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