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Improving blood culture sample volume in an emergency department: a quality improvement project
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Improving blood culture sample volume in an emergency department: a quality improvement project
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Eloy-Gotay
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Nahomie
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Nahomie Eloy-Gotay
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Amita Avadhani
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Advisory Committee
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Charles
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Dreane Charles
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Rutgers University
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RBHS School of Nursing
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2022-05
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English
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Purpose of Project: The project explored gaps in current practice affecting blood culture collection, and the impact on the accuracy of results in an Emergency Department in a Veterans Administration hospital. The quality improvement question developed to guide the project is: Will the accuracy of blood culture results improve after implementation of an evidence-based recommendation? Data was collected through staff observations and the Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS) to measure current practice to compare to postimplementation practice. Methodology: All chart reviews were retrospective and data was collected to identify variables in patients’ condition and common causes of inadequate blood sample collection. The data was analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). Results: After implementation of the evidence-based recommendations, the results showed a significant improvement in blood culture sample volume and an increase in vertically positioned bottles during collection resulting in improved accuracy of results. Implications for practice: Improved confidence in diagnostic results and appropriate treatment selection.
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Nursing
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Blood culture sample
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Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute guidelines
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CLSI
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Impact
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Bloodstream infection
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61 pages : illustrations
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Includes bibliographical references
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School of Nursing (RBHS) DNP Projects
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Eloy-Gotay
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Nahomie
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Nikkie
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2022-08-29T12:20:32
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Nahomie Nikkie Eloy-Gotay
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I hereby grant to the Rutgers University Libraries and to my school the non-exclusive right to archive, reproduce and distribute my thesis or dissertation, in whole or in part, and/or my abstract, in whole or in part, in and from an electronic format, subject to the release date subsequently stipulated in this submittal form and approved by my school. I represent and stipulate that the thesis or dissertation and its abstract are my original work, that they do not infringe or violate any rights of others, and that I make these grants as the sole owner of the rights to my thesis or dissertation and its abstract. I represent that I have obtained written permissions, when necessary, from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis or dissertation and will supply copies of such upon request by my school. I acknowledge that RU ETD and my school will not distribute my thesis or dissertation or its abstract if, in their reasonable judgment, they believe all such rights have not been secured. I acknowledge that I retain ownership rights to the copyright of my work. I also retain the right to use all or part of this thesis or dissertation in future works, such as articles or books.
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2024-08-27
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Access to this PDF has been restricted at the author's request. It will be publicly available after August 27, 2024
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