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Autor:
Janine Mazabob, Robert L. Helmreich, J. Bryan Sexton, Eric J. Thomas, Lynn Maguire, Katharine M. Luther
Publikováno v:
Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America. 14:341-346
Critical care nurses can be instrumental in developing and implementing changes to improve patient safety. Targeted interventions, based on nurse-identified issues, can yield measurable results. There were several keys to engaging and sustaining nurs
Autor:
Katharine M. Luther, Kathy Walsh
Publikováno v:
The Joint Commission Journal on Quality Improvement. 25:363-368
Article-at-a-Glance Background Each summer, Hermann Hospital (Houston), like virtually all health care organizations, faces staffing challenges because of employee vacations, increased patient load, and staff turnover. A "zone" system was developed t
Autor:
Tao Li, Michelle Peninger, Christine S. Cocanour, Alicia Valdivia, Bradley D Domonoske, Bobbie Wright, Katharine M Luther
Publikováno v:
The Journal of trauma. 61(1)
Background: The incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia ranges from 10 to 25%, with mortality of 10 to 40%. It prolongs hospital stay and drives up hospital costs. Our Intensive Care Unit (ICU) ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) rates were ho
Autor:
Michelle Peninger, Debbi Garbade, Katharine M Luther, Bradley D Domonoske, Christine S. Cocanour, Steven J. Allen, Tao Li, Luis Ostrosky-Zeichner, Tommy Tidemann
Publikováno v:
Surgical infections. 6(1)
Nosocomial pneumonia and especially ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) are costly complications for the hospitalized patient. Nosocomial pneumonia has been estimated to cost $5,000 per episode, but the specific cost for a VAP has not been well est
Autor:
Yvette DeJesus, Ellen Siegel, Joyce Roquemore, Kimber L. Molke, Vivian H. Porche, Vickie Shannon, Katharine M. Luther, Marcia Gruber
Publikováno v:
Gastroenterology nursing : the official journal of the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates. 24(6)
A large academic cancer center devised a performance improvement plan for special procedures and sedation. A group of interdisciplinary professionals convened to address data collection, complications, and outcomes for non-surgical procedures and sed
Publikováno v:
The Joint Commission journal on quality improvement. 26(10)
Article-at-a-Glance Background Adverse drug events (ADEs) occur frequently, and serious ADEs are associated with mortality or prolonged morbidity. As many ADEs are preventable, identification and modification of systems and processes that permit ADEs
Autor:
Christine S. Cocanour, Luis Ostrosky-Zeichner, Michelle Peninger, Debbi Garbade, Tommy Tidemann, Bradley D. Domonoske, Tao Li, Steven J. Allen, Katharine M. Luther
Publikováno v:
Surgical Infections; Spring2005, Vol. 6 Issue 1, p65-72, 8p