My project closely resembles quality improvement as I am attempting to improve the surgical patient’s oxygenation status by performing deep breathing exercises while simultaneously weaning them off supplemental oxygen. Quality improvement “is aimed at improvement – measuring where you are, and figuring out ways to make things better” (“Contrasting QI and QA,” n.d.). Some principles of quality management and quality improvement is that it must operative in an organized structure, requires commitment, reaches improvement in customer quality, and should focus on outcomes (Yoder-Wise, 2015, p. 364). Customer quality with my project is aimed at minimizing hospital stays and is operating currently in a structured environment with dedicated providers. Reducing the
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599). I believe that my project addresses the Joint Commission’s National Safety Goal of preventing infection after surgery (“National Patient Safety Goals,” 2016). Being in the hospital after surgery for any extended period of time may put the patient at risk for infection that they were not previously exposed to before. Adequate pain control after surgery is also highly important and can help the surgical patient breath better resulting in better lung expansion because a surgical patient who is in pain may under-ventilate. “As a result of pain in the immediate post-operative period, the patient tends to under-ventilate, avoiding deep breathing, there is an inadequate cough with the retention of secretions, all leading to increased chances of infection” (Kelkar, 2015, p. 599). Patient may be in pain after surgery, which is why it is important to medicate adequately while having them take deep breaths. I chose to emphasize my project on taking deep breaths because I feel as though the nurses that I work with in recovery perform proper pain
599). I believe that my project addresses the Joint Commission’s National Safety Goal of preventing infection after surgery (“National Patient Safety Goals,” 2016). Being in the hospital after surgery for any extended period of time may put the patient at risk for infection that they were not previously exposed to before. Adequate pain control after surgery is also highly important and can help the surgical patient breath better resulting in better lung expansion because a surgical patient who is in pain may under-ventilate. “As a result of pain in the immediate post-operative period, the patient tends to under-ventilate, avoiding deep breathing, there is an inadequate cough with the retention of secretions, all leading to increased chances of infection” (Kelkar, 2015, p. 599). Patient may be in pain after surgery, which is why it is important to medicate adequately while having them take deep breaths. I chose to emphasize my project on taking deep breaths because I feel as though the nurses that I work with in recovery perform proper pain