Abstract Summary of Project Topic: Daily bedside whiteboards updating by nurses to increase patient communication and improve patient surveys through Hcalps scores after discharge.
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Abstract summary of project topic
“Within the Chamberlain Hospital ER scenario, problems can be noted in many areas. Among the main problems is the high rate
of Left Without Being Seen (LWBS). Currently, the rate of LWBS is at 4.6 % considering that the national benchmark is 2%. There is
a lack of effective communication along the care delivery process starting from triage to discharge. Nurses give reports at the nursing
station and do not round on patients. They are on their mobiles phones, texting most of the time and are reluctant to discharge patients
to avoid admissions at end of shift.
To address these problems, the current project focuses on the implementation of bedside reporting and purposeful rounding
among patients presenting to the ED as key strategies to reduce the rate of LWBS. The information collected from a review of the
literatures clearly demonstrates the effectiveness of the proposed intervention in addressing the problems that Chamberlain Hospital is
facing. For example, Sayah et a (2014) conducted a study to evaluate the effectiveness of process improvement/bedside reporting in
reducing the Left Without Being Seen (LWBS) rate. Study findings showed that bedside reporting helped to reduce the mean rate of
patients in the ED who left without being seen.
NR631 Nurse Executive Concluding Graduate Experience – I
Reflection on course outcomes, I am happy about the current progress in achieving course outcomes. For example, being able
to identify literature on bedside reporting and purposeful rounding from different databases has facilitated the achievement of course
outcome #2. The existence of an effective communication plan is one of the ways through which project managers ensure the
existence of effective communication. For the current project, the communication plan includes key stakeholders, an assessment of the
type of information required, and signoff from stakeholders.
Following a successful implementation of the proposed change, I hope to achieve the key project deliverables that include a
reduction in the rate of Left Without Being Seen for patients presenting in the ED, an improvement in patient satisfaction scores, and
appropriate response to the issue of lengthy waits for patients presenting to the ED. I believe that utilizing a range of tools including
the Work Breakdown Structure, Risk Register, and Gantt chart increases the chance that the project will be a success and will be
completed within schedule.”