Journal articleJournal of Addictions Nursing · January 1, 2025
Background: Using quality improvement (QI) methods, we sought to improve the inpatient screening of opioid withdrawal symptoms using the Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Scale (COWS), an industry validated instrument that is not widely used in the inpatient sett ...
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Journal articleJournal of the Dermatology Nurses Association · May 1, 2022
BACKGROUND: Immunologic reactions are a major complication of Hansen’s disease, also known as leprosy. To minimize reactions, clofazimine is added to multidrug therapy for its anti-inflammatory effect. Minocycline is an alternative antileprosy medication t ...
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Journal articleMedsurg Nursing · March 1, 2021
A clinical case study is presented of a typical incident of cascade iatrogenesis, with analysis of care provided to the deteriorating patient during the unfolding events. Using Enhanced Recovery After Surgery protocols and practicing risk anticipation enab ...
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Journal articleHealth Care Manag (Frederick) · 2019
The purpose of this article is to describe changes in hospital readmissions and costs for US hospital patients who underwent total knee replacement (TKR) in 2009 and 2014. Data came from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project net-Nationwide Readmissio ...
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Journal articleArch Phys Med Rehabil · June 2018
OBJECTIVE: To document changes in 30-day hospital readmission rates and causes for returning to the hospital for care in THR patients. DESIGN: Retrospective cross-sectional descriptive design. SETTING: Community-based acute care hospitals. PARTICIPANTS: To ...
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Journal articleThe Journal of nursing administration · June 2018
ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to reduce the RN vacancy rate at an academic medical center by improving the hiring process in the Nursing Recruitment Office.BackgroundInability to fill RN positions can lead to higher vacancy rates and ...
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Journal articleWestern journal of nursing research · November 2017
Researchers need to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of data sets to choose a secondary data set to use for a health care study. This research method review informs the reader of the major issues necessary for investigators to consider while incorpora ...
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Journal articleDimensions of critical care nursing : DCCN · May 2016
BackgroundIntrahospital transport of the critically ill adult carries inherent risks that can be manifested as unexpected events.ObjectiveThe aim of this study is to evaluate the implementation of a standardized evaluation plan for intrah ...
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Journal articleRes Gerontol Nurs · 2014
During hospitalization, older adults are at high risk for cascade iatrogenesis, the serial development of complications. In this retrospective, descriptive, case-control pilot study, 28 patients (cases) who developed respiratory failure after an elective s ...
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Journal articleJ Nurs Care Qual · 2013
The Care Journal is a tool developed by the Josie King Foundation to promote interactive exchange among providers and patients/families. The Care Journal was implemented in a pediatric intensive care unit, and surveys were administered to assess perception ...
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Journal articleAnesth Analg · July 2012
Postoperative patient handovers are fraught with technical and communication errors and may negatively impact patient safety. We systematically reviewed the literature on handover of care from the operating room to postanesthesia or intensive care units an ...
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Journal articleNursing economic$ · September 2011
An implementation project was conducted to introduce a structure for telehealth nursing practice (TNP) which would address the specific needs of complex endocrinology patients in a hospital-based clinic. Outcomes of the pilot study include analysis of 727 ...
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Journal articleAdvanced emergency nursing journal · July 2011
Skin and Soft Tissue Infections (SSTI's) with abscess are commonly seen in the Emergency Department (ED) setting. Given the increasing prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus-aureus (MRSA)-related abscesses, appropriate evidence-based decisions ...
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Journal articleJ Nurs Care Qual · 2011
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections account for 40% of all health care-associated infections. An evidence-based, nurse-driven daily checklist for initiation and continuance of urinary catheters was implemented in 5 adult intensive care units. Meas ...
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Journal articleJournal of advanced nursing · June 2010
AimThis paper is a report of a study conducted to answer the question: 'How do rural nurses and their chief nursing officers define quality care?'BackgroundEstablished indicators of quality care were developed primarily in urban hospitals ...
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Journal articleJournal of professional nursing : official journal of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing · March 2010
More than 10 years have passed since the publication of the Institute of Medicine's report, To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health Care System, yet recent reports indicate that significant strides toward transformational improvement in quality and patien ...
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Journal articleInt J Nurs Stud · November 2009
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Older adults are at particular risk for injuries associated with hospitalization and the rate of adverse events increases significantly with age. The purpose of this paper is to review factors associated with the development of adverse events in hospitaliz ...
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Journal articleMedsurg nursing : official journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses · September 2009
2004 HCUPnet data indicated that hospitalized patients age 65 and older experience higher rates of patient safety incidents than younger adults for 11 of 13 indicators analyzed; patients over age 85 in particular were susceptible to certain adverse events. ...
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Journal articleHealth care management review · July 2009
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BackgroundGiven the trend toward eliminating reimbursement for "never events," hospital administrators are challenged to implement practices designed to prevent their occurrence. Little evidence exists, however, that patient safety practices, as e ...
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Journal articleJournal of gerontological nursing · October 2008
A do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order is a written medical order that documents a patient's wishes regarding resuscitation and, more specifically, the patient's desire to avoid cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). A DNR order is one of the most important patien ...
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Journal articleAnnual review of nursing research · January 2008
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Adverse events occur in virtually all health care arenas, and while rural health care settings are no exception, these facilities often face unique financial burdens and personnel shortages. That may hamper patient safety efforts. Many of the interventions ...
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Journal articleJournal of professional nursing : official journal of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing · March 2006
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Of today's 2.7 million registered nurses, less than 1% are certified in gerontological nursing and only 3% of advanced practice nurses (APNs) have specialized training in this area. These statistics indicate that there are not enough gerontological nurse p ...
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Journal articleJournal of professional nursing : official journal of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing · March 2006
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In June 2001, the John A. Hartford Foundation of New York awarded the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) a 3.99 million dollar grant to enhance gerontology curriculum development and new clinical experiences in 20 baccalaureate and 10 gradu ...
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Journal articleMedical care · March 2006
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Background/objectivesThis study examined the statistical relationship between hospital ownership and teaching status and hospital rates for potentially preventable adverse events measured using patient safety indicators recently developed by the A ...
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Journal articleAnnual review of nursing research · January 2006
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Nursing research studies of patient safety for 2002-2005 were reviewed to determine methods used and methodological challenges within this field of research. Methods used in traditional clinical research and in health services research were often combined ...
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Journal articleJournal of professional nursing : official journal of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing · September 2005
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In 2003, the John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing (Hartford Institute), in collaboration with the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, conducted a survey of baccalaureate schools of nursing in the United States to compare ger ...
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Journal articleAcad Med · January 2005
Academic medical centers (AMCs) have traditionally provided primary care for low-income and other underserved populations. However, they have had difficulty developing lasting partnerships with other organizations serving the same populations. This article ...
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Journal articleAmerican journal of critical care : an official publication, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses · March 1993
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Although the precise link between the increased incidence of allograft rejection in female heart transplant recipients remains uncertain, various gender-specific characteristics may predispose women to earlier rejection episodes. Critical care practitioner ...
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