Two-Tier Fall Precautions Combined with Improved Staffing and New Equipment Reduce Injury Fall Rates Scott Madaris MSHSA, BSN, RN Director of Clinical Education/Nursing Quality/Magnet Program Director Scott_Madaris@memorial.org Memorial Hospital Chattanooga,…

Weekly Falls Review Team: Nurse-Driven Interprofessional Initiative to Decrease Patient Falls in the Acute Care Setting Patricia G. Shaffer MSN, JD, RN Director, Professional Nursing Practice patti.shaffer@christushealth.org CHRISTUS St. Michael…

Incremental Changes in Culture, Workforce, and Products Reduce Hospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcers in the Intensive Care Setting Barbara Twombly BSN, RN, WOCN1 Amy Stuck MSN, RN2 Kathleen Blechertas PT, WCC3 Kathleen…

Comprehensive Pressure Ulcer Prevention Program Improves Outcomes for At-Risk Patients Michael Kingan MSN, RN, CWOCN1 Kathleen Srsic-Stoehr MSN, MS, RN, NEA-BC2 Anne Marie Foley BSc, RN3 Stefanie Lescallet BSN, RN4…

War on Wounds in the Adult Intensive Care Units Janet Nowland MS, RN, CWOCN1 Jocelyn Wickey BSN, RN2 1Team Leader, Wound Care Team Janet.Nowland@sjmc.org 2Project Specialist St. John Medical Center…

Utilizing a Resource Nurse Model to Improve Nosocomial Pressure Ulcer Rates Gale Danek PhD, RN, NE-BC1 Betty Jax MSN, ARNP, RN-BC2 Peggy Guin PhD, ARNP, CNRN, CNS-BC3 1Administrative Director, Nursing…

Using NDNQI Reports for Quality Improvement Effective quality improvement (QI) involves a series of steps or phases. Once a problem is identified, the QI team examines potential causes, then selects…

Evaluating and Improving Nursing Quality Nurses have always been instrumental in improving patient safety and the quality of health care. As the nursing profession was born, Florence Nightingale used data…