Interruption reduction during oral medication rounds among nurses in hematology-oncology wards: a best practice implementation project.

Objectives: The aim of the project was to reduce interruptions during oral medication rounds among nurses working in hematology-oncology wards by improving compliance with best practices by 20%.

Introduction: Medication errors can adversely affect patient safety. Hence, understanding the underlying contributors to medication errors is necessary.

Early detection of phlebitis among hematology-oncology patients: a best practice implementation project.

Introduction: Peripherally-inserted venous catheters (PIVC) are essential for cancer patients to receive treatment. Phlebitis is a major complication of PIVC. Currently, nurses' assessment of phlebitis mainly involves visual inspection.

Structured, nurse-led ward rounds to improve interprofessional communication and optimize care of vascular surgery patients: a best practice implementation project.

Introduction: Ward rounds are crucial inpatient activities during which patients' conditions are discussed. Team-based models such as nurse-led ward rounds (NLWRs) have been conceptualized and trialled, with positive results.

Methods: An evidence-based quality improvement pilot project to introduce NLWRs was implemented at a cardiovascular medical-surgical unit in a Singapore tertiary hospital.

Diagnostic accuracy and validity of image-assisted versus face-to-face wound assessments for the management of chronic wounds: a systematic review protocol.

Objective: This review aims to evaluate the accuracy and validity of diagnostic decisions derived from image-assisted wound assessments compared with face-to-face consultations for chronic wound care.

Introduction: Images are often used within the inpatient, outpatient, and community settings to facilitate interdisciplinary transfer of care, objective wound assessments, and accurate treatment decisions. An ever-changing and ever-improving selection of image-capturing devices has been created and studied in recent years.

Implementing an evidence-based structured education and management program in an inpatient adult oncology setting to improve patients' pain control.

Background And Aims: Cancer-related pain is prevalent across the cancer trajectory, and is probably one of the most feared of all cancer symptoms for patients and their families. Although there were guidelines and framework regarding the management of cancer pain, pain control among patients remain suboptimal. This best practice implementation project aimed to improve patients' perception on cancer pain management and pain control through implementing structured patient and family education and patient information leaflet (PIL) on managing cancer pain.

Improving critical care patients' sleep quality in a surgical high-dependency unit: An evidence-based practice project.

Background: Sleep is an essential basic need. However, patients in critical care often experience poor and fragmented sleep. As such, there is a need to examine strategies to promote sleep in critical care patients.

Reducing bruising and pain through enhancement of subcutaneous anticoagulant injection techniques: a best practice implementation project.

Introduction: Subcutaneous delivery of anticoagulant therapy is a common treatment modality across multiple medical disciplines. However, postinjection complications of bruising and pain continues to be a problem that has the propensity to affect patients physically and psychologically. A review of literature revealed a set of recommended injection techniques that have shown to improve these clinical outcomes.

The effectiveness of patient navigation programs for adult cancer patients undergoing treatment: a systematic review.

Background: Advancements in technology and medical treatment have made cancer care treatment more complex. With the current trend of sub-specialization in health care, cancer patients commonly receive care from multiple specialists and have wider treatment options. In view of this, there is a need to coordinate care and integrate information to enhance care and quality of outcomes for patients.

Effectiveness of the Sitz bath in managing adult patients with anorectal disorders.

Objective: The objective of this review was to critically analyze and systematically review the best evidence related to the effectiveness of the Sitz bath in managing adult patients with anorectal disorders.

Methods: The text terms were established and searched systematically from the relevant databases from 1990 to November 2009 in the English language. The eligible studies that were congruent with the review's inclusion criteria were selected.

Implementation of the evidence review on best practice for confirming the correct placement of nasogastric tube in patients in an acute care hospital.

Background: Nasogastric (NG) tube is a device passed through the gastrointestinal tract of patients for the purpose of feeding, gastric decompression and medication administration. However, a small risk involved in the process is that the tube may be misplaced into the trachea during insertion or may get displaced at a later stage, leading to disastrous results. Recent adverse incidences arising out of the misplacement of NG tube raised concerns among the nursing and medical community and the Patient Safety Officer of the hospital.

The experience of being a neutropenic cancer patient in an acute care isolation room: a systematic review of qualitative evidence.

Background: Protective isolation is one of the precautionary measures put in place for neutropenic cancer patients, where patients will be placed in an isolation room during their medical treatment in the hospital. The purpose of this practice is to minimise neutropenic patients from contracting nosocomial infection and the length of stay in the isolation room varies depending on their medical condition. It has been reported in some literature that this group of patients experience social isolation, a wide range of emotions and psychological burdens such as depression and anxiety as a result of staying in the isolation room.

The effectiveness of sitz bath in managing adult patients with anorectal disorders: A systematic review.

Background: Sitz bath is commonly prescribed for anorectal disorders in conjunction with dietary and pharmacological therapies. However, the effectiveness of sitz bath for anorectal disorders is not certain and there has been no previous examination of the evidence using a systematic approach.

Objective: The objective of this review was to critically analyse and systematically review the evidence to determine the effectiveness of sitz bath in managing adult patients with anorectal disorders.