Abstract
The American Heart Association recommends the initiation of an EKG with interpretation in less than 10 minutes upon presentation to the emergency room for patients presenting with acute coronary symptoms. Treatment delay factors of identifying the importance and impact of triage within the initial contact for patients in the ER influenced to the implementation of an EKG- triage-RN intervention within the triage area. The EKG-triage-RN intervention redirected the flow of ACS patients as they enter the ER, in order to be evaluated and assessed faster for the potential of an immediate EKG. A quality improvement project was completed based on the concept of LEAN Six Sigma asking the following question: For nurses in the ER, will implementation of an EKG-triage-RN approach, compared to current practice, improve door to EKG time to meet the benchmark goal of 10 minutes or less, within a 10-week timeframe?
Sigma Membership
Non-member
Type
DNP Capstone Project
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Case Study/Series
Research Approach
Quantitative Research
Keywords:
Rapid Triage Nurse Approach, Improving Door-to-EKG Time, Nurse Triage in Emergency Room, Recovering Arrival EKG from Nurse Triage, Emergency Service, Emergency Room, Emergency Department
Advisor
Angela Saathoff
Second Advisor
Linda Matheson
Third Advisor
Christina Yerdon
Degree
DNP
Degree Grantor
Capella University
Degree Year
2020
Recommended Citation
Dorrough, Jodi, "Quality improvement project for door-to-EKG time for emergency room" (2020). DNP and Student Works. 198.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dnps/198
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Self-submission
Date of Issue
2020-06-24
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