Evidence Based Quality Improvement Projects

In patients at risk of developing ARDS, does early implementation of evidence based prophylactic treatment reduce the risk of developing or progression of ARDS?

In adults, what is the effect of in-hospital, automated chest compressions using machines on mortality compared with traditional chest compressions during cardiac arrest events.

In hospitalized patients, is ambulation in combination with sequential compression devices and medication more likely to decrease DVT incidence compared to ambulation alone?

In patients with diabetes, how does continuous glucose monitoring compared to standard glucometer testing improve hemoglobin A1C levels?

For diabetics (DM Type II) diagnosed with CAD, does blood pressure management compared to blood glucose management reduce the progression of CAD?

In patients with hypertension, will increased health literacy by having HCP spend an extra few minutes discussing adherence to medication plan vs. patients without this intervention help a patient adhere to their medication plan, reducing hospitalizations and mortality rate related to HTN.

In patients with hypertension, do medication reminder systems increase medication adherence when compared to no intervention?

In teenage mothers, does having sleep environment training decrease the incidence of unsafe infant sleeping environments?

In hospitalized acute-care patients, what is the effect of using evidence-based nurse-driven indwelling urinary catheter care protocols versus standardized indwelling urinary catheter care bundles on the reduction of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs)?

For immunocompromised patients, does the use of proper hand hygiene and PPE use in a hospital setting compared to incorrect use of PPE and improper hand hygiene practices, result in a decreased rate of nosocomial infections?

In hospitalized patients,

does allowing nurses to

make autonomous care

decisions about insertion

and removal of urinary

catheters reduce the risk of catheter - associated urinary tract infection, compared to adhering to standardized hospital protocol?

In adult migraine sufferers, does prophylactic supplementation of 3mg of melatonin daily reduce the frequency and severity of migraines?

In ICU nurses, how does participating in End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) compared to no ELNEC participation reduce moral distress?

In critically ill neonates, how do intermittent feeds influence therapeutic weight gain compared with continuous feeds within one day?

When entering the nursing profession, does the use of 24/7 on call counseling reduce the risk of distress compared with the standard 6 psychologist visits per year by insurance

Among new graduate nurses, does participating in a hospital based nurse residency program (NRP) compared with a traditional preceptor model improve new graduate retention and satisfaction?

In newly graduated nurses, does having hospital sponsored social support, compared to having no hospital sponsored social support, decrease the rate of burnout?

In hospitalized geriatric patients, does requiring nurses to perform daily medication reconciliation utilizing a standardized polypharmacy assessment tool reduce adverse events (AEs)?

In hospitalized elderly patients, does restructuring nighttime care vs current care models improve the quality of REM sleep?