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Administration of Oral Acetaminophen to Reduce Costs for the Hysterectomy Patient at a Community Hospital.

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Blonk, KM; Davenport, A; Morgan, B; Muckler, VC
Published in: Journal of perianesthesia nursing : official journal of the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses
February 2019

This quality improvement project aimed to change the practice of administration route of acetaminophen from intravenous (IV) to oral to patients having a hysterectomy at a community hospital, reduce costs, and maintain postanesthesia care unit pain scores for patients who receive oral acetaminophen comparable to those who receive IV acetaminophen.There were 46 participants: 23 in the preintervention group and 23 in the postintervention group.Data retrieved from the electronic medical record included the route of acetaminophen administered, cost, and pain scores.Implementation of this quality improvement project resulted in no difference in the pain scores between the preintervention and postintervention groups (P = .637). In addition, the hospital cost for acetaminophen decreased 95.25% and patients saved $6,683 during the 3-month implementation period.The administration of oral acetaminophen provided equivalent postoperative analgesia compared with IV acetaminophen and reduced costs for both the hospital and patients.

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Journal of perianesthesia nursing : official journal of the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses

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1532-8473

ISSN

1089-9472

Publication Date

February 2019

Volume

34

Issue

1

Start / End Page

143 / 150

Related Subject Headings

  • Retrospective Studies
  • Quality Improvement
  • Prospective Studies
  • Pain, Postoperative
  • Pain Measurement
  • Nursing
  • Middle Aged
  • Hysterectomy
  • Humans
  • Hospitals, Community
 

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Blonk, K. M., Davenport, A., Morgan, B., & Muckler, V. C. (2019). Administration of Oral Acetaminophen to Reduce Costs for the Hysterectomy Patient at a Community Hospital. Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing : Official Journal of the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses, 34(1), 143–150. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jopan.2018.03.007
Blonk, Kristin M., Ashley Davenport, Brett Morgan, and Virginia C. Muckler. “Administration of Oral Acetaminophen to Reduce Costs for the Hysterectomy Patient at a Community Hospital.Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing : Official Journal of the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses 34, no. 1 (February 2019): 143–50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jopan.2018.03.007.
Blonk KM, Davenport A, Morgan B, Muckler VC. Administration of Oral Acetaminophen to Reduce Costs for the Hysterectomy Patient at a Community Hospital. Journal of perianesthesia nursing : official journal of the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses. 2019 Feb;34(1):143–50.
Blonk, Kristin M., et al. “Administration of Oral Acetaminophen to Reduce Costs for the Hysterectomy Patient at a Community Hospital.Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing : Official Journal of the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses, vol. 34, no. 1, Feb. 2019, pp. 143–50. Epmc, doi:10.1016/j.jopan.2018.03.007.
Blonk KM, Davenport A, Morgan B, Muckler VC. Administration of Oral Acetaminophen to Reduce Costs for the Hysterectomy Patient at a Community Hospital. Journal of perianesthesia nursing : official journal of the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses. 2019 Feb;34(1):143–150.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of perianesthesia nursing : official journal of the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses

DOI

EISSN

1532-8473

ISSN

1089-9472

Publication Date

February 2019

Volume

34

Issue

1

Start / End Page

143 / 150

Related Subject Headings

  • Retrospective Studies
  • Quality Improvement
  • Prospective Studies
  • Pain, Postoperative
  • Pain Measurement
  • Nursing
  • Middle Aged
  • Hysterectomy
  • Humans
  • Hospitals, Community