Nursing Research at MCCG

Nurse Research Council and IRB approval

• Impact of Transparent Documentation on Nurse Satisfaction and Documentation Habits and Timing and Comprehensiveness of Documenting I&O, VS, Patient Education and Shift Assessment.

• Effect of Continuous Lateral Rotation Therapy in Intubated  Patients

• Shared Governance: Understanding, Perception and Commitment.

• Women's Experiences with labor and Delivery Recovery Room Care with Infant Presence.

• Expansion of Hyperglycemia Management Protocol in ICU and Post-op Patients to Improve LOS and Complication.

• Impact on Patient Outcomes, Patient Satisfaction, Nurse Satisfaction and Quality of Care of Interdisciplinary, Technology-enabled Improvements to Throughput.

• Impact of Music Interventions on 32-38 Week Old Inconsolable Newborns.

• Education and Form Change to Improve Documentation During Code Blues.

• Impact of Rapid Response Team (KITCAT) on survival to discharge, #s of Codes in Medical Surgical Units, and Satisfaction with Nurse Consultation Model.

Additional Evidence Based Smaller Research Projects:

• Impact of implementation of discharge nurse in med surg units on time from order to discharge

• Impact of early dangling and early extubation on post OHS patients

• Impact of NAT nurse program in improving maternal satisfaction and mother/ baby bonding.

• Decreased length of stay in critical care due to Transitional Care Unit

• Decrease wait time from 3 to 1 hour and improved patient satisfaction in NHCC

• CVICU sepsis protocol resulting in 1.5 day reduction in Length of stay and 50% reduction in re-admission rate

• Impact of virtual nurse on timely patient admission

• Impact on quality and patient outcomes by implementing bundles for VAP, CAP and central line

• Impact of "Ticket to Ride" on handoff communication

• Impact of a Palliative Care Team in end-of-life decisions and Critical Care LOS