Perceived Value of the Daily Safety Briefing.

A hospital-level daily safety briefing (DSB) is a time for leaders to come together and address recent and upcoming safety challenges in the hospital. As tools to facilitate communication and teamwork, DSBs are important, but their value has not been extensively studied. We studied the value of the DSB by means of a prospective written survey of participants of the DSB at an urban academic medical center.

Turning the Tides: Coping with Trauma and Addiction through Residential Adolescent Group Therapy.

Topic: Evidence-based group therapy in an inpatient setting that provides an integrated treatment approach for both trauma and addiction in female adolescents.

Purpose: The purpose of this evidence-based practice (EBP) project was to implement and assess the impact of an integrated group therapy approach for both posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance use disorder (SUD) in adolescent females as part of a residential treatment program.

Sources: The Iowa Model of EBP guided this EBP project.