Early discharge and patient acuity

Posted on November 18, 2022 by John

Rice, A. N., et al (2021). Fast-Tracking Patients in an Academic Hospital to Increase Efficiency and Decrease Discharge Delays: A Process Improvement Plan. Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing, 36(6), Full Text for Emory Users 615-621.

Aicher, B. O., et al (2019). Reduced length of stay and 30-day readmission rate on an inpatient vascular surgery service. Journal of Vascular Nursing, 37(2), 78-85 Free Full Text .

Venkatesan, C., et al (2016). Outcomes trends for acute myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, and pneumonia, 2005-2009. Am J Manag Care, 22(1), e9-17. Doyle, D. (2018) Free Full Text.

Chronic care management: Transitional care models for readmission reduction (Doctoral dissertation, Johns Hopkins University). Al Mashalah, H. A. M. A. (2019) Free Full Text

Studying The Impacts of Occupancy Rate on Length of Stay and Outcomes At The Emergency Department At The Regina General Hospital (Doctoral dissertation, Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina) Free Full Text.

Nissen, K. M. (2021). Operationalizing the ACS NSQUIP® SRC to Impact Surgical 30-Day Readmissions (Doctoral dissertation, Grand Canyon University). Morgan, T. A., et al . (2021) Free Full Text.

Nursing attitudes towards dying patients.

Posted on October 28, 2022 by John

“Nurses play an essential role in delivering quality end-of-life (EOL) or palliative care to patients. This requires a skill set and knowledge that is specialized. Nurse-patient relationships built upon trust facilitate the patients’ adjustment to their illness, ease pain, and can ultimately lead to good death experiences.” (Cheong)

Table 3. Inductive thematic analysis from the in-depth interviews (Cheong)

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Chemical Restraints in mental health settings

Posted on October 14, 2022 by John

“Chemical restraint (CR) (also known as rapid tranquilisation) is the forced (non‐consenting) administration of medications to manage uncontrolled aggression, anxiety, or violence in people who are likely to cause harm to themselves or others.”

Muir, C. E., et al (2020). International research into 22 years of use of chemical restraint: An evidence overview. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 26(3), 927–956. Full Text for Emory Users

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Phone and personal item confiscation of psychiatric patients

Posted on October 5, 2022 by John

“Because of the diversity of reactions to smartphone deprivation, inpatient psychiatric unit clinicians should be aware of the duality of smartphone use and restriction among adolescents. Fostering youths’ awareness of the advantages and disadvantages of their smartphone use may facilitate behavior change related to problematic phone use after
leaving the hospital.” (Burke)