Abstract:
Background
Champion groups and meetings for National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI) exist at VCU Health and are made up of leadership and bedside nurses. The goal is to have team members who attend these meetings bring back and share the information learned with their units and come up with their own best practices based off unit needs.
Local problem
Due to there being very little training, team members that are sent to these meetings each month are unsure of how to coach the rest of the unit to make changes, how to in act and share best practice on their unit, and take on the true role of what it means to be a unit champion.
Methods
Using a PDSA cycle and through a unit -based onboarding process, team members who are on these committees will be given a strict set up expectation, metrics, and guidelines on how to influence change on their unit and develop leadership skills.
Interventions
A unit based class will take place to go over hospital initiatives, communication styles, leadership styles, available resources, unit expectations for being a champion, and some idea sharing on how to implement some unit initiatives based on which champion group they are a part of.
Results
Team members feel confident in what the expectations are for being a unit champion and how best to present this information to their peers.
Conclusions/Implications
The unit based NDQI metrics will reflect hospital and national goals will increase unit awareness and education initiatives.
References
Abraham, P. J. (2011). Developing nurse leaders: a program enhancing staff nurse leadership skills and professionalism. Nursing Administration Quarterly, 35(4), 306–312. Retrieved from https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=cookie,ip,cpid,athens,shib&custid=s8863137&db=rzh&AN=104697046&site=ehost-live&scope=site
American Nurses Association (ANA). (2003-2011). Frequently asked questions. National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators. Retrieved from https://www.nursingquality.org/FAQPage.aspx
Creehan, S. (2015). Building Nursing Unit Staff Champion Programs to Improve Clinical Outcomes. Nurse Leader, 13(4), 31–35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mnl.2015.06.001
Fields, J., Alturkistani, T., Kumar, N., Kanuri, A., Salem, D. N., Munn, S., & Blazey-Martin, D. (2015). Prevalence and cost of imaging in inpatient falls: the rising cost of falling. ClinicoEconomics and outcomes research : CEOR, 7, 281–286. doi:10.2147/CEOR.S80104
Haddadin Y, Regunath H. (2019) Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infections (CLABSI) StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2019 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK430891/
Hollenbeak, C. S., & Schilling, A. L. (2018). The attributable cost of catheter-associated urinary tract infections in the United States: A systematic review. American Journal of Infection Control, 46(7), 751–757. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2018.01.01
Miech, E. J., Rattray, N. A., Flanagan, M. E., Damschroder, L., Schmid, A. A., & Damush, T. M. (2018). Inside help: An integrative review of champions in healthcare-related implementation. SAGE open medicine, 6, 2050312118773261. doi:10.1177/2050312118773261
Strickler, J., Bohling, S., Kneis, C., O, C. M., & Yee, P. L. (2016). Developing nurse leaders from within. Nursing, 46(5), 49–51. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NURSE.0000482261.78767.c2
The Champion Model
Background
Champion groups and meetings for National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI) exist at VCU Health and are made up of leadership and bedside nurses. The goal is to have team members who attend these meetings bring back and share the information learned with their units and come up with their own best practices based off unit needs.
Local problem
Due to there being very little training, team members that are sent to these meetings each month are unsure of how to coach the rest of the unit to make changes, how to in act and share best practice on their unit, and take on the true role of what it means to be a unit champion.
Methods
Using a PDSA cycle and through a unit -based onboarding process, team members who are on these committees will be given a strict set up expectation, metrics, and guidelines on how to influence change on their unit and develop leadership skills.
Interventions
A unit based class will take place to go over hospital initiatives, communication styles, leadership styles, available resources, unit expectations for being a champion, and some idea sharing on how to implement some unit initiatives based on which champion group they are a part of.
Results
Team members feel confident in what the expectations are for being a unit champion and how best to present this information to their peers.
Conclusions/Implications
The unit based NDQI metrics will reflect hospital and national goals will increase unit awareness and education initiatives.
References
Abraham, P. J. (2011). Developing nurse leaders: a program enhancing staff nurse leadership skills and professionalism. Nursing Administration Quarterly, 35(4), 306–312. Retrieved from https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=cookie,ip,cpid,athens,shib&custid=s8863137&db=rzh&AN=104697046&site=ehost-live&scope=site
American Nurses Association (ANA). (2003-2011). Frequently asked questions. National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators. Retrieved from https://www.nursingquality.org/FAQPage.aspx
Creehan, S. (2015). Building Nursing Unit Staff Champion Programs to Improve Clinical Outcomes. Nurse Leader, 13(4), 31–35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mnl.2015.06.001
Fields, J., Alturkistani, T., Kumar, N., Kanuri, A., Salem, D. N., Munn, S., & Blazey-Martin, D. (2015). Prevalence and cost of imaging in inpatient falls: the rising cost of falling. ClinicoEconomics and outcomes research : CEOR, 7, 281–286. doi:10.2147/CEOR.S80104
Haddadin Y, Regunath H. (2019) Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infections (CLABSI) StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2019 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK430891/
Hollenbeak, C. S., & Schilling, A. L. (2018). The attributable cost of catheter-associated urinary tract infections in the United States: A systematic review. American Journal of Infection Control, 46(7), 751–757. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2018.01.01
Miech, E. J., Rattray, N. A., Flanagan, M. E., Damschroder, L., Schmid, A. A., & Damush, T. M. (2018). Inside help: An integrative review of champions in healthcare-related implementation. SAGE open medicine, 6, 2050312118773261. doi:10.1177/2050312118773261
Strickler, J., Bohling, S., Kneis, C., O, C. M., & Yee, P. L. (2016). Developing nurse leaders from within. Nursing, 46(5), 49–51. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NURSE.0000482261.78767.c2
