Kimberly Whiteman

Educational Resources

Ian T. Baldwin, Kimberly Whiteman

Abstract Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) requires a significant commitment to ongoing education and training. Machines for CRRT are automated for the priming and preparation sequence; however, they can be challenging for new learners to master and operate safely. Without adequate education, …

Patient Care Quality and Teamwork

Kimberly Whiteman, Frederick J. Tasota

Abstract Quality patient care with successful outcomes depends on effective care delivery and requires an interprofessional approach to support a continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) program. To that end, the Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative was established in 2000 and continues to provide …

Interprofessional Telerounds in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: A Quality Improvement Project

Emily Shawley, Kimberly Whiteman

BACKGROUND: Family-centered rounds are standard practice in pediatrics. However, some parents of children in the pediatric intensive care unit cannot attend rounds. LOCAL PROBLEM: A 36-bed academic, tertiary care pediatric hospital implemented telerounds during the COVID-19 pandemic. After visiting restrictions were lifted, …

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Implementing Best Practices for Decreasing Nurse Hesitancy to Call the Rapid Response Team: An Evidence-Based Quality Improvement Initiative

Marian T. Longstreth, Kimberly Whiteman, Kimberly Stephens, Brenda Swanson‐Biearman et autres

Background: Nurses, regardless of experience, sometimes wait for the Modified Early Warning Score to indicate physiological decline before initiating the hospital's Rapid Response Team (RRT). The goal of this quality improvement initiative was to reduce nurse hesitancy to call the RRT, as …

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Why They Stay and Why They Leave

Amy Snyder, Kimberly Whiteman, Marge DiCuccio, Brenda Swanson‐Biearman et autres

Registered nurse retention is declining, with a national turnover rate in 2021 of 27%. After implementing a toolkit, nursing leaders in 1 organization completed 75 stay interviews with nurses in a cardiothoracic telemetry and a cardiothoracic surgical intensive care unit. Nurses reported …

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Implementation of Project RED for Heart Failure Patients in a Community Health System

Debra Moffa, Kimberly Whiteman, Kimberly Stephens, Brenda Swanson‐Biearman et autres

Ensuring Rapid Response Team Care Aligns With Patients' Limitations of Medical Therapy

Nicolette C. Mininni, Kimberly Whiteman, Kimberly Stephens, Elisabeth George et autres

BACKGROUND: Rapid response teams (RRTs) are designed to improve patient care during deterioration in clinical condition. LOCAL PROBLEM: Patients' desired limitations of medical therapy (LOMTs) were not documented or communicated to the RRT, and patients received care not aligned with their wishes. …

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Evidence-Based Communication Strategies to Improve Patient Satisfaction: A Quality Improvement Project

Irma D'Antonio, Kimberly Stephens, Joy Peters, Brenda Swanson-Bierman et autres

Improving Communication and Collaboration Skills in Graduate Nurses: An Evidence-based Approach

Jacqueline Leonard, Kimberly Whiteman, Kimberly Stephens, Connie Henry et autres

New graduate nurses (NGN) often have an idealistic view of nursing compared to the reality of providing complex patient care. NGNs may lack communication and collaborations skills needed to effectively interact with challenging patients, families, and interdisciplinary teams, leading to stress and …

Improving PACU Throughput Using an Electronic Dashboard: A Quality Improvement Initiative

Paula Sexton, Kimberly Whiteman, Elisabeth George, Mary M. Fanning et autres

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Implementing Trauma-Informed Strategies for Mothers of Infants with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

Natalie Linn, Kimberly Stephens, Brenda Swanson‐Biearman, Deborah Lewis et autres

PURPOSE: To improve outcomes of infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) by implementing an evidence-based approach to care. METHODS: An interdisciplinary team developed and implemented an educational module about the elements and principles of trauma-informed care (TIC) and standardized education on NAS …

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Managing and Motivating the Remote Employee Using the Transformational Leadership Model

Molly A. Sinclair, Kimberly Stephens, Kimberly Whiteman, Brenda Swanson‐Biearman et autres