Core Team Members' Impact on Outcomes and Process Improvement in the Initial Resuscitation of Trauma Patients. Issue 2 (March 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Geyer, Rebecca; Kilgore, Jane; Chow, Stuart; Grant, Courtney; Gibson, Alissa; Rice, Megan
• Is Part Of: Journal of trauma nursing. Volume 23:Issue 2(2016)
• Publication Date: 2016-03
• Subjects: Core team members -- Process improvement -- Trauma nurse leader -- Trauma resuscitation; Emergency nursing -- Periodicals; Emergencies -- Nursing -- Periodicals; Soins infirmiers en situation d'urgence -- Périodiques; Lésions et blessures -- Périodiques; Emergencies -- nursing -- Periodicals; Wounds and Injuries -- nursing -- Periodicals; Nursing -- Periodicals; Traumatology -- Periodicals; Societies, Nursing -- Periodicals; 610.73
• DOI: 10.1097/JTN.0000000000000191
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1078-7496

Abstract

Abstract : Genesis Trauma Center is an American College of Surgeons—The Committee on Trauma–verified Level III facility located in Southeastern Ohio. Process improvement and patient safety showed inconsistencies in trauma documentation and comfort level of the nursing staff. In February 2014, Genesis implemented a trauma nurse leader program to provide a core team of trauma nurses for the initial resuscitation. The overall goal of implementing a trauma nurse leader (TNL) program was to focus education on a core team, providing an increased level of skill of experience to oversee trauma patient care. The TNL program has shown promise in the pilot phase by decreasing emergency department length of stay and improving trauma documentation.