Mei He, Ying Wang, Hui Wang, Mei Wang, Mei J Du, Jie Xiong, Chun L Li, Shu Huang, Xin Y Zhang
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Abstract
Background: Diarrhea during enteral nutrition may induce various complications and increase the nursing workload.
Local problem: The diarrhea rate in our intensive care units (ICUs) was 37.14% from May to July 2021. Nurses reported a moderate to heavy burden regarding care for those with diarrhea.
Methods: A pre-post implementation design was used to evaluate the impact of evidence-based interventions for diarrhea screening and prevention.
Interventions: A diarrhea risk screening tool and countermeasures were developed through an extensive literature review. Tools were integrated into the electronic health record system.
Results: The rate of diarrhea decreased from 37.14% to 17.33% ( P = .000). Nurse's compliance with practice standards increased for diarrhea assessment, risk factor screening, agent choice, and countermeasures provision ( P < .05).
Conclusions: The evidence-based tools developed for this project helped decrease the diarrhea rate in our ICUs.
期刊介绍:
Journal of Nursing Care Quality (JNCQ) is a peer-reviewed journal that provides practicing nurses as well as nurses who have leadership roles in nursing care quality programs with useful information regarding the application of quality principles and concepts in the practice setting. The journal offers a forum for the scholarly discussion of “real world” implementation of quality activities.