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What are guidelines for prevention of healthcare associated infections in children?

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A search of CINAHL and PubMed for the concepts of healthcare associated children and pediatrics included the following studies on prevention of infections.

Sandora, Thomas Prevention of healthcare-associated infections in children: new strategies and success stories.
Current opinion in infectious diseases 2010 vol:23 iss:4 pg:300 -305

Rosenthal, Victor Central line-associated bloodstream infections in limited-resource countries: a review of the literature. Clinical infectious diseases 2009 vol:49 iss:12 pg:1899 -1907

McGoldrick, Mary Preventing central line-associated bloodstream infections and the Joint Commission’s Home Care National Patient Safety Goals. Home healthcare nurse 2009 vol:27 iss:4 pg:220 -8

Doshi, Rupali, Healthcare-associated Infections: epidemiology, prevention, and therapy.
The Mount Sinai journal of medicine, New York 2009 vol:76 iss:1 pg:84 -94

Rosenthal, Victor The International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC): goals and objectives, description of surveillance methods, and operational activities. American journal of infection control 2008 vol:36 iss:9 pg:e1 -12

Zingg, Walter Central venous catheter-associated infections. Bailliere’s best practice & research. Clinical anaesthesiology 2008 vol:22 iss:3 pg:407 -421

Kanouff, Alan Prevention of nosocomial infections in the intensive care unit. Critical care nursing quarterly 2008 vol:31 iss:4 pg:302 -308

Kline, Andrea Pediatric catheter-related bloodstream infections: latest strategies to decrease risk. AACN clinical issues 2005 vol:16 iss:2 pg:185 -98

Chapman, Rachel Candida infections in the neonate. Current opinion in pediatrics 2003 vol:15 iss:1 pg:97 -102

Eggimann, P Overview of catheter-related infections with special emphasis on prevention based on educational programs. Clinical microbiology and infection 2002 vol:8 iss:5 pg:295 -309

Karlowsky, J A Candidemia in a Canadian tertiary care hospital from 1976 to 1996. Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease 1997 vol:29 iss:1 pg:5 -9

Does implementation of a no interruption policy during medication administration reduce errors?

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A search of CINAHL, PubMed, Web of Knowledge, and JoAnna Briggs for the concepts of no interruption policies and medication administration produced the following citations for review. Included are studies of improving the accuracy of medical administration by reducing distractions and evaluating these initiatives.

Pape, Tess Innovative approaches to reducing nurses’ distractions during medication administration. The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing 2005 vol:36 iss:3 pg:108-16

Bennett, Jocelyn. Improving medication administration systems: an evaluation study. Canadian nurse 2006 vol:102 iss:8 pg:35 -39

Englebright, Jane. Managing a new medication administration process[. The Journal of nursing administration 2005 vol:35 iss:9 pg:410 -413

Kliger, Julie. Empowering frontline nurses: a structured intervention enables nurses to improve medication administration accuracy. The joint commission journal on quality and patient safety 2009 vol:35 iss:12 pg:604 -612

Conrad, Carole. Medication room madness: calming the chaos. Journal of nursing care quality 2010 vol:25 iss:2 pg:137 -1

LePorte L ; Ventresca EC; Crumb DJ Effect of a distraction-free environment on medication errors. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 2009 May 1; 66(9): 795-6

Pape TM. Innovative approaches to reducing nurses’ distractions during medication administration. Quality Control Coordinator, University Health System, San Antonio, TX
Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 2005 May-Jun; 36(3): 108-16, 141-2

Relihan E. The impact of a set of interventions to reduce interruptions and distractions to nurses during medication administration. Quality & Safety in Health Care, 2010 Oct; 19(5): e52

Flanders, Sonya Interruptions and Medication Errors Part I Clinical nurse specialist 2010 vol:24 iss:6 pg:281 -285

Lisa Kunde BA, BPsych (Hons) Medication (Oral): Administration 02/11/2011

What are guidelines and studies on patient room design in relation to nursing workflow and patient safety?

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Literature searches found studies on patient room design in relation to patient safety, staff perceptions, and best practices.

To access literature on room design click here.

Then cut and paste the following into the url address bar

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/myncbi/collections/public/1TG7hzjdff_vjxM3xlssviLAs/

Information on VTE prevention and care in the orthopedic and spine population

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Literature on prevention, treatments, guidelines, and the importance of VTE prevention is available. To access literature, go to Emory University’s instance of PubMed here. Then run the following search.

