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Anderson VM, Tracy MF. Capturing Original Preanesthetic Comprehensive History and Physical Assessments with the use of Video Telehealth: A Quality Improvement Project for Student Nurse Anesthetists. J Perianesth Nurs 2024; 39:187-194. [PMID: 37897478 DOI: 10.1016/j.jopan.2023.07.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Revised: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/30/2023]
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PURPOSE Beginning January 1, 2022, the Council on Accreditation is requiring student registered nurse anesthetists (SRNAs) matriculating into nurse anesthesia programs to track preanesthetic comprehensive history and physical (H&P) assessment completion numbers. This quality improvement (QI) project aimed to create a new clinical rotation for SRNAs to practice their preanesthetic H&P assessment skills through video telehealth. DESIGN A quality improvement project. METHODS Likert-style and free-text surveys were administered to both the SRNA students and the expert provider to assess for improvements, viability, and effectiveness of the clinical rotation. SRNAs used a curated library of evidence-based resources and instructions for conducting their assessments. Expert guidance was provided through a single experienced provider. FINDINGS Eight SRNAs performed one preanesthetic telehealth H&P assessment and four of the eight performed a second assessment. Pre-QI surveys indicated 75% were not comfortable with their ability in performing a competent assessment. Initial post-QI surveys indicated 88% were more comfortable with their abilities and 100% of those who completed a second-time post-QI survey 100% were more comfortable. Provider feedback indicated full-day clinical rotations were feasible and important. CONCLUSIONS Results revealed SRNAs desire and need for more preanesthetic comprehensive H&P appointments. Expansion into full-scale, full-day, and in-person assessments was also indicated. QI projects at other clinical sites can determine if similar rotations can also create similar clinical rotations.
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- University of Minnesota School of Nursing, Minneapolis, MN
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Chlan LL, Skaar DJ, Tracy MF, Hayes SM, Hetland BD, Savik K, Weinert CR. Safety and Acceptability of Patient-Administered Sedatives During Mechanical Ventilation. Am J Crit Care 2017; 26:288-296. [PMID: 28668914 DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2017408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND Safety and acceptability of sedative self-administration by patients receiving mechanical ventilation is unknown. OBJECTIVES To determine if self-administration of dexmedetomidine by patients is safe and acceptable for self-management of anxiety during ventilatory support. METHODS In a pilot trial in 3 intensive care units, 17 intubated patients were randomly assigned to dexmedetomidine and 20 to usual care. Dexmedetomidine was administered via standard pumps for patient-controlled analgesia, with a basal infusion (0.1-0.7 μg/kg per hour) titrated by the number of patient-triggered doses (0.25 μg/kg per dose). Safety goals were heart rate greater than 40/min, systolic blood pressure greater than 80 mm Hg, and diastolic blood pressure greater than 50 mm Hg. Acceptability was based on patients' self-reported satisfaction and ability to administer the sedative. A 100-mm visual analog scale was used daily to assess patients' anxiety. RESULTS The sample was 59% male and 89% white. Mean values were age, 50.6 years; score on the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation, 60.1; and protocol duration, 3.4 days. Five dexmedetomidine patients had blood pressure and/or heart rate lower than safety parameters, necessitating short-term treatment. Nurses' adherence to reporting of safety parameters was 100%; adherence to the dexmedetomidine titration algorithm was 73%. Overall baseline anxiety score was 38.4 and did not change significantly (βday = 2.1; SE, 2.5; P = .40). Most dexmedetomidine patients (92%) were satisfied or very satisfied with their ability to self-administer medication. CONCLUSIONS For select patients, self-administration of dexmedetomidine is safe and acceptable.
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- Linda L Chlan
- Linda L. Chlan is associate dean for nursing research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. Debra J. Skaar is an associate professor, College of Pharmacy, Kay Savik is a senior statistician, School of Nursing (retired), and Craig R. Weinert is an associate professor, School of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Mary F. Tracy was a critical care clinical nurse specialist, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Sarah M. Hayes is a pharmacy resident, North Memorial Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Breanna D. Hetland is a postdoctoral fellow, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.
