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Garvey PK, Himes H, Sampson M, McNett M. Improving recognition of early clinical decline: Determining reliability and validity of the Garvey clinical warning curves. Worldviews Evid Based Nurs 2024. [PMID: 39244724 DOI: 10.1111/wvn.12745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2024] [Revised: 07/10/2024] [Accepted: 08/04/2024] [Indexed: 09/10/2024]
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BACKGROUND New graduate nurses have difficulty recognizing and managing the early signs of clinical decline, resulting in a Failure to Rescue (FTR) event and preventable patient death. To address this gap, Garvey developed a series of Clinical Warning Curves as an instructional tool for new graduate nurses in an academic medical center. The Garvey Clinical Warning Curve models depict the progression of clinical changes in six body systems that occur before cardiac arrest. AIMS The purpose of this study was to establish the content validity, reliability, and usability of the Garvey Clinical Warning Curves among healthcare experts and new-graduate nurses. METHODS The current study was a cross-sectional, observational, validation survey design. Content experts used the content validity index (CVI) to evaluate the Curves. RESULTS All but the temperature curves were rated as "acceptable" (CVI >0.60) for relevance, clarity, and ambiguity. The new graduate nurses who reviewed the case studies and placed patients onto the Clinical Warning Curves did so similarly, generating high intraclass correlation (ICC) scores. The usability survey components measured the perceptions of acceptability, appropriateness, and feasibility for the use of the six Clinical Warning Curves in practice settings. All components of the Curves had an average score of 4.0 or greater except for the level of complexity which scored 3.88. LINKING EVIDENCE TO ACTION The Garvey Clinical Warning Curves emerged as valid and reliable tools that aid new graduate nurses in recognizing subtle signs of clinical decline. Because timely recognition and communication of clinical decline are key to preventing FTR events and avoiding patient deaths, it would be beneficial to provide the Clinical Warning Curves as a bedside resource for new graduate nurses during their orientation to the unit or within a nurse residency program.
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- Paula K Garvey
- The Ohio State University College of Nursing, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- The Ohio State University College of Nursing, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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Sprogis SK, Currey J, Jones D, Considine J. Exploring interdisciplinary communication pathways for escalating pre-medical emergency team deterioration: a mixed-methods study. AUST HEALTH REV 2023; 47:494-501. [PMID: 37460097 DOI: 10.1071/ah22203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2022] [Accepted: 06/22/2023] [Indexed: 08/04/2023]
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Objective To explore clinicians' use and perceptions of interdisciplinary communication pathways for escalating care within the pre-medical emergency team (pre-MET) tier of rapid response systems. Method A sequential mixed-methods study was conducted using observations and interviews. Participants were clinicians (nurses, allied health, doctors) caring for orthopaedic and general medicine patients at one hospital. Descriptive and thematic analyses were conducted. Results Escalation practices were observed for 13 of 27 pre-MET events. Leading communication methods for escalating pre-MET events were alphanumeric pagers (61.5%) and in-person discussions (30.8%). Seven escalated pre-MET events led to bedside pre-MET reviews by doctors. Clinician interviews (n = 29) culminated in two themes: challenges in escalation of care, and navigating information gaps. Clinicians reported deficiencies in communication methods for escalating care that hindered interdisciplinary communication and clinical decision-making pertaining to pre-MET deterioration. Conclusion Policy-defined escalation pathways were inconsistently utilised for pre-MET deterioration. Available communication methods for escalating pre-MET events inadequately fulfilled clinicians' needs. Variable perceptions of escalation pathways illuminated a lack of of a shared mental model about clinicians' roles and responsibilities. To optimise timely and appropriate management of patient deterioration, communication infrastructure and interdisciplinary collaboration must be enhanced.