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How to develop a risk factor index to identify patients at an elevated risk of post op injury related to delays or impairment

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Bellino S, Quality of life of patients who undergo breast reconstruction after mastectomy: effects of personality characteristics. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2011 Jan;127(1):10-7.

Bech P, Generalized anxiety or depression measured by the Hamilton Anxiety Scale and the Melancholia Scale in patients before and after cardiac surgery. Psychopathology. 1984;17(5-6):253-63.

King, K. B. Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Concerns Interview Schedule–1-6 Month Follow-Up. Nursing Research Vol. 49, 2000; p167-172, 6p.

Tu, J. V. Risk Index Score. Depressive symptoms and mortality two years after coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) in men. Psychosomatic Medicine, Vol. 65, 2003; p508-510, 3p.

What are the benefits of mobility training and/or physical therapy for cardiac patients?

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Searched CINAHL and PubMed for the concepts of mobility training, physical therapy, and cardiac patients.

Mendes RG, Left-ventricular function and autonomic cardiac adaptations after short-term inpatient cardiac rehabilitation: a prospective clinical trial. J Rehabil Med. 2011 Jul;43(8):720-7.

Mendes RG, Short-term supervised inpatient physiotherapy exercise protocol improves cardiac autonomic function after coronary artery bypass graft surgery–a randomised controlled trial. Disabil Rehabil. 2010;32(16):1320-7.

Höfer S, Cardiac rehabilitation in Austria: long term health-related quality of life outcomes.Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009 Dec 8;7:99.

Kocur P, Effects of Nordic walking training on exercise capacity and fitness in men participating in early, short-term inpatient cardiac rehabilitation after an acute coronary syndrome–a controlled trial.Clin Rehabil. 2009 Nov;23(11):995-1004. Epub 2009 Sep 28.

Polcaro P Left-ventricular function and physical performance on the 6-min walk test in older patients after inpatient cardiac rehabilitation.Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2008 Jan;87(1):46-52; quiz 53-6, 83.

Reibis R,Implementation of evidence-based therapy in patients with systolic heart failure from 1998-2000.Clin Res Cardiol. 2006 Mar;95(3):154-61. Epub 2006 Jan 19.

Spencer FA, Temporal trends and associated factors of inpatient cardiac rehabilitation in patients with acute myocardial infarction: a community-wide perspective. J Cardiopulm Rehabil. 2001 Nov-Dec;21(6):377-84.

Cupples SA.Inpatient cardiac rehabilitation. Patient education implementation and documentation. J Cardiopulm Rehabil. 1995 Nov-Dec;15(6):412-7.

Elokda A; The physical therapist’s role in phase one cardiac rehabilitation. Acute Care Perspectives, 2005 Winter; 14(4): 1, 3-9

Comparison of primary or team nursing in the neonatal unit

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Alcock D ; Lawrence J ; Goodman J ; Ellis J Formative evaluation: implementation of primary nursing. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research (CAN J NURS RES), 1993 Fall; 25(3): 15-28 (26 ref)

Millette K ; Taquino LT ; Lockridge T Primary nursing for neonates… “Caring for critically ill infants: strategies to promote physiological stability and improve developmental outcomes” [December 1999:64].
Critical Care Nurse (CRIT CARE NURSE), 2000 Aug; 20(4): 18, 20 (3 ref)

Bethea SW Primary nursing in the infant special care unit. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing (JOGNN), 1985 May-Jun; 14(3): 202-8 (10 ref 6 bib)

Search of PubMed and CINAHL for the concepts of primary nursing, team nursing and neonatal units

Smith SM Primary nursing in the NICU: a parent’s perspective. Neonatal Network (NEONAT NETW), 1987 Feb; 5(4): 25-7

Lawhon G Providing developmentally supportive care in the newborn intensive care unit: an evolving challenge.
Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing (J PERINAT NEONAT NURS), 1997 Mar; 10(4): 48-61 (44 ref)

Hodgkinson K What primary nursing means. Australian Nurses Journal (AUST NURSES J), 1990 Apr; 19(9): 16-9 (5 ref)

Gray JE Network analysis of team structure in the neonatal intensive care unit.Pediatrics. 2010 Jun;125(6):e1460-7. Epub 2010 May 10.

Goldschmidt KA, A model of nursing care microsystems for a large neonatal intensive care unit.Adv Neonatal Care. 2006 Apr;6(2):81-8.

Bolton LB, Nurse staffing and patient perceptions of nursing care.J Nurs Adm. 2003 Nov;33(11):607-14.

Mitchell-DiCenso A, A controlled trial of nurse practitioners in neonatal intensive care.Pediatrics. 1996 Dec;98(6 Pt 1):1143-8.