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Increasing employee safety using closed system transfer devices

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Miyake, Tomohiro, et al. “Impact of closed-system drug transfer device on exposure of environment and healthcare provider to cyclophosphamide in Japanese hospital.” SpringerPlus 2.1 (2013):273-273.

Wick, Catherine, et al. “Using a closed-system protective device to reduce personnel exposure to antineoplastic agents.” American journal of health-system pharmacy 60.22 (2003):2314-2320.

Sessink, Paul J M, JasonTrahan, and Joseph WCoyne. “Reduction in Surface Contamination With Cyclophosphamide in 30 US Hospital Pharmacies Following Implementation of a Closed-System Drug Transfer Device.” Hospital pharmacy 48.3 (2013):204-212.

Yoshida, Jin, et al. “Use of a closed system device to reduce occupational contamination and exposure to antineoplastic drugs in the hospital work environment.” Annals of occupational hygiene 53.2 (2009):153-160.

Favier, B, et al. “The PhaSeal system: impact of its use on workplace contamination and duration of chemotherapy preparation.” Journal of oncology pharmacy practice 18.1 (2012):37-45.

Harrison BR; Peters BG; Bing MR Comparison of surface contamination with cyclophosphamide and fluorouracil using a closed-system drug transfer device versus standard preparation techniques. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy 2006 Sep 15; 63 (18): 1736-44.

Respiratory protective equipment: Cytotoxic Drugs. 2017

Gowns, Coveralls, and Overshoes: Cytotoxic Drugs. 2017

Sharma, Laveena [PhD (BiomedSc)]. Cytotoxic Drugs: Handling. 2017

Searched: PubMed, CINAHL, Joanna Briggs. Keywords: PhaSeal, Closed System Transfer device, safety

Updated links for entries from Joanna Briggs, 10/16/2017 ldt

Borrowed theories about alarm fatigue

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This article on anaesthesia monitor alarms mentions the theory of behavioural economics.

This major paper on alarm fatigue by an MSN student covers the transactional theory of stress and coping.

This PowerPoint on alarm fatigue mentions chaos theory. A book by Lorenz entitled The Essence of Chaos is available at the Woodruff Library; see the catalog entry here.

Can a smile from nursing staff influence patient satisfaction scores in a positive way?

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Exceptional service: ‘smile please!‘. Nursing Review 1996 vol:15 iss:1 pg:37

Leicester nurses grin and bear ‘smile’ policy. Nursing Standard 2006 Jun 28-Jul 4; 20 (42): 7.

“Satisfaction climbs with smiles, other soft skills.” ED management 16.3 (2004):30.

“Semiformal attire and a smile…” [January 2007].” Family practice management 14.4 (2007):16.

Teach staff and managers to put the focus on customers: inservice should cover more than ‘smile therapy’. Homecare education management 1999 vol:4 iss:3 pg:33

Putre, Laura The power of a smile and a handshake. H&HN: Hospitals & Health Networks, 2013 Feb; 87 (2): 51.

“Customer satisfaction in the emergency department.” Emergency medicine clinics of North America 22.1 (2004):87.

Evidence on nurse-driven venous thromboembolism (VTE) protocols

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Moore, Cathy, et al. “Enhancing patient outcomes with sequential compression device therapy.” American Nurse Today 8.8 (2013).

“AORN guideline for prevention of venous stasis.” AORN journal 85.3 (2007):607-624.

Ruesch, Cecilee, et al. “Using nursing expertise and telemedicine to increase nursing collaboration and improve patient outcomes.” Telemedicine and e-health 18.8 (2012):591-595.

US Department of Health and Human Services Military Health Systems. “Implementation guide to prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE).”

Shimet, Troy, et al. “VTE prophylaxis: a nurse-driven protocol.” Critical Care Nurse 28.2 (2008):e51.

Barto, Donna. “‘Let’s be the driver of this bus: nurse driven protocols in acute care.”

Desiongco, Maribeth. “VT/VTE nursing protocol 2009.”

Agramonte, Vicky. “Georgia Hospital Engagement Network Healthcare Acquired Condition Affinity Group: VTE prevention, treatment and adherence to the CMS VTE Core Measure Set.”

 

Are there methods that are effective at reducing nursing staff response time to patient call lights/bed alarms?

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A search of PubMed, CINAHL, and ECRI (a quality and risk management resource) for combinations of these terms:
Call lights, call buttons, intercoms, stimuli
Patients, beds, rooms
Nurses, nursing
Response time, reaction time, attention
(call lights OR call buttons OR alarms) AND (patients OR beds OR rooms) AND (nurses OR nursing) AND (response time OR reaction time)…identified many articles about reducing the rate of call light use by implementing hourly/intentional/comfort rounding, as well as the association between call light use and falls. Below are a couple of references that explore how psychological factors may be associated with response time.

Kalisch BJ, et al. Nursing teamwork and time to respond to call lights: an exploratory study. Rev Lat Am Enfermagem. 2013 Jan-Feb;21 Spec No:242-9.

Tzeng HM. Perspectives of staff nurses toward patient- and family-initiated call light usage and response time to call lights. Appl Nurs Res. 2011 Feb;24(1):59-63. doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2009.03.003. Epub 2009 Jul 9.

A Google search for no pass zone patient call lights identified several hospitals that have rolled out campaigns with this name, but there doesn’t seem to be anything in the traditional published literature about them. Here is information from a couple of hospitals in case you want to contact them directly for additional information.

http://nursing.advanceweb.com/News/Regional-News/Bronx-NY-Montefiore-Establishes-No-Passing-Zone.aspx

http://healthleadersmedia.com/content/NRS-250810/Nurses-Find-Simple-Ways-to-Improve-Satisfaction##

http://1199seiubenefits.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Mt.-Sinai-Powerpoint.pdf

This question seems to be similar to alert fatigue with use of alerts in clinical systems. After browsing some of those references in PubMed, I applied the subject headings
(“Human engineering”[mesh] OR “Hospital communication systems”[mesh]) AND (“Reaction time”[mesh] OR “time factors”[mesh]) AND nurses AND (falls OR patient satisfaction)
The most relevant reference in this search is below. It discusses use of a different technology.
Guarascio-Howard L. Examination of wireless technology to improve nurse communication, response time to bed alarms, and patient safety. HERD. 2011 Winter;4(2):109-20.

What are the criteria for career mobility in nursing such as clinical ladders?

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I did a search in PubMed with these search terms (career mobility OR clinical ladders) AND (nursing staff hospital) and retrieved these references:

Adeniran RK, Bhattacharya A, Adeniran AA. Professional excellence and career advancement in nursing: a conceptual framework for clinical leadership development. Nurs Adm Q. 2012 Jan-Mar;36(1):41-51. doi:

Beglinger JE, Hauge B, Krause S, Ziebarth L. Shaping future nurse leaders through shared governance. Nurs Clin North Am. 2011 Mar;46(1):129-35. doi: 10.1016/j.cnur.2010.10.003. Epub 2010 Dec. 17.

Adeniran RK1, Bhattacharya A, Adeniran AA. Professional excellence and career advancement in nursing: a conceptual framework for clinical leadership development. Nurs Adm Q. 2012 Jan-Mar;36(1):41-51. doi: 10.1097/NAQ.0b013e31823b0fec.