Antenatal and intrapartum care for women with gestational diabetes: a best practice implementation project.

Objectives: This project aimed to improve the quality of antenatal and intrapartum care for women with gestational diabetes (GD) by increasing nursing and midwifery care compliance with best practice recommendations.

Introduction: GD is one of the most common diseases that can lead to several important maternal and fetal complications.

Methods: This project was based on JBI's evidence implementation approach and included a baseline audit, the implementation of strategies, and a follow-up audit.

Patient-centered health care planning in acute inpatient mental health settings: a best practice implementation project.

Objectives: The current project aimed to improve the quality of health care by promoting evidence-based practice (EBP) regarding mental health care planning (MHCP) for adult inpatients.

Introduction: The implementation of the best evidence in the process of developing and documenting nursing care plans is currently an important legal requirement that contributes to increasing the quality of care.

Methods: This implementation project was based on the JBI evidence implementation approach and included a baseline audit of seven criteria, implementation of strategies, and a follow-up audit.

The prevention of hospital-acquired pressure injuries among adult immobilized patients in a mental health department: a best practice implementation project.

Objectives: The aim of this implementation project was to promote evidence-based practices regarding hospital-acquired pressure injuries prevention practices among immobilized adult patients in a mental health department and to measure the level of compliance with the best practice in this field.

Introduction: Pressure injuries can have significant restrictions on the patient's quality of life; affect the patient physically, psychologically, and socially; lead to increased costs and length of hospital stay; and are closely linked to increased mortality. Thus, the best evidence practice implementation project was conducted in the mental health ward of a large teaching hospital in Bucharest.

Communication, an important link between healthcare providers: a best practice implementation project.

Objectives: This project aimed to improve communication skills of medical laboratory staff and the quality of health services.

Introduction: Communication is the basis of all interpersonal actions; optimal and efficient communication needs permanent awareness and training in order to learn these skills. The healthcare industry is a constantly changing field, so communication becomes a very important tool that contributes to change.

Effective communication and patient safety among nurses in perioperative settings: a best practice implementation project.

Objectives: The aim of this implementation project was to promote evidence-based best practice regarding effective communication and patient safety amongst nurses in perioperative settings.

Introduction: One of the main causes of surgical errors is inadequate communication. To address this issue, published research has shown that effective communication among healthcare professionals (HCPs) within and between all phases of perioperative care, as well as the proper transfer of all patient information at all transition points, are essential for ensuring patient safety and quality of care.

Hand hygiene among nurses in pediatric blood and marrow transplantation setting: a best practice implementation project.

Objectives: The aim of this project was to promote evidence-based best practice regarding hand hygiene among nurses in a pediatric blood and marrow transplantation (BMT) setting.

Introduction: Healthcare-associated infections (HAI) represent important complications of healthcare with potentially major impact on patient outcomes. Most HAI are transmitted through the hands of healthcare professionals (HCP) and therefore hand hygiene is the simplest, most effective and proven method for preventing HAI.

Effectiveness of pain management educational interventions on nurses' knowledge and attitudes regarding postoperative pain management: a systematic review protocol.

The objective of this review is to identify the effectiveness of pain management education programs (PMEPs) in improving the level of knowledge and the attitudes of nurses working in adult surgical departments and intensive care units on postoperative pain management.

Environmental quality assessment of reservoirs impacted by Hg from chlor-alkali technologies: case study of a recovery.

Mercury (Hg) pollution legacy of chlor-alkali plants will be an important issue in the next decades with the planned phase out of Hg-based electrodes by 2025 within the Minamata convention. In such a context, the present study aimed to examine the extent of Hg contamination in the reservoirs surrounding the Oltchim plant and to evaluate the possible improvement of the environmental quality since the closure of its chlor-alkali unit. This plant is the largest chlor-alkali plant in Romania, which partly switched to Hg-free technology in 1999 and definitely stopped the use of Hg electrolysis in May 2012.