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Improved oxygen prescribing using a nurse-facilitated reminder.

Andrew Medford¹, Jennie Bowen, John Harvey

¹Department of Respiratory Medicine, Glenfield Hosptial, Leicester.

British Journal of Nursing (Mark Allen Publishing)

|June 23, 2009

Summary

Nurse-led interventions significantly improved oxygen prescribing, reducing errors in patient care. This nurse-facilitated strategy enhanced oxygen therapy appropriateness and is applicable across hospital settings.

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Area of Science:

Medical Education
Patient Safety
Quality Improvement in Healthcare

Background:

Poor oxygen prescribing and administration practices are prevalent despite existing educational efforts and prescription tools.
Suboptimal oxygen therapy can lead to adverse patient outcomes.
Junior medical staff often struggle with appropriate oxygen prescription.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the impact of medical admissions unit (MAU) nurse education and a nurse-mediated reminder system on oxygen prescribing and therapy appropriateness.
To assess if a nurse-facilitated strategy can improve junior medical staff's oxygen prescribing behavior.

Main Methods:

A prospective, single-center quality improvement study involving pre- and post-intervention audits.
Educational intervention for MAU nurses.
Implementation of a nurse-facilitated reminder strategy for junior medical staff regarding oxygen prescribing.
Measurement of oxygen prescription rates and appropriateness of oxygen therapy.

Main Results:

Oxygen prescribing rates increased significantly from 0% to 49% (p < 0.0001).
Overall appropriate oxygen prescription showed a non-significant improvement (70.6% to 76.5%, p = 0.65).
A marked reduction in Type 1 respiratory failure errors (18.4% to 3.8%) and a less marked reduction in Type 2 respiratory failure errors (61.3% to 44.0%) were observed.

Conclusions:

A nurse-facilitated reminder strategy can achieve significant and rapid improvements in oxygen prescribing behavior.
This intervention effectively reduces inappropriate oxygen prescribing and improves therapy appropriateness.
The demonstrated strategies are transferable to other hospital ward settings and various aspects of patient care.