Reducing Diarrhea in Critically Ill Patients Receiving Enteral Nutrition Support: An Evidence-Based Quality Improvement Project.
J Nurs Care Qual
; 39(4): E47-E53, 2024.
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| ID: mdl-39167924
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Diarrhea during enteral nutrition may induce various complications and increase the nursing workload. LOCALPROBLEM:
The diarrhea rate in our intensive care units (ICUs) was 37.14% from May to July 2021. Nurses reported a moderate to heavy burden regarding care for those with diarrhea.METHODS:
A pre-post implementation design was used to evaluate the impact of evidence-based interventions for diarrhea screening and prevention.INTERVENTIONS:
A diarrhea risk screening tool and countermeasures were developed through an extensive literature review. Tools were integrated into the electronic health record system.RESULTS:
The rate of diarrhea decreased from 37.14% to 17.33% ( P = .000). Nurse's compliance with practice standards increased for diarrhea assessment, risk factor screening, agent choice, and countermeasures provision ( P < .05).CONCLUSIONS:
The evidence-based tools developed for this project helped decrease the diarrhea rate in our ICUs.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Estado Terminal
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Nutrição Enteral
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Diarreia
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Melhoria de Qualidade
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Unidades de Terapia Intensiva
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Nurs Care Qual
Assunto da revista:
ENFERMAGEM
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article