EMPIRICAL QUALITY RESULTS
Empirical Quality Results Magnet-designated organizations serve as pioneers of future care, developing and demonstrating solutions to numerous problems that are part of today’s health care systems. As caregivers at a three-time designated Magnet institution, ChristianaCare nurses value data collection and use outcomes data to inform improvement and quantify excellence.
Perfecting care, one process at a time Perfect care process monitoring To achieve highly reliable care, the Nursing Quality and Safety Council identified the need to establish a standardized process for monitoring compliance with evidence-based practices for harm prevention. The council engaged key stakeholders in creating Perfect Care Bundle process monitoring tools for achieving zero preventable harm in catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI), hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPI), central line–associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI), and falls. The evidence-based process monitoring strategies help identify areas for improvement in nursing practices with the goal of perfect care. As a direct result of the initiative, since the initiative began in July 2019: •
Hospital-acquired infections have decreased by 41%.
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Overall hospital-acquired pressure injuries have decreased by 12%.
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Falls with major injuries have decreased by 20%.
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