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Using improvement science to promote evidence-based practice in a childhood cancer and hematology center.

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Hockenberry, MJ; McCarthy, KS; Taylor, OA; Hesselgrave, J; Bernhardt, MB; Daves, M; Kamdar, K
Published in: Journal of pediatric oncology nursing : official journal of the Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses
January 2012

A major children's cancer and hematology center established a Quality Transformation (QT) Core to develop and monitor empirical outcomes that demonstrate excellence in clinical care. The QT Core, based on the Institute of Medicine's domains of quality health care, aims to ensure that care is safe, effective, patient centered, timely, efficient, and equitable. Specific goals for the first year of the QT Core were to develop a team of improvement science experts, engage faculty and staff in QT initiatives, promote accountability for excellence in clinical care, and establish specific metrics to evaluate process, structure, and outcomes for QT Core projects. The purpose of this article is to discuss the successful development of a quality transformation core within a pediatric subspecialty and demonstrate the principles of improvement science through an actual quality transformation project designed to implement an evidence-based guideline for procedural sedation for children with cancer. The QT Core within this subspecialty was founded on principles of successful transformation of patient care that includes motivation to change, leaders committed to quality, active engagement of staff in meaningful problem-solving initiatives, alignment with organization goals with resource allocation, and integration to bridge boundaries throughout an organization. These key principles are demonstrated through the discussion of the development of the QT Core and implementation of an evidence-based procedure sedation guideline. Pediatric and pediatric subspecialty groups can be on the forefront of national initiatives that promote quality health care, exemplified by the QT Core developed within the cancer and hematology center.

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Journal of pediatric oncology nursing : official journal of the Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses

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1532-8457

ISSN

1043-4542

Publication Date

January 2012

Volume

29

Issue

1

Start / End Page

5 / 13

Related Subject Headings

  • Quality Improvement
  • Quality Assurance, Health Care
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Pediatrics
  • Nursing
  • Neoplasms
  • Humans
  • Hematology
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Conscious Sedation
 

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Hockenberry, M. J., McCarthy, K. S., Taylor, O. A., Hesselgrave, J., Bernhardt, M. B., Daves, M., & Kamdar, K. (2012). Using improvement science to promote evidence-based practice in a childhood cancer and hematology center. Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing : Official Journal of the Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses, 29(1), 5–13. https://doi.org/10.1177/1043454211434203
Hockenberry, Marilyn J., Kathy S. McCarthy, Olga A. Taylor, Joy Hesselgrave, Melanie B. Bernhardt, Marla Daves, and Kala Kamdar. “Using improvement science to promote evidence-based practice in a childhood cancer and hematology center.Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing : Official Journal of the Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses 29, no. 1 (January 2012): 5–13. https://doi.org/10.1177/1043454211434203.
Hockenberry MJ, McCarthy KS, Taylor OA, Hesselgrave J, Bernhardt MB, Daves M, et al. Using improvement science to promote evidence-based practice in a childhood cancer and hematology center. Journal of pediatric oncology nursing : official journal of the Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses. 2012 Jan;29(1):5–13.
Hockenberry, Marilyn J., et al. “Using improvement science to promote evidence-based practice in a childhood cancer and hematology center.Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing : Official Journal of the Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses, vol. 29, no. 1, Jan. 2012, pp. 5–13. Epmc, doi:10.1177/1043454211434203.
Hockenberry MJ, McCarthy KS, Taylor OA, Hesselgrave J, Bernhardt MB, Daves M, Kamdar K. Using improvement science to promote evidence-based practice in a childhood cancer and hematology center. Journal of pediatric oncology nursing : official journal of the Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses. 2012 Jan;29(1):5–13.
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Published In

Journal of pediatric oncology nursing : official journal of the Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses

DOI

EISSN

1532-8457

ISSN

1043-4542

Publication Date

January 2012

Volume

29

Issue

1

Start / End Page

5 / 13

Related Subject Headings

  • Quality Improvement
  • Quality Assurance, Health Care
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Pediatrics
  • Nursing
  • Neoplasms
  • Humans
  • Hematology
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Conscious Sedation