Abstract

Session presented on Friday, September 26, 2014:

To present a quality improvement initiative designed to promote health and wellness of the trauma staff to reduce sick days, improve staff retention and promote teamwork and collaboration within the unit. After the initial pilot was concluded, a multiple unit study was conducted to measure missed days of work, BMI changes as well as effects on compassion fatigue and burnout.

Author Details

Teresa Ann Hobt-Bingham, MSN, RN

Sigma Membership

Iota at-Large

Lead Author Affiliation

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Phone Apps, Wellness, Health

Conference Name

Leadership Summit 2014

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Conference Year

2014

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The effects of a health and wellness app on nurses and their patients

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Session presented on Friday, September 26, 2014:

To present a quality improvement initiative designed to promote health and wellness of the trauma staff to reduce sick days, improve staff retention and promote teamwork and collaboration within the unit. After the initial pilot was concluded, a multiple unit study was conducted to measure missed days of work, BMI changes as well as effects on compassion fatigue and burnout.