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Start Over Descriptor "HOSPITAL wards" Topic descriptive statistics Region california Publisher jannetti publications, inc.
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1. Discharge by 11:00 a.m.: The Significance of Discharge Planning.

Author

Gray, Emily Ann

Subjects
*ACADEMIC medical centers, *HEALTH care teams, *HOSPITAL utilization, *HOSPITAL wards, *HOSPITAL health promotion programs, *MEDICAL records, *NURSING, *PATIENT satisfaction, *PERSONNEL management, *PROBABILITY theory, *QUALITY assurance, *SHIFT systems, *T-test (Statistics), *DISCHARGE planning, *HUMAN services programs, *PRE-tests & post-tests, *CONTINUING education units, *DATA analysis software, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *HOSPITAL nursing staff, *MANN Whitney U Test
Abstract

The article presents a study on the "Discharge by 11:00 a.m. Program initiative at a 28-bed medical-surgical unit in an academic teaching hospital in southern California. It discusses findings on the correlation of patients discharged by 11:00 a.m. between Health Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems patient satisfaction scores, impact of the program on unit revenue, wait times in transferring departments and promoting culture of continuous improvement.

Published
2016

2. CNE SERIES. Quality Improvement: Creating a Float Pool Specialty Within a New Graduate Residency.

Author

Shinners, Jean

Subjects
*ACADEMIC medical centers, *CLINICAL competence, *FOCUS groups, *HOSPITAL wards, *WORKING hours, *INTERNSHIP programs, *JOB satisfaction, *LABOR turnover, *MEDICAL preceptorship, *NURSES, *PERSONNEL management, *QUALITY assurance, *SCALE analysis (Psychology), *SURVEYS, *EMPLOYEE retention, *GRADUATES, *EVALUATION research, *HUMAN services programs, *CONTINUING education units, *EVALUATION of human services programs, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *HOSPITAL nursing staff
Abstract

Creating new norms is essential for success as acute care leaders seek to redesign care delivery. Through the structures of the registered nurse (RN) residency and utilizing a quality improvement process, new graduate RNs demonstrated success in creating a centralized float pool resource. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2016

3. Fall Risk Associated with Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blocks Following Knee and Hip Arthroplasty.

Author

Finn, Daphna M., Agarwal, Rishi R., Ilfeld, Brian M., Madison, Sarah J., Ball, Scott T., Ferguson, Eliza J., Morgan, Anya C., and Morris, Beverly A.

Subjects
*ACCIDENTAL fall prevention, *RISK factors of falling down, *ACADEMIC medical centers, *ACCIDENTAL falls, *FEMORAL nerve, *FISHER exact test, *HOSPITAL wards, *INTRAVENOUS therapy, *LOCAL anesthetics, *LONGITUDINAL method, *NERVE block, *NURSING practice, *NURSING specialties, *HEALTH outcome assessment, *PATIENTS, *PATIENT safety, *POSTOPERATIVE care, *POSTOPERATIVE pain, *RESEARCH funding, *RISK management in business, *SURGERY, *TOTAL hip replacement, *TOTAL knee replacement, *HUMAN services programs, *RETROSPECTIVE studies, *DATA analysis software, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Abstract

The article presents a retrospective cohort study on the risk of falls in patients with the use continuous peripheral nerve blocks as pain management strategy for patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty and total hip arthroplasty in an academic medical center in southern California. It discusses findings on description of fall trends, incidences of falls and number of falls. It also discusses the implications of the research for medical-surgery nurses in inpatient units.

Published
2016

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