Abstract
Obstetric hemorrhage is one of the most common causes of maternal morbidity and mortality. The measurement of quantitative blood loss (QBL) at delivery prevents clinicians from failing to recognize hemorrhage in healthy obstetric patients who initially compensate for excessive blood loss. The purpose of this project was to improve the compliance of labor and delivery nurses in a community hospital with consistent QBL measurement. Key theories that formed the basis for the project were Lewin's theory of planned change and homeostasis. The project question addressed was: Is the use of weekly scorecards to provide feedback to nurses with both blinded individual data and aggregate unit data associated with an increase in the percent of patients with blood loss at delivery documented as a QBL measurement over a 12-week period of time?
Sigma Membership
Gamma Tau at-Large
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Quality Improvement
Research Approach
Translational Research/Evidence-based Practice
Keywords:
Obstetrical Hemorrhage, Maternal Safety, Nursing Documentation
Advisor
Linda Matheson
Degree
DNP
Degree Grantor
Walden University
Degree Year
2018
Recommended Citation
Steinberg, Marilyn Cejka, "The use of scorecards to improve documentation of obstetrical blood loss" (2021). Dissertations. 151.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/151
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2021-04-02
Full Text of Presentation
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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 10744285; ProQuest document ID: 2009065928. The author still retains copyright.