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S Gaynor

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PubMed2000

Patient education resource assessment: project management.

To thrive in today's health care environment, hospitals are constantly striving to exceed their customers' expectations in delivering quality care in a cost-effective manner. Meeting the patient educational needs of the consumer is one well-recognized aspect of quality care. Delivering quality care does not happen by chance; rather, it requires intense planning. Our academic medical center formalized this process by empowering professional staff from Nursing Development to develop and implement a patient education strategic plan. This article outlines the project management for the assessment phase of this strategic planning process. The findings were instrumental in outlining the future direction for patient education initiatives that will benefit both the patient and the organization.

Chicago↗
PubMed1999

Building a 21st century facility.

At Chicago's Northwestern Memorial Hospital, staff worked for 10 years to design a new facility and plan the transition for their patients, their equipment, and themselves.

Chicago↗
PubMed1998

Putting the pieces in place: the patient education puzzle.

Patient education has always been an integral part of quality patient care. Effective patient education is a necessary component of patient satisfaction and has proven instrumental in decreasing hospital days while improving clinical outcomes. Joint Commission and state public health departments regard patient education as one of many organizational performance standards. To be effective, health education must be coordinated among all disciplines involved in the continuum of care. The Patient Family Educational Advisory Committee (PFEAC) directed its efforts in identifying common patient education issues. The committee's initial work focused on areas dealing with culture, documentation and competency.

Chicago↗
PubMed1997

Conducting unit-based research to improve quality of care.

How does a tertiary care medical center without a primary academic nursing affiliation improve quality of patient care by conducting unit-based nursing research? The organization's strengths and opportunities include top management support, an infrastructure for development of nurse researchers, a specific patient care coordinator role, research supporting organizational decision making, and success in obtaining nursing research grants. The effects of limited consultative support, statistical avoidance, reorganization, competing staff demands, and lack of funding must be minimized. Strategies include: continue communication with top management, provide meaningful development opportunities and technical research support, build on completed research, use multidisciplinary teams, and change thinking to maximize the research opportunities that already exist.

Chicago↗
PubMed1996

A team approach to reduce disability in work-related disorders.

Work-related disorders require a multidisciplinary approach. One must understand musculoskeletal disorders, job issues, and psychosocial issues that prolong disability. This introductory article presents an overview of the approaches to management that will be detailed in the articles that follow.

Cumulative Trauma Disorders↗
PubMed1968

Peritoneal dialysis in chronic renal failure.

The long-term results of intermittent peritoneal dialysis in long-term treatment of renal disease have yet to equal those of intermittent hemodialysis. However, further exploration and refinement of this technique is justified. Performed in acute stages of disease, both peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis relieve the symptoms of uremia and specifically "buy time" for the patient so that proper medical or surgical therapy may be instituted. In acute situations, peritoneal dialysis is the procedure of choice, and is an important adjunct to more conventional treatment for chronic renal disease. It may be useful sometimes even in chronically hemodialyzed patients-for example, when the hemodialysis cannula for one reason or another is inaccessible because of clots, replacement, or infection. It is especially valuable when the hemorrhagic complications of uremia contraindicate hemodialysis treatment. Its use in chronic uremia remains sharply limited in time, but for brief periods chronic peritoneal dialysis appears to be a reasonably satisfactory means of prolonging life while awaiting homotransplant or decision for maintenance hemodialysis therapy.

Humans↗
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Touch-screen computerized education for patients with brain injuries.

The use of computer technology for patient education has increased in recent years. This article describes a study that measures the attitudes and perceptions of healthcare professionals and laypeople regarding the effectiveness of a multimedia computer, the Brain Injury Resource Center (BIRC), as an educational tool. The study focused on three major themes: (a) usefulness of the information presented, (b) effectiveness of the multimedia touch-screen computer methodology, and (c) the appropriate time for making this resource available. This prospective study, conducted in an acute care medical center, obtained healthcare professionals' evaluations using a written survey and responses from patients with brain injury and their families during interviews. The findings have yielded excellent ratings as to the ease of understanding and usefulness of the BIRC. By using sight, sound, and touch, such a multimedia learning center has the potential to simplify patient and family education.

Attitude of Health Personnel↗
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Patient surveys.

Clinicians continuously gather patient-related information. Histories and physicals, vital signs, lab results, and behavioral descriptions are all part of standard care. In recent years it has also proven advantageous to gather information regarding patient knowledge and satisfaction with the care they receive at our ambulatory and inpatient settings. This article reviews the process of conducting patient surveys throughout the continuum of care. Both the timing of the survey and the format are described in Table 1.

Continuity of Patient Care↗
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A specified outcome.

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Computer User Training↗