Publications by authors named "M E Hagle"
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- A multidisciplinary team, including nurses, psychiatrists, and pharmacists, was formed to address concerns about the management of alcohol withdrawal symptoms in hospitalized patients, aiming to improve care and outcomes.
- The project used the Plan-Do-Study-Act framework to revise the medication order set, replacing lorazepam with diazepam and enhancing staff education through innovative methods like a simulation escape room.
- Post-implementation, there were no adverse patient events reported, nursing staff reported increased confidence, and all involved parties found the revised order set clear and effective, highlighting the importance of collaboration and ongoing evaluation in clinical practice.
A nurse residency for newly licensed registered nurses is best practice. A novel model for transitioning new nurses is a 1-year, postbaccalaureate residency that is rotation based with protected time for supervised clinical and didactic learning. After 10 years with this program, a summative evaluation found that retention rates for 1, 2, 3, and 5 years after program completion were 93%, 83%, 73%, and 82%, respectively, higher than similar programs in the literature.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Administering intramuscular (IM) injections is common in the adult mental health patient care setting, using the deltoid, vastus lateralis, ventrogluteal, or dorsogluteal site. Mental health nurses frequently use the dorsogluteal site to administer short and long-acting IM injections as specified in the drug package insert or because of patient agitation. However, the site is often not recommended due to the potential risk of nerve injury.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Interprofessional training for patient safety is essential in developing leaders and advocates who are versed in patient safety science and interprofessional collaboration. We describe an interprofessional patient safety fellowship program and its outcomes over 8 years.
Methods: Programmatic data were reviewed and a survey was sent to all program graduates with a known email address (N = 18).