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What is some research related to ambulation of patients as it relates to preventing post op ileus?

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Delaney, C P Clinical perspective on postoperative ileus and the effect of opiates. Neurogastroenterology and motility 2004 vol:16 Suppl 2 pg:61 -66

Zutshi, Massarat Randomized controlled trial comparing the controlled rehabilitation with early ambulation and diet pathway versus the controlled rehabilitation with early ambulation and diet with preemptive epidural anesthesia/analgesia after laparotomy and intestinal resection. The American journal of surgery 2005 vol:189 iss:3 pg:268 -272

Delaney, Conor Prospective, randomized, controlled trial between a pathway of controlled rehabilitation with early ambulation and diet and traditional postoperative care after laparotomy and intestinal resection. Diseases of the colon & rectum 2003 vol:46 iss:7 pg:851 -859

van Bree, Sjoerd H W New therapeutic strategies for postoperative ileus. Nature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology 2012 vol:9 iss:11 pg:675 -683

Thompson, Melissa Management of postoperative ileus. Orthopedics 2012 vol:35 iss:3 pg:213 -217

Lubawski, James Postoperative ileus: strategies for reduction. Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management 2008 vol:4 iss:5 pg:913 -917

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What are some studies on managing and mandatory patient discharge?

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Braet A. Weltens C. Vleugels A. Effectiveness of discharge interventions from hospital to home to reduce readmissions: a systematic review. . Joanna Briggs Institute EBP Database.

Yifan Xue MBBS MPH. Patient: Discharge from Hospital. [Recommended Practices]

Domingo G. Johnson P. Reyes F. Thompson F. Shortridge- Baggett L. Effectiveness of structured discharge process in reducing hospital readmission of adult patients with community acquired pneumonia: A systematic review. [Systematic Review]

Hall WA ; Carty EM. Managing the early discharge experience: taking control. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 1993 Apr; 18(4): 574-82

Mandatory checklists at discharge may have the potential to prevent readmissions. Critical care medicine 2010 vol:38 iss:4 pg:1226

Campagna V. News from CCMC. Managing patient throughput: case managers contribute to successful discharge planning. Care management [1531-037X] yr:2007 vol:13 iss:3 pg:20

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What are some strategies for reducing wrong blood in tube errors?

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Ansari, S ‘Wrong blood in tube’: solutions for a persistent problem. Vox sanguinis 2011 vol:100 iss:3 pg:298 -302

Goodnough, Lawrence Quality management in the transfusion service: case studies in process improvement. Transfusion 2011 vol:51 iss:3 pg:600 -609

Doctor, Jason Detecting ‘wrong blood in tube’ errors: Evaluation of a Bayesian network approach. Artificial intelligence in medicine 2010 vol:50 iss:2 pg:75 -82

Grimm E ; Friedberg RC ; Wilkinson DS ; AuBuchon JP ; Souers RJ ; Lehman CM Blood bank safety practices: mislabeled samples and wrong blood in tube-a Q-probes analysis of 122 clinical laboratories. Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine (ARCH PATHOL LAB MED), 2010 Aug; 134(8): 1108-15

Goodnough, Lawrence Tim Operational, Quality, and Risk Management in the Transfusion Service: Lessons Learned. Transfusion Medicine Reviews, 2012 Jul; 26(3): 252-61

MacIvor D ; Triulzi DJ ; Yazer MH Enhanced detection of blood bank sample collection errors with a centralized patient database. Transfusion, 2009 Jan; 49(1): 40-3

Dzik WS ; Beckman N ; Selleng K ; Heddle N ; Szczepiorkowski Z ; Wendel S ; Murphy M Errors in patient specimen collection: application of statistical process control. Transfusion, 2008 Oct; 48(10): 2143-51

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What are the barriers to implementing family presence during resuscitation?

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Paplanus L. Salmond S. Jadotte Y. Viera D. A Systematic Review of Family Witnessed Resuscitation and Family Witnessed Invasive Procedures in Adults in Hospital Settings Internationally. [Systematic Review]
Part I: Perspectives of Patients and Families
Part II: Perspectives of Healthcare Providers

Madden E ; Condon C Emergency nurses’ current practices and understanding of family presence during CPR. Journal of Emergency Nursing , 2007 Oct; 33(5): 433-40

Briguglio A. RN. Should the family stay? TN. 2007 May;705):42-8; quiz 49.

Nykiel L, Denicke R, Schneider R, Jett K, Denicke S, Kunish K, Sampson A, Williams JA. Evidence-based practice and family presence: paving the path for bedside nurse scientists. J Emerg Nurs. 2011 Jan;37(1):9-16. Epub 2010 Mar 20.

Basol R, Ohman K, Simones J, Skillings K. Using research to determine support for a policy on family presence during resuscitation.Dimens Crit Care Nurs. 2009 Sep-Oct;28(5):237-47; quiz 248-9.

Clark AP, Aldridge MD, Guzzetta CE, Nyquist-Heise P, Reverend Mike Norris, Loper P, Meyers TA, Voelmeck W. Family presence during cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am. 2005 Mar;17(1):23-32, x.

Critchell CD, Marik PE. Should family members be present during cardiopulmonary resuscitation? A review of the literature.Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2007 Aug-Sep;24(4):311-7.

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Indwelling urinary catheter removal protocols for reducing CAUTI rates

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A systematic review of the management of short-term indwelling urethral catheters to prevent urinary tract infections. Moola Sandeep Konno R.

Removal of short term indwelling urethral catheters. [Best practice information sheets]

Urethral Catheter: Removal. [Evidence Summaries]

Clinical practical procedures. Urinary catheters: part 4 — removing an indwelling urinary catheter. Nursing Times 2008 vol:104 iss:42 pg:26

Fink, Regina; Gilmartin, Heather; Richard, Angela; Capezuti, Elizabeth; Boltz, Marie; Wald, Heidi; Indwelling urinary catheter management and catheter-associated urinary tract infection prevention practices in Nurses Improving Care for Health system Elders hospitals. Detail American Journal of Infection Control, 2012 Oct; 40 (8): 715-20

Prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infections in patients with hip fractures through education of nurses to specific catheter protocols. Orthopedic Nursing. 2012 vol:31 iss:1 pg:12

Dailly, Sue; Prevention of indwelling catheter-associated urinary tract infections. Nursing Older People, 2011 Mar; 23 (2): 14-9

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What are current guidelines on moving a patient from heparin drip to oral coumadin?

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Outpatient management of uncomplicated deep venous thrombosis. Michigan Quality Improvement Consortium. Outpatient management of uncomplicated deep venous thrombosis. Southfield (MI): Michigan Quality Improvement Consortium; 2011 Sep. 1 p.

Venous thromboembolism (VTE). University of Michigan Health System. Venous thromboembolism (VTE). Ann Arbor (MI): University of Michigan Health System; 2009 Feb. 13 p.

A. Maddali S, Morton C, Biring T, Bluhm J, Hanson M, Kopecky S, Krueger K, Larson T, Mikelson M, Miley T, Pruthi R, Schullo-Feulner Antithrombotic therapy supplement. Bloomington (MN): Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI); 2012 May. 87 p.

Bozzato, Silvia Thromboprophylaxis in surgical and medical patients. Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine 2012 vol:33 iss:2 pg:163 -175

Eisenstein, Diana Anticoagulation management in the ambulatory surgical setting. AORN journal 2012 vol:95 iss:4 pg:510 -21 examination 522

Pellegrini, Vincent DVT prophylaxis: better living through chemistry: affirms. Orthopedics 2010 vol:33 iss:9 pg:642 -642

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