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A Quality Improvement Initiative to Reduce Surgical Site Infections in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Cardiothoracic Surgery.
Pediatr Qual Saf
January 2025
Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Ga.
Article Synopsis
- The project focused on reducing surgical site infections (SSIs) in pediatric patients undergoing cardiothoracic surgery to less than 1 per 100 cases.
- A multidisciplinary team identified risk factors and created a quality improvement (QI) initiative, which included enhanced hygiene practices and wound care education.
- The result was a significant decrease in SSIs, dropping from 2.82 to 0.55 per 100 cases, without any increase in major complications or mortality.
Exploring the Impact of a Targeted Positive Psychological Intervention on Healthcare Workers' Subjective Happiness.
J Nurs Adm
January 2025
Author Affiliations: Clinical Excellence Coordinator (Dunn); Infection Preventionist (Nash), Infection Prevention; Librarian (Dr Howard), Community Health Education Center; Clinical Improvement Specialist (Whitney Lora), Peer Review and Clinical Data Support; Assistant Nurse Manager (Ryan-Anzur), Medical Surgical Oncology Unit; and Nurse Scientist Consultant (Dr Halm), Salem Health; and Research Statistician (Gau), Gau Consulting, Eugene, Oregon.
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- The study aimed to improve healthcare worker (HCW) happiness through a positive psychological intervention (PPI) during a time of high burnout.
- Involving 183 HCWs, the intervention included reading a book and completing a 21-day challenge focused on happiness practices.
- Results showed a significant increase in subjective happiness among those who participated, with 70% of the intervention group maintaining this happiness level even 18 months later.
Taking Action to Support Nursing Home Resident Wellbeing: Perspectives of U.S. Nursing Home Staff During COVID-19.
Gerontologist
December 2024
School of Nursing, Center for Health Policy, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
Background And Objectives: COVID-19 negatively influenced resident wellbeing in nursing homes (NHs). We examine perceptions and experiences of U.S.
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Am J Infect Control
December 2024
Infection Prevention Consultant, Saylorsburg, PA; Villanova University, M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing, Villanova, PA. Electronic address:
Background: The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic's severe long-term care (LTC) disease burden underscores the need for infection prevention and control (IPC) expertise in LTC facilities. Launched in 2023, the LTC Certification in Infection Prevention (LTC-CIP) exam allows LTC infection preventionists to demonstrate proficiency in IPC program management. This study aims to evaluate the LTC-CIP certification's impact on certificants' IPC practices, programs, and personal and professional growth.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInfection preventionists' experiences and perceptions of health equity and the development of health care-associated infections: Focus group findings conducted from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) members.
Am J Infect Control
November 2024
Center for Research, Practice, and Innovation, Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Arlington, VA.
Background: Health equity is a growing concern in health care. Infection prevention and control (IPC) practices can play a pivotal role in addressing inequities related to health care-associated infections (HAIs). The authors aimed to explore the intersection of health equity and IPC practices.
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