Quality Improvement, An Issue of Nursing Clinics

by Treasa "Susie" Leming-Lee DNP, MSN, RN, CPHQ, Rick Watters PhD, RN

Overview

With collaboration of Dr. Steve Krau, Consulting Editor, Drs. Leming-Lee and Watters have created an issue that provides state-of-the-art content on quality improvement. Top authors have contributed clinical reviews on the following topics: Quality improvement: Application of evidence-based practice; The application of the Virginia Mason production system to improve large scale quality outcomes in an acute care hospital; The application of the Toyota production system Lean 5S methodology in the operating room setting; Chart it to stop it: A quality improvement project to increase the reporting of workplace aggression; Reducing pressure injuries in the pediatric intensive care unit; Improving stress-induced hyperglycemic management in the ICU setting; Evaluation of telemetry utilization on medical-surgical floors; Implementation of a nurse-driven CAUTI prevention protocol; A quality improvement project to test the effectiveness of a patient-centered pathway and discharge tool on heart failure patient engagement; Diabetes self-management education provision by an interprofessional collaborative team: A quality improvement project; Increasing effective patient-triage nurse communication using a targeted history question; and Barriers to the implementation of pediatric overweight and obesity guidelines in a school-based health center. Nurses will come away with the current information they need to improve patient outcomes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780323655156
Publisher:	Elsevier Health Sciences
Publication date:	03/08/2019
Series:	The Clinics: Nursing , #54
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.50(d)

Table of Contents

Foreword: Quality Improvement: Evolution or Revolution? Stephen D. Krau xi

Preface: Quality Improvement Treasa 'Susie' Leming-Lee Richard Watters xiii

Translation of Evidence-Based Practice: Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Treasa 'Susie' Leming-Lee Richard Watters 1

Chart It to Stop It: Failure Modes and Effect Analysis for the Reporting of Workplace Aggression Gordon Lee Gillespie Treasa 'Susie' Leming-Lee 21

The Effects of a Targeted History Question on Patient-Triage Nurse Communication Kristyn C. Huffman 33

The Application of the Toyota Production System LEAN 5S Methodology in the Operating Room Setting Treasa 'Susie' Leming-Lee Shea Polancich Bonnie Pilon 53

Implementation of a Nurse-Driven CAUTI Prevention Algorithm Jensine A. Russell Treasa 'Susie' Leming-Lee Richard Watters 81

Evaluation of Telemetry Utilization on Medical-Surgical Units JoAnne Phillips Rosemary C. Polomano Treasa 'Susie' Leming-Lee Terri Davis Crutcher 97

Impact of Nurse-Led Interprofessional Rounding on Patient Experience Denise K. Gormley Amy J. Costanzo Jane Goetz Jahmeel Israel Jessica Hill-Clark Tracy Pritchard Katherine Staubach 115

Reducing Pressure Injuries in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Kristin A. Cummins Richard Watters Treasa 'Susie' Leming-Lee 127

Screening for Social Determinants of Health at Well-Child Appointments: A Quality Improvement Project Kimberly Higginbotham Terri Davis Crutcher Sharon M. Karp 141

Diabetes Self-management Education Provision by an Interprofessional Collaborative Practice Team; A Quality Improvement Project Adelaide N. Harris 149

Barriers to the Implementation of Pediatric Overweight and Obesity Guidelines in a School-Based Health Center Lydia J. Yeager Sharon M. Karp Treasa 'Susie' Leming-Lee 159