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  • Pediatric Intensive Care
  • Quality Improvement Science
  • Oncology Nursing

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  • Multidisciplinary rounds (MDR) are crucial in pediatric intensive care units (PICU).
  • Standardized rounding processes can mitigate medical errors and reduce patient length of stay.
  • Implementing standardized checklists during MDR may enhance communication and patient safety.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To implement and assess a standardized rounding checklist for MDR in an oncologic PICU.
  • To evaluate the impact of this initiative on communication, safety events, and healthcare-associated infections.

Main Methods:

  • A quality improvement initiative using a Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) model over three months (January-March 2020).
  • Surveys distributed to PICU Registered Nurses (RNs) to assess communication.
  • Retrospective review of safety event reports before and after intervention.
  • Monitoring of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI), catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI), and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP).

Main Results:

  • Standardization of PICU MDR increased from 0% to 70% within three months.
  • Zero rates for CLABSI, CAUTI, and VAP were sustained for 12 months (pre-, during, and post-intervention).
  • Improved closed-loop communication and enhanced family-healthcare team dialogue were observed.

Conclusions:

  • Standardized rounding checklists are effective in improving MDR processes in the PICU.
  • This initiative demonstrated a significant increase in standardization and a reduction in safety events.
  • Sustained zero rates for key healthcare-associated infections highlight the intervention's success.