The Journal of nursing administration
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A major problem in the operating room is the length of turnaround time between surgical cases. By decreasing this turnaround, staff overtime can be reduced and more cases can be scheduled during the day shift. ⋯ In addition, this can be a great satisfier for surgeons who can increase their daily workload in a more orderly, organized manner. To achieve our goal of decreasing turnaround time in the operating room, the authors review the implementation and outcomes of the application of Six Sigma.
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Multicenter Study Clinical Trial Controlled Clinical Trial
Enhancing collaborative communication of nurse and physician leadership in two intensive care units.
To test an intervention to enhance collaborative communication among nurse and physician leaders (eg, nurse manager, medical director, clinical nurse specialist) in two diverse intensive care units (ICUs). ⋯ Study findings provide evidence that nurse-physician collaborative communication can be improved.
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Increased registered nurse vacancy rates have resulted in new graduates being assigned to care for high acuity patients with complex needs. The authors discuss the research related to new graduate preparation, identify the need for a standardized accredited national residency program, and describe a demonstration project under way in academic health centers.
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To capture communication patterns in operating room (OR) management to characterize the information needs of OR coordination. ⋯ The results of this study suggest that automating aspects of preparing patients for surgery and surgical equipment management has the potential to reduce information exchange, decreasing interruptions to clinicians and diminishing the possibility of adverse events in the clinical setting.
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OBJECTIVE To examine the relationship between nurse staffing and patient perceptions of nursing care in a convenience sample of 40 California hospitals. ⋯ Nurse staffing alone showed a significant but weak relationship to patient perceptions of their care, indicating that staffing is likely only one of several relevant variables influencing patient perceptions of their nursing care. This research contributes data to the body of knowledge regarding nurse staffing. It is essential that nurse executives integrate results from this and other studies in developing strategic and tactical staffing plans that yield positive patient care outcomes.