2011-2012 EBP Projects
Standoff at Patient Handoff
Population: Nurses in an inpatient acute care setting
Intervention: Best practice for patient handoff at change of shift
Compared to: Current patient handoff process at Middlesex Hospital
Outcome: Nurses report increased confidence that all pertinent information was adequately conveyed during shift handoff
Pump Up The Volume: Incentive Spirometry
Population: Inpatient postoperative adult patients
Intervention: Best practice of Incentive Spirometryalone
Compared to: Turn, cough, deep breathing and mobility (Chest PT)
Outcome: Decrease in post operative pulmonary complications
Improving Patient Safety in the OR
Population: Adult surgical patients
Intervention: Use of a standardized pre-operative interdisciplinary team briefing which includes the patient
Compared to: No interdisciplinary team briefing with the patient
Outcome: Prevention of surgical errors
A Prescription for Sleep
Population: Cognitively intact hospitalized adult patient on a medical-surgical unit
Intervention: Nursing care strategies aimed at enhancing sleep quality
Compared To: Current practice
Outcome: Patient self report of sleep quality as measured by the Richards-Campbell Sleep Questionnaire
"My patient has a skin tear ... now what?
Population: Hospitalized patients with skin tears
Intervention: Category of products to apply
Compared to: Current practice
Outcome: Reduction of trauma and promote wound healing