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St Claire Regional Medical Center Courtney Hollingsworth RN BSN
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About Us Located in Morehead KY 159 Bed Regional Referral Center 14 bed ICU 31 medical specialties
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What was our project? ICU Delirium To decrease the incidence of Delirium in the ICU ABCDE Bundle A irway B reathing C oordination D elirium Assessment E arly Mobility
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What was our project? – ABCDE Bundle A irway B reathing C oordination – SAT Safety Screen, SAT – SBT Safety Screen, SBT D elirium Assessment – CAM-ICU, RASS, CPOT, E arly Mobility – PROM ( unconscious patients) – Progressive mobility Sitting on the edge of the bed Standing at the bedside, active transfer to a chair Ambulation
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What Did We Learn? Need a Physician Champion!!!! Promote early for staff buy in. Don’t reinvent the wheel. Staff Champions
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What Barriers Did We Encounter? Early physician involvement – Creating the ABCDE Bundle Many hats Unable to do a site visit to Vanderbilt
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How Did We Overcome These Barriers? Early Physician Involvement – We had to go to the physicians personally Many Hats – Frequent meetings and delegation Reached out to Vanderbilt contact (Leanne Bohem)
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What Learnings Can Be Applied to Other Improvement Projects? Obtain a physician champion at the beginning Use of a Timeline Small Interdisciplinary work group Find out who does it best and reach out to them
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What Can Others Learn From Our Journey? Size vs. Time Give yourself plenty of time to get it right Having a couple of GREAT grant writers helps Getting a Grant from the K-HEN helps
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