Bringing Delirium to Light: Impact of CAM-ICU Tool to Improve Care Coordination.

Background: Delirium is a serious complication in patients in the critical care unit (CCU) that may lead to prolonged hospitalization if left undetected. The CCU at our hospital does not have a framework for determining delirium that could affect patient outcomes and discharge planning.

Primary Practice Setting: CCU in a community hospital.

Bowel Management Protocol: Impact on Care Transitions of Oncology Patients.

Purpose Of Study: The project aimed to determine the impact of a standardized bowel regimen protocol for patients receiving opioids on the rate of stool softener prescription, occurrence of bowel movements of oncology patients, and improving the length of stay (LOS).

Primary Practice Of Setting: Oncology unit in a community hospital.

Methodology And Sample: A posttest design was utilized, and a prospective medical record review of patients was completed after 8 weeks of the pilot study.

Risk for post-operative delirium related to comorbidities in older adult cardiac patients: An integrative review.

Background: Delirium is defined as a sudden onset of confusion due to disruption in normal brain functioning. Although it is highly prevalent in post-operative patients, most significantly the older adult population, limited information exists explaining why its onset occurs.

Purpose: This integrative review aimed to synthesise specific comorbidities that can contribute to the development of post-operative delirium in older adult cardiac surgical patients.

Predictors for Telephone Outreach Post-hospital Discharge.

Purpose Of Study: The specific aims of this study were to examine whether sociodemographic variables and medical-surgical diagnoses were associated with telephone follow-up (TFU) reach rates, emergency department visits, and hospital readmissions.

Primary Practice Of Setting: Acute care inpatient units in an academic medical center.

Methodology And Sample: A correlational design was utilized, and a prospective medical record review of patients was conducted while implementing face-to-face prehospital discharge meeting interventions.

An Analysis of Online Ratings of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeons.

Background: Patients continue to utilize physician review websites (PRWs) to assist in their selection of a health care provider. Studies on PRWs and how they affect patient care have recently become popular in the literature. This study analyzes PRW ratings of a previously unexamined subspecialty, pediatric orthopaedic surgeons.

Gamification in Nursing Education: An Integrative Literature Review.

The objective of this literature review and evaluation project was to determine what evidence exists on the use of interactive digital learning and gamification for adult learners in nursing, for the purpose of guiding a redesign of our organization's online clinical education courses. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses was used in the literature search, with the critical analysis and leveling of evidence. After determining the search terms, four electronic databases (PubMed, CINAHL, ERIC, and Cochrane) were searched with the guidance of a medical librarian.

An Analysis of Online Ratings of Hip and Knee Surgeons.

Background: Public domain physician review websites (PRWs) and personal websites are extremely popular measures that patients use to evaluate physicians before receiving care. Few studies have examined how orthopedic surgeons are rated on PRWs and personal websites. This study examines the online ratings of hip and knee replacement subspecialists.

Face-to-Face Meetings with Neurosurgical Patients Before Hospital Discharge: Impact on Telephone Outreach, Emergency Department Visits, and Hospital Readmissions.

The Johns Hopkins Community Health Partnerships (JCHiP) was developed in 2010 within the Johns Hopkins Health Systems. As part of JCHiP, the Patient Access Line call center was created. The average telephone reach rate at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in 2014 was only 53%.

The Best Practice for Increasing Telephone Outreach: An Integrative Review.

Purpose Of Study: Many hospitals established telephone follow-up (TFU) programs to improve care transitions and reduce hospital readmissions. However, there is a lack of knowledge on how to increase the outreach of TFU programs. This integrative review aims to answer the clinical practice question, "What is the best practice for increasing telephone follow-up reach rates post-hospital discharge?"

Primary Practice Setting: The primary setting evaluated in this review was hospital-based phone call programs that are conducting post-hospital discharge TFU.

Improving Posthospital Discharge Telephone Reach Rates Through Prehospital Discharge Face-to-Face Meetings.

Purpose Of The Study: The purpose of this study was to determine whether a face-to-face meeting with patients by a telephonic case manager prehospital discharge would result in increased telephone follow-up (TFU) reach rates posthospital discharge.

Primary Practice Setting: Acute care adult medicine inpatient units.

Methodology And Sample: A quasiexperimental design was utilized.