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- Linda L. Chlan is associate dean for nursing research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. Debra J. Skaar is an associate professor, College of Pharmacy, Kay Savik is a senior statistician, School of Nursing (retired), and Craig R. Weinert is an associate professor, School of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Mary F. Tracy was a critical care clinical nurse specialist, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Sarah M. Hayes is a pharmacy resident, North Memorial Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Breanna D. Hetland is a postdoctoral fellow, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Linda L. Chlan is associate dean for nursing research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. Debra J. Skaar is an associate professor, College of Pharmacy, Kay Savik is a senior statistician, School of Nursing (retired), and Craig R. Weinert is an associate professor, School of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Mary F. Tracy was a critical care clinical nurse specialist, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Sarah M. Hayes is a pharmacy resident, North Memorial Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Breanna D. Hetland is a postdoctoral fellow, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Linda L. Chlan is associate dean for nursing research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. Debra J. Skaar is an associate professor, College of Pharmacy, Kay Savik is a senior statistician, School of Nursing (retired), and Craig R. Weinert is an associate professor, School of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Mary F. Tracy was a critical care clinical nurse specialist, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Sarah M. Hayes is a pharmacy resident, North Memorial Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Breanna D. Hetland is a postdoctoral fellow, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Linda L. Chlan is associate dean for nursing research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. Debra J. Skaar is an associate professor, College of Pharmacy, Kay Savik is a senior statistician, School of Nursing (retired), and Craig R. Weinert is an associate professor, School of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Mary F. Tracy was a critical care clinical nurse specialist, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Sarah M. Hayes is a pharmacy resident, North Memorial Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Breanna D. Hetland is a postdoctoral fellow, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Linda L. Chlan is associate dean for nursing research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. Debra J. Skaar is an associate professor, College of Pharmacy, Kay Savik is a senior statistician, School of Nursing (retired), and Craig R. Weinert is an associate professor, School of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Mary F. Tracy was a critical care clinical nurse specialist, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Sarah M. Hayes is a pharmacy resident, North Memorial Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Breanna D. Hetland is a postdoctoral fellow, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Linda L. Chlan is associate dean for nursing research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. Debra J. Skaar is an associate professor, College of Pharmacy, Kay Savik is a senior statistician, School of Nursing (retired), and Craig R. Weinert is an associate professor, School of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Mary F. Tracy was a critical care clinical nurse specialist, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Sarah M. Hayes is a pharmacy resident, North Memorial Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Breanna D. Hetland is a postdoctoral fellow, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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Chlan L, Tracy MF, Nelson B, Walker J. Feasibility of a music intervention protocol for patients receiving mechanical ventilatory support. Altern Ther Health Med 2001; 7:80-3. [PMID: 11712475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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CONTEXT Music has been found to be an effective nonpharmacologic adjunct for managing anxiety and promoting relaxation in limited trials of critically ill patients receiving mechanical ventilation. No data are available to determine the effect of the intervention over repeated trials or to determine whether patients or staff will use music intervention independently. OBJECTIVE To test the feasibility of a patient-initiated music intervention protocol over a 3-day trial and to discern the associated barriers to adherence by study participants and nursing staff. DESIGN Descriptive pilot study. SETTING Two adult critical care units contained in 1 university-affiliated tertiary care center in the urban Midwest. PATIENTS Five alert, critically ill adults receiving mechanical ventilatory support. INTERVENTION Patient-selected music listening via audiotapes and head-phones with frequency and length of session determined by each patient. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Anxiety, heart rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure, and identified barriers to protocol adherence. RESULTS Subjects averaged 2 self-initiated music interventions (mode = 3; range = 1-5) and listened for an average of 67.8 minutes per session (SD 34.3; mode = 50; range = 25-120 minutes). Barriers to this intervention included inaccessibility of the equipment and lack of knowledge and experience of the nursing staff. Due to missing data, physiological measures were not interpretable. CONCLUSIONS Patient-initiated music is a feasible intervention protocol: subjects were able to request music independently and nursing staff were cooperative. Findings will be used in future studies to refine the protocol and attendant measures to implement music intervention in the critical care setting and to develop detailed staff education materials.
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- L Chlan
- University of Minnesota School of Nursing, Center for Spirituality and Healing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn., USA
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Today's critical care environment is increasingly complex due to technological advancements, greater intensity of interventions, and a myriad of healthcare providers. Critically ill patients and their families can feel overwhelmed with the stress of the environment in addition to the acute illness. This stress affects the patients' and families' ability to function, cope, and understand complex information. For some families, this experience precipitates distrustful relationships with care providers. The resulting impact on quality of care, staff morale, length of stay, and cost is high. The purpose of this article is to describe issues encountered by one medical center in caring for complex patients and families. A representative case outlines the types of issues the staff in the adult intensive care units faced. Use of a comprehensive problem-solving model to address concerns resulted in structured approaches to guide healthcare providers in caring for complex patients and families. The goal of these approaches was to support all parties involved in the care of complex patients, improve communication, and avoid crises that resulted from distrustful relationships and lack of skill in resolving conflict.
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- M F Tracy
- Fairview-University Medical Center, 500 Harvard St. SE, PCU 4C, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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