-Edgren, Suzan (2016-08-11)
      Faculty, staff, deans, and directors are using simulation in various forms and with diverse fidelity and need guidance on how to optimize the use of simulation. The NCSBN guidelines the use of simulation in pre-licensure ...
    • Training and education for advanced community care nurses 

      O'Leary, Cora
      The aim of this research was to identify training and education needs for advanced community care teams supporitn children and young people with complex healthcare needs.
    • Transform Your Shared Governance Council: Measure Its Health! 

      Rheingans, Jennifer Isabelle; Hess, Robert; Swihart, Diana; Brull, Stacey (2017-12-04)
      A few published tools measure the presence of nursing shared governance. However, where are instruments that help councils further develop, evaluate, and sustain their activities and outcomes? This interactive presentation ...
    • Transformational Leadership: One Emergency Department’s Journey 

      Goldstein, Mark
      Session C presented Thursday, September 27, 1:00-2:00 pm Purpose: The purpose of shared governance is to guide best practice by having associates research, survey, test, evaluate and implement change. Servant leadership ...

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