Engaging teamwork and technology strategies to improve patient and staff safety

Abstract

Engaging frontline staff to consistently address issues that lead to employee injury and impact quality indicator rates can be challenging. On one medical-surgical unit, safety huddles inspired teamwork that decreased employee injury rates, and improved quality indicators. Technological solutions were added that increased these improvements.

Authors

Colleen Clancy

Author Details

Colleen Clancy, BSN, Western Governors University, Seattle, Washington, USA

Sigma Membership

Non-member

Lead Author Affiliation

Western Governors University, Seattle, Washington, USA

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Quality Indicators, Safety, Teamwork

Recommended Citation

Clancy, Colleen, "Engaging teamwork and technology strategies to improve patient and staff safety" (2019). Creating Healthy Work Environments Event Materials. 155.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/chwe/2019/posters_2019/155

Conference Name

Creating Healthy Work Environments 2019

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Conference Year

2019

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Review Type

None: Event Material, Invited Presentation

Acquisition

Proxy-submission