Simple steps to prevent hospital-acquired pneumonia in non-intubated patients: a quality improvement project
| Autor: | Anousha Singal, Alice Wilkinson, Ghada Ramadan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Quality management Elderly care Aspiration pneumonia Hospital-acquired pneumonia 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Infection control Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Intensive care medicine General Nursing Aged Inpatients 030504 nursing business.industry Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia Pneumonia Length of Stay medicine.disease Quality Improvement Hospitals 0305 other medical science business |
| Zdroj: | British journal of nursing (Mark Allen Publishing). 30(2) |
| ISSN: | 0966-0461 |
| Popis: | Background: Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) affects approximately 1.5% of UK inpatients. As well as leading to significant morbidity and mortality, HAP increases burden on hospitals by lengthening hospital stay. At a district general hospital in Kent, a quality improvement project (QIP) was designed that introduced simple preventive measures that could be implemented by ward nurses and allied health professionals. Methods: Three audit cycles studying a total of 222 inpatients on elderly care wards were undertaken over a 6-month period to assess staff compliance at various stages of the project, with interventions between each cycle. Actions included raising bedheads to 30°, sitting patients out of bed for meals, discouraging use of drinking straws, and regular mouth care. Results: Overall, improvements were seen in three of the measures. Considering the percentage of patients, there was a 23% increase in patients with bedheads >30°, 21% increase in use of adult feeding cups rather than straws, and 26% rise in patients sitting out of bed for meals. Conclusion: The main objective of this QIP was to show that these simple yet potentially life-saving interventions are easy to implement on a busy ward, and the results have shown this to be true. |
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