Standardising for reliability: the contribution of tools and checklists

Beaumont, Kate; Russell, Joan

doi:10.7748/ns.26.34.35.s46

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“…Multiple articles mention the allocation of a multidisciplinary team as one of the necessary factors for the implementation of new technology, as different perspectives to the implementation are addressed. Examples of these perspectives are change management, simulations, and stakeholder management [ 12 , 14 – 18 , 20 – 23 , 25 – 27 , 29 – 31 , 33 – 35 , 37 – 43 , 47 ].…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

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Implementing Medical Technological Equipment in the OR: Factors for Successful Implementations

Misser

Zaane

Jaspers

et al. 2018

Journal of Healthcare Engineering

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Operating rooms (ORs) more and more evolve into high-tech environments with increasing pressure on finances, logistics, and a not be neglected impact on patient safety. Safe and cost-effective implementation of technological equipment in ORs is notoriously difficult to manage, specifically as generic implementation activities omit as hospitals have implemented local policies for implementations of technological equipment. The purpose of this study is to identify success factors for effective implementations of new technologies and technological equipment in ORs, based on a systematic literature review. We accessed ten databases and reviewed included articles. The search resulted in 1592 titles for review, and finally 37 articles were included in this review. We distinguish influencing factors and resulting factors based on the outcomes of this research. Six main categories of influencing factors on successful implementations of medical equipment in ORs were identified: “processes and activities,” “staff,” “communication,” “project management,” “technology,” and “training.” We identified a seventh category “performance” referring to resulting factors during implementations. We argue that aligning the identified influencing factors during implementation impacts the success, adaptation, and safe use of new technological equipment in the OR and thus the outcome of an implementation. The identified categories in literature are considered to be a baseline, to identify factors as elements of a generic holistic implementation model or protocol for new technological equipment in ORs.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Implementing Medical Technological Equipment in the OR: Factors for Successful Implementations

Misser

Zaane

Jaspers

et al. 2018

Journal of Healthcare Engineering

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“…However, it was noted that documentation had flaws, such as missing information, which have also been noted in previous studies (Tran & Johnson , Bump et al . , Beaumont & Russell ). Nurses seemed to accept these flaws.…”

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confidence: 96%

“…In addition to breakdowns in multidisciplinary communication, there are also breakdowns in nurse‐to‐nurse communication (Tran & Johnson ): not recording observations, not passing on previous observations, not providing clinical history and not communicating concerns effectively (Beaumont & Russell ). As nurses are often the first to notice changes in patient status, they need to have a strong focus on communication and continuing the flow of information (Deacon & Fairhurst , Chang et al .…”

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confidence: 99%

Communication elements supporting patient safety in psychiatric inpatient care

Kanerva

Kivinen

Lammintakanen

2015

Psychiatric Ment Health Nurs

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Communication is important for safe and quality health care. The study provides needed insight on the communication elements that support patient safety from the psychiatric care view. Fluent information transfer between the health care professionals and care units is important for care planning and maintaining practices. Information should be documented and implemented accordingly. Communication should happen in an open communication culture that enables discussion, the opportunity to have debriefing discussions and the entire staff can feel they are heard. For effective communication, it is also important that staff are active themselves in information collecting about the essential information needed in patient care. In mental health nursing, it is important to pay attention to all elements of communication and to develop processes concerning communication in multidisciplinary teams and across unit boundaries. The study aims to describe which communication elements support patient safety in psychiatric inpatient care from the viewpoint of the nursing staff. Communication is an essential part of care and one of the core competencies of the psychiatric care. It enables safe and quality patient care. Errors in health care are often connected with poor communication. The study brings needed insight from the psychiatric care view to the topic. The data were gathered from semi-structured interviews in which 26 nurses were asked to describe the elements that constitute patient safety in psychiatric inpatient care. The data were analysed inductively from the viewpoint of communication. The descriptions connected with communication formed a main category of communication elements that support patient safety; this main category was made up of three subcategories: fluent information transfer, open communication culture and being active in information collecting. Fluent information transfer consists of the practical implementation of communication; open communication culture is connected with the cultural issues of communication; and being active in information collecting is related to a nurse's personal working style, which affects communication. It is important to pay attention to all the three areas and use this knowledge in developing patient safety practices and strategies where communication aspect and culture are noted and developed. In mental health nursing, it is important to develop processes concerning communication in multidisciplinary teams and across unit boundaries.

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“…Anticipated difficult airways should be discussed at the team brief so resources can be gathered in a timely fashion (Beaumont & Russell 2012). It is reasonable for staff to ask their anaesthetist if they are anticipating any airway difficulties that day and if so what the airway management plan is.…”

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Safety in the Emergency Situation: The Airway – A Theatre Team Approach

Mellanby

2014

Journal of Perioperative Practice

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Managing an expected or unanticipated difficult airway can result in morbidity and even mortality (Cook et al 2011). These scenarios place considerable demands on the anaesthetic team and require the wider support of theatre staff. It is crucial that the perioperative team is adequately prepared for these time-critical emergencies in order to prevent avoidable patient harm. This article introduces the topic and discusses the core knowledge and skills required of the perioperative team.

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Standardising for reliability: the contribution of tools and checklists

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Implementing Medical Technological Equipment in the OR: Factors for Successful Implementations

Implementing Medical Technological Equipment in the OR: Factors for Successful Implementations

Communication elements supporting patient safety in psychiatric inpatient care

Safety in the Emergency Situation: The Airway – A Theatre Team Approach

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