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How to Improve Telemetry Monitoring
By tightening up processes and communication, this telemetry team improved the way it monitors patients.
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Why This Matters
- A patient deprived of oxygen for 4 to 6 minutes can suffer brain damage.
Test of Change
- Creating reminders for staff to check monitors
"Bladder Bundle" Protects Patient Safety
Team decreased the number of bladder infections—from nearly 20 infections per 1,000 catheter days down to near zero within six months.
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Why This Matters
- Urinary tract infections caused by catheters can lengthen hospital stays and complicate a patient’s recovery.
Test of Change
- Nurses using an evaluation checklist to determine whether the catheter was medically necessary and properly secured