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- Stephanie K Sprogis
- School of Nursing and Midwifery & Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research in the Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, 1 Gheringhap Street, Geelong, Vic. 3220, Australia
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery & Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research in the Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, 1 Gheringhap Street, Geelong, Vic. 3220, Australia
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- Department of Intensive Care, Austin Hospital, 145 Studley Road, Heidelberg, Vic. 3084, Australia; and School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, 533 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Vic. 3004, Australia; and Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic. 3010, Australia
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery & Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research in the Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, 1 Gheringhap Street, Geelong, Vic. 3220, Australia; and Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research - Eastern Health Partnership, 2/5 Arnold Street, Box Hill, Vic. 3128, Australia
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Garvey PK, Justice SL. Collaborative and Interprofessional Educational Program to Maintain Trauma-Focused Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Contin Educ Nurs 2023; 54:275-280. [PMID: 37253326 DOI: 10.3928/00220124-20230511-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Failure to rescue is prevalent among patients with traumatic injury who are admitted to medical-surgical units. These units are traditionally staffed by new graduate nurses who require mentorship and ongoing continuing education. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic prompted nurse educators to develop and implement new methods of providing routine and just-in-time education in the hospital setting. This article describes a trauma-focused educational program with live sessions and online educational activities created with survey software. [J Contin Educ Nurs. 2023;54(6):275-280.].
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Martínez-Fernández MC, Castiñeiras-Martín S, Liébana-Presa C, Fernández-Martínez E, Gomes L, Marques-Sanchez P. SBAR Method for Improving Well-Being in the Internal Medicine Unit: Quasi-Experimental Research. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:16813. [PMID: 36554696 PMCID: PMC9778833 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192416813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2022] [Revised: 12/07/2022] [Accepted: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation) is a tool for standardizing and improving interprofessional communication. This study aims to explore the impact of SBAR in healthcare professionals' wellbeing, through concepts such as job satisfaction, engagement, resilience, and job performance, in the internal medicine unit of a university hospital in the province of León (Spain). This is an observational, descriptive, longitudinal case study with a pre- and post-intervention approach. Questionnaires were distributed to a group of doctors, nurses, and healthcare assistants before and after the implementation of the SBAR tool in the ward. The use of SBAR was monitored to ensure staff compliance. Data statistical analysis was performed using the SPSS program. Resilience levels increased significantly post-intervention. Job satisfaction and engagement levels remained neutral, slightly decreasing post-intervention. Besides' being a useful tool to improve communication, SBAR was effective in improving resilience among staff. Several aspects related to hospital management may have had an impact on job satisfaction and engagement results.
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- SALBIS Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad de León, 24401 León, Spain
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- Nursing School, Minho University, 4704-553 Braga, Portugal
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- SALBIS Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad de León, 24401 León, Spain
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Scolari E, Soncini L, Ramelet AS, Schneider AG. Quality of the Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation tool during nurse-physician calls in the ICU: An observational study. Nurs Crit Care 2022; 27:796-803. [PMID: 34989068 PMCID: PMC10078777 DOI: 10.1111/nicc.12743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2021] [Revised: 12/06/2021] [Accepted: 12/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation (SBAR) is a tool for structuring communication between healthcare professionals. SBAR reduces medical errors, however few studies have evaluated its quality in real practice. AIMS To describe the quality of SBAR utilization by intensive care unit (ICU) nurses during phone conversations with physicians. To assess the influence of nurses' training, professional experience, and call circumstances on this quality. STUDY DESIGN This observational study was conducted in the adult ICU of a university hospital in French speaking Switzerland. All consecutive telephone calls from nurses to physicians during a calendar month, were recorded. Those related to a change in patients' clinical status were selected and analysed. The quality of SBAR utilization was assessed using a pre-defined analysis grid. Scores ranged from 0 (worst quality) to 100% (best quality). Nurses' sociodemographics and training record were collected. Multiple regression was used to assess determinants of SBAR quality including nurses characteristics and level of training. RESULTS We analysed 290 phone calls, made by 99 nurses. The median SBAR quality score was 41% (interquartile range [IQR] 33-48). Quality scores varied across the four items of SBAR: Situation 88% (81-94), Background 17% (6-27), Assessment 17% (0-33), and Recommendation 33% (17-40). Factors independently associated with higher SBAR quality were age (-0.66%, p = .002, 95% CI [-1.07; -0.25]), primary language other than French (-8.40%, p = .017, 95% CI [-15.29; -1.51]), lack of ICU expertise (-9.25%, p = .013, 95% CI [-16.5;1-1.99]), and SBAR training in pre-graduate nursing education (+11.53%, p = .028, 95% CI [1.27; 22.79]). CONCLUSIONS The quality of SBAR utilization remains low in ICU clinical practice. Pre- and post-graduate training seem to improve its quality. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE Pre-graduate mandatory training associated with multiple repetitions could improve nurses' SBAR utilization. Training using the SBAR tool should be combined with the development of nursing skills in assessment and clinical judgment.
