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Using ice to prevent mouth sores during chemotherapy.

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Reis, Paula; Ciol, Marcia; Melo, Nilce; Figueiredo, Paulo; Leite, André; Manzi, Natália; Dos Reis, Paula Elaine Diniz; Ciol, Marcia A; de Melo, Nilce Santos; Figueiredo, Paulo Tadeu de Souza; Leite, André Ferreira; Manzi, Natália de Melo Chamomile infusion cryotherapy to prevent oral mucositis induced by chemotherapy: a pilot study. Source: Supportive Care in Cancer (SUPPORT CARE CANCER), Oct2016; 24(10): 4393-4398. (6p)

Karagözoglu S; Ulusoy MF Chemotherapy: the effect of oral cryotherapy on the development of mucositis.
Journal of Clinical Nursing (J CLIN NURS), Jul2005; 14(6): 754-765. (12p)

Nikoletti S; Hyde S; Shaw T; Myers H; Kristjanson LJ Comparison of plain ice and flavoured ice for preventing oral mucositis associated with the use of 5 fluorouracil. Journal of Clinical Nursing (J CLIN NURS), Jul2005; 14(6): 750-753. (4p)

Taheri JB; Razavi SM; Hajir S; Vaziri P; Bakhtiari S Effect of local hypothermia in prevention or reduction of chemotherapy induced mucositis signs.
Journal of Dental School (J DENT SCH), 2009 Autumn; 27(3): 6-6. (1p)

Katrancı, Nilgün; Ovayolu, Nimet; Ovayolu, Ozlem; Sevinc, Alper Evaluation of the effect of cryotherapy in preventing oral mucositis associated with chemotherapy – A randomized controlled trial.
European Journal of Oncology Nursing (EUR J ONCOL NURS), Sep2012; 16(4): 339-344. (6p)

Wodzinski, Amelia Potential Benefits of Oral Cryotherapy for Chemotherapy-Induced Mucositis.
Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing (CLIN J ONCOL NURS), Oct2016; 20(5): 462-465. (4p)

Use of PCA pump for pain management of sickle cell patients in the emergency room.

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Cho, G., Anie, K., Buckton, J., Kiilu, P., Layton, M., Alexander, L., . . . Meredith. (2016). SWIM (sickle with ibuprofen and morphine) randomised controlled trial fails to recruit: Lessons learnt. BMJ Open., 6(6), E011276.

Kavanagh, P., Sprinz, P., Wolfgang, T., Killius, K., Champigny, M., Sobota, A., . . . Moses, J. (2015). Improving the Management of Vaso-Occlusive Episodes in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatrics /, 136(4), E1016-E1025.

Telfer, P., Bahal, N., Lo, A., & Challands, J. (n.d.). Management of the acute painful crisis in sickle cell disease- a re-evaluation of the use of opioids in adult patients. British Journal of Haematology., 166(2), 157-164.

Uprety, D., Baber, A., & Foy, M. (n.d.). Ketamine infusion for sickle cell pain crisis refractory to opioids: A case report and review of literature. Annals of Hematology., 93(5), 769-771.

Emergency provider analgesic practices and attitudes toward patients with sickle cell disease. (2013). Annals of Emergency Medicine : Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians., 62(4), Annals of emergency medicine : journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians. , 2013, Vol.62(4).

Bedside shift report and patient safety & satisfaction

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Wollenhaup, C., Stevenson, E., Thompson, J., Gordon, H., & Nunn, G. (n.d.). Implementation of a Modified Bedside Handoff for a Postpartum Unit. Journal of Nursing Administration., 47(6), 320-326.

Ferguson, T., & Howell, T. (2015). Bedside Reporting: Protocols for Improving Patient Care. The Nursing Clinics of North America., 50(4), 735-747.

Taylor, J. (n.d.). Improving Patient Safety and Satisfaction . Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 19(4), 414-416.

Lin, M., Heisler, S., Fahey, L., McGinnis, J., & Whiffen, T. (n.d.). Nurse Knowledge Exchange Plus: Human-Centered Implementation for Spread and Sustainability. Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety., 41(7), 303-312.

Petrovic, M., Aboumatar, H., Scholl, A., Gill, R., Krenzischek, D., Camp, M., . . . Martinez, E. (n.d.). The perioperative handoff protocol: Evaluating impacts on handoff defects and provider satisfaction in adult perianesthesia care units. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia., 27(2), 111-119.

Salani, D. (n.d.). Implementation of shift report at the bedside to promote patient- and family-centered care in a pediatric critical care unit. Journal for Nurses in Professional Development., 31(2), 81-86.

Gregory, S., Tan, D., Tilrico, M., Edwardson, N., & Gamm, L. (2014). Bedside shift reports: What does the evidence say? Journal of Nursing Administration., 44(10), 541-545.

Vines, M., Dupler, A., Van Son, C., & Guido, G. (n.d.). Improving client and nurse satisfaction through the utilization of bedside report. Journal for Nurses in Professional Development., 30(4), 166-73; quiz E1.

Prevention of central line and catheter associated bloodstream infections.

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Gilbert, R., Mok, Q., Dwan, K., Harron, T., Moitt, M., Millar, P., . . . Gamble. (n.d.). Impregnated central venous catheters for prevention of bloodstream infection in children (the CATCH trial): A randomised controlled trial. The Lancet., 387(10029), 1732-1742.

Catheter impregnation, coating or bonding for reducing central venous catheter-related infections in adults. (n.d.). The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews., 3, The Cochrane database of systematic reviews. , 2016, Vol.3.

Hugill, K. (n.d.). Preventing bloodstream infection in IV therapy. Br J Nurs, 26(14), S4-S10.

