Levofloxacin prophylaxis in pediatric oncology and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a literature review.

Bloodstream infections (BSI) are one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in children and young adults receiving chemotherapy for malignancy or undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Antibiotic prophylaxis is commonly used to decrease the risk of BSI; however, antibiotics carry an inherent risk of complications. The aim of this manuscript is to review levofloxacin prophylaxis in pediatric oncology patients and HSCT recipients.

Creating safe and healing environments: Innovative curriculum to support team members during patient and family escalations in a quaternary care pediatric hospital.

Workplace violence in healthcare settings is at a crisis point. Healthcare organization have almost as many serious injuries from violence then all other industries combined (OSHA, 2013; Phillips, 2016). The costs of workplace violence have reached a crescendo provoking a response from several leading healthcare organizations including the Center for Disease Control, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, American Organization of Nurse Executives, American Nurse Association, and the Joint Commission who have all prioritized workplace violence initiatives.

Using Patient Whiteboards to Engage Families in Harm Prevention and Care Planning: A Quality Improvement Study.

Objectives: Whiteboards are a valuable tool used to facilitate communication between families and the care team, but they were underused in our institution. Our aim was to increase families' knowledge of their child's plan of care, safety plan, and medical care team names by increasing the use of patient whiteboards with inpatient populations at a freestanding quaternary care children's hospital.

Methods: With this quality improvement study, we redesigned the whiteboard template to address the following 4 main barriers to use: (1) not having enough space to explain concepts to families, (2) having too much information to complete, (3) unclear roles of who completes the whiteboard, and (4) forgetting to update the whiteboard.