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- Emil Scolari
- Adult intensive care Unit, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland.,School of Health Sciences (HESAV), HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western, Délemont, Switzerland.,Haute Ecole de Santé Vaud (HESAV), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Adult intensive care Unit, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Higher Education and Research in Healthcare, University of Lausanne and Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland.,Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Adult intensive care Unit, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland.,Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Shahid S, Thabane L, Marrin M, Schattauer K, Silenzi L, Borhan S, Singh B, Thomas C, Thomas S. Evaluation of a Modified SBAR Report to Physician Tool to Standardize Communication on Neonatal Transport. Am J Perinatol 2022; 39:216-224. [PMID: 32819017 DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1715524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE SBAR (situation, background, assessment and recommendation) is a structured format for the effective communication of critically relevant information. This tool was developed as a generic template to provide structure to the communication of clinical information between health care providers. Neonatal transport often presents clinically stressful circumstances where concise and accurate information is required to be shared clearly between multidisciplinary health care providers. A modified SBAR communication tool was designed to facilitate structured communication between nonphysician bedside care providers operating from remote sites and physicians providing decision-making support at receiving care facilities. Prospective interventional study was designed to evaluate the reliability of a "SBAR report to physician tool" in sharing clinically relevant information between multidisciplinary care providers on neonatal transport. STUDY DESIGN The study was conducted between 2011 and 2014 by a dedicated neonatal transport service based at McMaster Children's Hospital which provides care for approximately 500 infants in Southern Ontario annually. In the preintervention phase, 50 calls were randomly selected for the evaluation and 115 consecutively recorded transport calls following adoption of the reporting tool. The quality of calls prior to and after the intervention was assessed by reviewers independently. Inter-rater agreement was also assessed for both periods. RESULTS Inter-rater agreement between raters was moderate to perfect in most components of the SBAR "report to the physician tool" except for the assessment component, which showed fair agreement during both preintervention and postintervention periods. There was an improvement in global score (primary outcome) with a mean difference of 0.95 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.77-1.14; p < 0.001) and in cumulative score with a mean difference of 8.55 (95% CI: 7.26-9.84; p < 0.001) in postintervention period. CONCLUSION The use of the SBAR report to physician tool improved the quality of clinical information shared between nonphysician members of the neonatal transport team and neonatal transport physicians. KEY POINTS · Long-Accurate and concise information sharing is crucial for decision-making in neonatal transport.. · Information sharing between multidisciplinary teams can be enhanced by using a commonly understood information sharing template.. · The SBAR report to physician tool improves the quality of information shared between multidisciplinary team members in neonatal transport..
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- Shaneela Shahid
- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.,Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.,Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.,Department of Anesthesia, McMaster University; Biostatistics Unit, St Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.,Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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Liu J, Zhao H, Capone V, Li Z, Wang J, Luo W. Validation of the Chinese Version of the Patient's Communication Perceived Self-Efficacy Scale (PCSS) in Outpatients After Total Hip Replacement. Patient Prefer Adherence 2021; 15:625-633. [PMID: 33776425 PMCID: PMC7989552 DOI: 10.2147/ppa.s301670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2021] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Among older people in the world, older patients' communication has become a public health issue of vital importance. Such communication could be improved by different interventions. However, a means of measuring patient's communication confidence in these measures has not been established in China. This study is aimed at translating and introducing the Patient's Communication Self-Efficacy Scale for communication between doctors and patients after total hip replacement. METHOD (1) A questionnaire was completed after a consultation by 167 patients (mean age = 70.04 years; SD: 6.3 years; females/males: 94/73). Translation of the original English version PCSS into the Chinese; (2) Validation of the final Chinese version of the PCSS. Measurement indexes included item generation, reliability testing, construct validity and test-retest reliability. To actualize the above test, we used SPSS 19.0 software and LISREL 8.7. We build the Bayesian Network Model of the Chinese version of the PCSS and determined predictive variables. RESULT Confirmatory factor analysis showed that the Chinese version of the PCSS has fit a three-dimensional model. Meanwhile, the Chinese version of the PCSS has high internal consistency (Cronbach's α coefficient 0.929) and test-retest reliability (Kappa coefficient 0.761). Analysis using Bayesian networks shows that the important predictors are education (0.4207), PEPPI 3(0.3951), and PCSS 1(0.1139). The connections between PCSS 3 and other variables do not indicate causality, conditional dependencies or inter-relatedness. CONCLUSION This is the first study to validate the Chinese version of the PCSS in outpatients after total hip replacement. Our results confirmed that the Chinese version of the scale has high internal consistency, construct validity and test-retest reliability. And the patient-doctor interaction and education are important predictors of patient's communication self-efficacy.
