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Prairie Lakes Hospital Nursing Division Policy and Procedural Manual

June 4, 2008 | Toolkit

Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, in Watertown, S.D., developed a patient care planning process that meets regulatory standards but excludes a written report to decrease the amount of time nurses spend on documentation.

Condition H Staff Validation Tool

June 4, 2008 | Toolkit

Staff developed Condition Help, a rapid response team that family members, visitors and patients may call if they feel like they need immediate assistance and are not getting appropriate attention.

Hendrich Fall Assessment Tool

June 4, 2008 | Video/Toolkit

Staff at Seton Family of Hospitals in Texas developed a risk assessment protocol, identifying populations at risk and using prevention tools such as alerts and patient-care rounding, which has enabled the staff to consistently meet its goal of just two falls per 1,000 patient days.

Heart Failure Encounter Form

June 1, 2008 | Toolkit

An off-site, nurse-led heart failure clinic was created to help heart failure patients better control and self-manage their disease post-hospitalization.

Time to Turn Prototype

June 4, 2008 | Video

To improve the frequency and consistency of turning patients, a visual indicator was developed that could easily and immediately be seen by all front-line staff.

Flowchart Setup Report

June 4, 2008 | Video/Survey/Poll

In order to improve the process, a new role was created for a resource nurse and the traditional charge nurse role was eliminated.

Cardiology Admission Orders Physician's Order Sheet

June 4, 2008 | Toolkit

Staff combined information from three existing order sets into a single, comprehensive cardiology admission order set to reduce provider confusion and help the hospital reach regular compliance rates of 90 to 100% for evidence-based cardiac measures.

Patient Discharge Instruction Record

June 4, 2008 | Toolkit

Sinai-Grace Hospital in Detroit, Mich., developed a systemwide universal discharge instruction form, merging general discharge instructions with cardiac-specific discharge instructions for patients with acute myocardial infarction or heart failure.

Bursting at the Seams: Improving Patient Flow to Help America's Emergency Departments

June 4, 2008 | Toolkit/Story

The Urgent Matters program, a national initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, works intensively to try to find solutions to this problem that could be applicable nationwide.

HealthPartners Clinic Questionnaire

September 1, 2008 | Toolkit

Health plans have become more aware that the collection of race and ethnicity data is an activity that falls within their legal purview.

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