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Sustaining Quality Improvement: Long-Term Reduction of Nonventilator Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia.
Journal of Nursing Care Quality 2018 September 7
BACKGROUND: Hospital-acquired pneumonia is now the number one hospital-acquired infection. Hospitals have addressed ventilator-associated pneumonia; however, patients not on a ventilator acquire more pneumonia with significant associated mortality rates.
LOCAL PROBLEM: In our hospital, non-ventilator-associated pneumonia was occurring on all types of units.
METHODS: The Influencer Model was used to reduce nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia rates. Statistical process control R and X-bar-charts were monitored monthly.
INTERVENTIONS: After a gap analysis, an interdisciplinary team implemented enhanced oral care before surgery and on the units, changed tube management, and monitored stress ulcer medication.
RESULTS: We achieved a statistically significantly reduction (P = .01) in pneumonia rates that have been sustained over 4 years.
CONCLUSIONS: Sustaining change requires (a) a continued team-based, collaborative approach, (b) ongoing stakeholder and executive leadership engagement,
LOCAL PROBLEM: In our hospital, non-ventilator-associated pneumonia was occurring on all types of units.
METHODS: The Influencer Model was used to reduce nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia rates. Statistical process control R and X-bar-charts were monitored monthly.
INTERVENTIONS: After a gap analysis, an interdisciplinary team implemented enhanced oral care before surgery and on the units, changed tube management, and monitored stress ulcer medication.
RESULTS: We achieved a statistically significantly reduction (P = .01) in pneumonia rates that have been sustained over 4 years.
CONCLUSIONS: Sustaining change requires (a) a continued team-based, collaborative approach, (b) ongoing stakeholder and executive leadership engagement,
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