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- Jing Liu
- Traumatic Orthopedics Department, The 3rd Ward of Hip Joint Surgery, Tianjin Hospital, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China
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- The 2nd Ward of Joint Surgery, Tianjin Hospital, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Humanities, University of Naples ‘Federico II’, Napoli, Italy
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- Traumatic Orthopedics Department, The 3rd Ward of Hip Joint Surgery, Tianjin Hospital, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China
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- Traumatic Orthopedics Department, The 3rd Ward of Hip Joint Surgery, Tianjin Hospital, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China
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- The 2nd Ward of Joint Surgery, Tianjin Hospital, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China
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Silva MFD, Rocha PK, Echevarria-Guanilo ME, Bertoncello KCG, Souza SD, Schneider KLK. CONSTRUCTION OF THE INSTRUMENT FOR CARE TRANSITION IN PEDIATRIC UNITS. TEXTO & CONTEXTO ENFERMAGEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1590/1980-265x-tce-2018-0206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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ABSTRACT Objective: to build and semantically validate a safe communication tool to systematize care transition in pediatric clinical and emergency units. Method: a methodological study, based on the Classic Theory of Psychometric Tests and on the Instrument Development Model, proposed by Pasquali, which included seven professionals, five nurses and two physicians, experts in pediatrics and/or patient safety, who followed specific criteria for inclusion. Data collection was carried out between November and December 2016 and took place with the application of a form made available to the experts via the Google Drive/Microsoft® tool in two validation rounds, conducted by the Delphi Technique, being organized into two domains with 19 items. Data analysis was performed by calculating the Content Validity Index. Results: in order to validate the content, it was necessary to reach a Content Validity Index ≥ 0.80; thus, in the first round, five items underwent changes and were adjusted according to the experts' recommendations. These were validated in the second round, maintaining two domains and nineteen items. Conclusion: the construction and content validation of the instrument can enhance and qualify the clinical practice and contribute to minimize failures in pediatric patient safety associated with effective communication.
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Manojlovich M, Harrod M, Hofer T, Lafferty M, McBratnie M, Krein SL. Factors influencing physician responsiveness to nurse-initiated communication: a qualitative study. BMJ Qual Saf 2020; 30:747-754. [PMID: 33168635 PMCID: PMC8140397 DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2020-011441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2020] [Revised: 10/15/2020] [Accepted: 10/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BACKGROUND How quickly physicians respond to communications from bedside nurses is important for the delivery of safe inpatient care. Delays in physician responsiveness can impede care or contribute to patient harm. Understanding contributory factors to physician responsiveness can provide insights to promote timely physician response, possibly improving communication to ensure safe patient care. The purpose of this study was to describe the factors contributing to physician responsiveness to text or numeric pages, telephone calls and face-to-face messages delivered by nurses on adult general care units. METHODS Using a qualitative design, we collected data through observation, shadowing, interviews and focus groups of bedside registered nurses and physicians who worked in four hospitals in the Midwest USA. We analysed the data using inductive content analysis. RESULTS A total of 155 physicians and nurses participated. Eighty-six nurses and 32 physicians participated in focus groups or individual interviews; we shadowed 37 physicians and nurses across all sites. Two major inter-related themes emerged, message and non-message related factors. Message-related factors included the medium nurses used to convey messages, physician preference for notification via one communication medium over another and the clarity of the message, all of which could cause confusion and thus a delayed response. Non-message related factors included trust and interpersonal relationships, and different perspectives between nurses and physicians on the same clinical issue that affected perceptions of urgency, and contributed to delays in responsiveness. CONCLUSIONS Physician responsiveness to communications from bedside nurses depends on a complex combination of factors related to the message itself and non-message related factors. How quickly physicians respond is a multifactorial phenomenon, and strategies to promote a timely response within the context of a given situation must be directed to both groups.