Nuckols, T., Keeler, E., Morton, S., Anderson, L., Doyle, B., Booth, M., . . . Shekelle, P. (2016). Economic Evaluation of Quality Improvement Interventions for Bloodstream Infections Related to Central Catheters: A Systematic Review. JAMA Internal Medicine, 176(12), 1843-1854.

Jeanes, A., & Bitmead, J. (n.d.). Reducing bloodstream infection with a chlorhexidine gel IV dressing. Br J Nurs, 24(19), S14-S19.

Marang-van de Mheen, P., & Van Bodegom-Vos, L. (n.d.). Meta-analysis of the central line bundle for preventing catheter-related infections: A case study in appraising the evidence in quality improvement. BMJ Quality & Safety., 25(2), 118-129.

Cho, Sun Young, Chung, Doo Ryeon, Ryu, Jae Geum, Choi, Jong Rim, Ahn, Nayeon, Kim, Seonwoo, . . . Song, Jae-Hoon. (n.d.). Impact of Targeted Interventions on Trends in Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection: A Single-Center Experience From the Republic of Korea. Critical Care Medicine., 45(6), E552-E558.

Ista, E., Van der Hoven, B., Kornelisse, R., Van der Starre, C., Vos, M., Boersma, E., & Helder, O. (n.d.). Effectiveness of insertion and maintenance bundles to prevent central-line-associated bloodstream infections in critically ill patients of all ages: A systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet Infectious Diseases., 16(6), 724-734.

Patient acuity tools in the hospital setting

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McLellan, M., & Connor, J. (n.d.). The Cardiac Children’s Hospital Early Warning Score (C-CHEWS). Journal of Pediatric Nursing., 28(2), 171-178.

Incesti, S., Bender, S., & Delunas, L. (n.d.). Development of a patient acuity model for an inpatient rehabilitation unit. Rehabilitation Nursing., 40(3), 133-138.

The Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale for children: A prospective multicenter evaluation. (n.d.). Annals of Emergency Medicine : Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians., 60(1), Annals of emergency medicine : journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians. , 2012, Vol.60(1).

Brennan, C., Daly, B., Dawson, N., Higgins, P., Jones, K., Madigan, E., & Van Der Meulen, J. (2012). The oncology acuity tool: A reliable, valid method for measuring patient acuity for nurse assignment decisions. Journal of Nursing Measurement., 20(3), 155-185.

Lovett, R., Reardon, M., Gordon, B., & McMillan, S. (n.d.). Validity and reliability of medical and surgical oncology patient acuity tools. Oncology Nursing Forum., 21(10), 1709-1717.

Gravel, J., Manzano, S., & Arsenault, M. (n.d.). Validity of the Canadian Paediatric Triage and Acuity Scale in a tertiary care hospital. CJEM : Canadian Journal of Emergency Medical Care = JCMU : Journal Canadien De Soins Médicaux D’urgence., 11(1), 23-28.

Scheduled turning for pressure ulcers

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Evaluating optimal patient-turning procedures for reducing hospital-acquired pressure ulcers (LS-HAPU): Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. (n.d.). Trials., 17, Trials. , 2016, Vol.17.

Hsiao, R., Mi, Z., Yang, B., Kau, L., Bitew, M., & Li, T. (2015). Body posture recognition and turning recording system for the care of bed bound patients. Technology and Health Care., 24 Suppl 1, S307-S312.

Behrendt, R., Ghaznavi, A., Mahan, M., Craft, S., & Siddiqui, A. (n.d.). Continuous bedside pressure mapping and rates of hospital-associated pressure ulcers in a medical intensive care unit. American Journal of Critical Care., 23(2), 127-133.

Ostadabbas, S., Yousefi, R., Nourani, M., Faezipour, M., Tamil, L., & Pompeo, M. (2012). A resource-efficient planning for pressure ulcer prevention. IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine : A Publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society., 16(6), 1265-1273.

Pressure Sores. Hagger, Christina [BA (Hons), MBA, PhD]. [Consumer Information Sheets] 2010

Early readmission rates for lung and heart post-transplant patients.

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Osho, A., Castleberry, A., Yerokun, B., Mulvihill, M., Rucker, J., Snyder, L., . . . Hartwig, M. (2016). Clinical predictors and outcome implications of early readmission in lung transplant recipients. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation., The journal of heart and lung transplantation. , 2016.

Srivastava, R., Keck, B., Bennett, L., & Hosenpud, J. (n.d.). The results of cardiac retransplantation: An analysis of the Joint International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation/United Network for Organ Sharing Thoracic Registry. Transplantation, 70(4), 606-612.

Lancaster, E., Postel, M., Satou, N., Shemin, R., & Benharash, P. (2013). Introspection into institutional database allows for focused quality improvement plan in cardiac surgery: Example for a new global healthcare system. The American Surgeon, 79(10), 1040-1044.

Maltby, M., Flattery, M., Burns, B., Salyer, J., Weinland, S., & Shah, K. (n.d.). Psychosocial assessment of candidates and risk classification of patients considered for durable mechanical circulatory support. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation., 33(8), 836-841.

Tsiouris, A., Paone, G., Nemeh, H., Brewer, R., & Morgan, J. (2014). Factors determining post-operative readmissions after left ventricular assist device implantation. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation., 33(10), 1041-1047.

Vigneswaran, W., Helenowski, M., Bhorade, S., Lamounier, F., Alex, C., & Garrity, E. (n.d.). Early readmission is a predictor of overall survival following isolated lung transplantation. International Surgery., 95(4), 299-304.