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.

Post-falls assessment tools to help in post-fall decision making in acute care settings

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Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) has a recommended practice entitled “Observation Following Falls in Acute Care: Older People” that is available via login with your Emory Healthcare login; search for the document by title in JBI, click “Display Results,” and then click “JBI Database PDF”: http://pid.emory.edu/h78zp

There are a variety of relevant post-falls assessment tools online:
1. Royal Devon Exeter National Health Service Foundation Trust pdf: https://tinyurl.com/yansp8t4
2. Intermountain Healthcare pdf: https://tinyurl.com/ydgxar6n
3. A Veterans Affairs Word document: https://tinyurl.com/ybvfoq2z
4. Ohio State University Medical Center pdf: https://tinyurl.com/y6usjgk8
5. South Western Ambulance Service National Health Service pdf: https://tinyurl.com/y8xqoxod

Please follow these instructions to access 8 relevant articles in PubMed.

a. Go to the Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library homepage (http://health.library.emory.edu)
b. Click on PubMed.
c. Then copy and paste this link into your browser address bar: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/myncbi/1HMKnKhQm_d5i/collections/52782984/public/
d. The references will appear in  PubMed. Click on a reference, and you will see a Find it at Emory to the right of it which will provide availability for full text. If you are not able to access full text, you may submit citation(s) to Ask a Librarian. Library staff will get article(s) for you and email them to you.

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.

Improvement in falls rate and prevention of falls on the surgical floor

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Here is how to access 22 references on improvement in falls rate and prevention of falls on the surgical floor.
Go to Woodruff Health Sciences Center (WHSC) Library webpage: http://health.library.emory.edu
Click on PubMed.
Paste this url into your browser: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/myncbi/1HuA1sy0j55QI/collections/52512629/public/

Improving nursing communication with patients on the surgical floor

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For the PubMed search, search terms were the following:
hospital staff nurses AND communication AND patients AND (surgical floor OR intensive care units).

Here a few references from this  search that provide links to the full text. Below these references is a link to a PubMed collection of 33 references.

Norouzinia R, Aghabarari M, Shiri M, Karimi M, Samami E. Communication
barriers perceived by nurses and patients. Glob J Health Sci. 2015 Sep
28;8(6):65-74. doi: 10.5539/gjhs.v8n6p65. PubMed PMID: 26755475; PubMed Central
PMCID: PMC4954910.

Garon M. Speaking up, being heard: registered nurses’ perceptions of workplace
communication. J Nurs Manag. 2012 Apr;20(3):361-71. doi:
10.1111/j.1365-2834.2011.01296.x. Epub 2011 Oct 13. PubMed PMID: 22519614.

Slade. J. (2016) Team Concepts.  Building a safe unit culture with CUSP. Nursing Managment. 47 (12_) 8-12. doi.10.1097/01.NUMA.0000508266.49722.7d

Here is how to access PubMed collection of 33 references.
Go to Woodruff Health Sciences Center (WHSC) Library webpage: http://health.library.emory.edu
Click on Pubmed.
Paste this url into your browser: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/myncbi/1HuA1sy0j55QI/collections/52512309/public/

Encouraging patients to ask about hand hygiene

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Here is how to access 13 articles on encouraging patients to ask about hand hygiene (AKA the “it’s okay to ask” campaign).
a. Go to the Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library homepage: http://health.library.emory.edu
b. Click on PubMed.
c. Then paste this links into your browser:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/myncbi/1HMKnKhQm_d5i/collections/52594031/public/