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- Center for Clinical Management Research, Department of Veterans Affair, Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Center for Clinical Management Research, Department of Veterans Affair, Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.,Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- School of Nursing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Center for Clinical Management Research, Department of Veterans Affair, Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Design and Psychometric Evaluation of the 'Clinical Communication Self-Efficacy Toolkit'. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2019; 16:ijerph16224534. [PMID: 31744050 PMCID: PMC6888055 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16224534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2019] [Revised: 11/07/2019] [Accepted: 11/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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Nursing students experience difficulties when communicating in clinical practice. Their self-efficacy in clinical communication should be explored as part of their competence assessment before they are exposed to real human interactions in the clinical setting. The aim of this study was to design and psychometrically evaluate a toolkit to comprehensively assess nursing students’ self-efficacy in clinical communication. The study followed an observational cross-sectional design. A sample of 365 nursing students participated in the study. The ‘Clinical Communication Self-Efficacy Toolkit’ (CC-SET) was comprised of three tools: the ‘Patient-Centered Communication Self-efficacy Scale’ (PCC-SES), the ‘Patient clinical Information Exchange and interprofessional communication Self-Efficacy Scale’ (PIE-SES), and the ‘Intrapersonal communication and Self-Reflection Self-Efficacy Scale’ (ISR-SES). The tools’ reliability, validity (content, criterion, and construct) and usability were rigorously tested. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of the three tools comprising the CC-SET was very high and demonstrated their excellent reliability (PCC-SES = 0.93; PIE-SES = 0.87; ISR-SES = 0.86). The three tools evidenced to have excellent content validity (scales’ content validity index > 0.95) and very good criterion validity. Construct validity analysis demonstrated that the PCC-SES, PIE-SES, and ISR-SES have a clear and theoretically-congruent structure. The CC-SET is a comprehensive toolkit that allows the assessment of nursing students’ self-efficacy in interpersonal, interprofessional, and intrapersonal communication.
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Performance of the Afferent Limb of Rapid Response Systems in Managing Deteriorating Patients: A Systematic Review. Crit Care Res Pract 2019; 2019:6902420. [PMID: 31781390 PMCID: PMC6874970 DOI: 10.1155/2019/6902420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2019] [Revised: 05/31/2019] [Accepted: 06/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Introduction The clinical components of the rapid response system (RRS) are the afferent limb, to ensure identification of in-hospital patients who deteriorate and activation of a response, and the efferent limb, to provide the response. This review aims to evaluate the factors that influence the performance of the afferent limb in managing deteriorating ward patients and their effects on patient outcomes. Methods A systematic review was performed for the years 1995–2017 by employing five electronic databases. Articles were included assessing the ability of the ward staffs to monitor, recognize, and escalate care to patient deterioration. The findings were summarized using a narrative approach. Results Thirty-one studies met the inclusion criteria. The analysis revealed major themes enclosing several factors affecting management of patients having sudden deterioration. The monitoring and recognition process was conditioned by the lack of recording of physiological parameters, the influence of facilitators, including staff education and training, and barriers, including human and environmental factors, and poor compliance with the calling criteria. The escalation of care process highlighted the influence of cultural barriers and personal judgment on RRS activation. Mainly, delayed team calls were factors strongly associated with the increased risk of unplanned admissions to the intensive care unit and length of stay, hospital length of stay and mortality, and 30-day mortality. Conclusions A combination of factors affects the timely identification and response to sudden deterioration by general ward staffs, leading to suboptimal care of patients, delayed or failed activation of RRS teams, and increased risks of worsening outcomes. The research efforts and clinical involvement to improve the governance of the factors limiting the performance of the afferent limb may ensure proper management of hospitalized patients showing physiological deterioration.
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Shahid S, Thomas S. Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation (SBAR) Communication Tool for Handoff in Health Care – A Narrative Review. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018. [DOI: 10.1186/s40886-018-0073-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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