A Nursing Quality Program Driven by Evidence-Based Practice - 05/08/11
, Marilyn Mokracek, MSN, RN, CCRN, NE-BC c, d, Cheryl N. Lindy, PhD, RN-BC, NEA-BC e, ⁎
Corresponding author. Nursing and Patient Education and Research, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, 6720 Bertner Avenue, MC4-278, Houston, TX 77030, USAAbstract |
St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital in Houston established a best-practice council as a strategy to link nursing quality to evidence-based practice. Replacing a system based on reporting quality control and compliance, this Best Practice Council formed interdisciplinary teams, charged them each with a quality issue, and directed them to change practice as needed under the guidance of the St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital Evidence Based Practice Model. This article reviews the activities of the Best Practice Council and the projects of teams assigned to study best practice in (1) preventing bloodstream infection (related to central lines), (2) preventing patient falls, (3) assessing and preventing pressure ulcers, and (4) ensuring good hand-off communication.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Nursing quality, Best practice, Evidence-based practice
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Vol 44 - N° 1
P. 83-91 - mars 2009 Retour au numéro
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