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Improving a perioperative service

M L Heyrman, L H Hopkins, S M Stiene

    Nursing Management
    |December 1, 1995
    PubMed
    Summary

    Graduate nursing students and hospital managers collaborated to update a rural hospital's perioperative service area. Improvements focused on physical layout, patient education, and documentation processes.

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    Area of Science:

    • Nursing Education
    • Healthcare Management
    • Surgical Services

    Background:

    • Perioperative areas require continuous improvement to meet evolving healthcare standards.
    • Effective collaboration between academic institutions and healthcare facilities can enhance clinical practice.
    • Rural healthcare settings often face unique challenges in resource allocation and service updates.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To describe a collaborative initiative between graduate nursing students and hospital managers to update a perioperative service area.
    • To identify key areas for improvement within a rural hospital's perioperative services.
    • To develop a proposal for enhancing physical layout, patient education, and documentation.

    Main Methods:

    • A collaborative model involving graduate nursing students and perioperative managers was employed.
    • Needs assessment was conducted within the perioperative service area.
    • A proposal was developed, focusing on three critical components: physical layout, patient education, and documentation.

    Main Results:

    • The collaborative process successfully identified areas for enhancement in the perioperative service area.
    • A comprehensive proposal was formulated to address identified deficiencies.
    • The initiative fostered a partnership between nursing education and clinical practice.

    Conclusions:

    • Interprofessional collaboration can lead to significant improvements in healthcare settings.
    • Updating perioperative areas requires a multifaceted approach addressing physical, educational, and administrative aspects.
    • This model provides a framework for similar quality improvement projects in rural healthcare facilities.

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