scholarly journals Parental Responses to Involvement in Rounds on a Pediatric Inpatient Unit at a Teaching Hospital: A Qualitative Study

2008 ◽  
Vol 83 (3) ◽  
pp. 292-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda C. Latta ◽  
Ronald Dick ◽  
Carol Parry ◽  
Glen S. Tamura
PEDIATRICS ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 93 (5) ◽  
pp. 850-854 ◽  
Author(s):  

The mission of a pediatric inpatient unit, no matter how large or small, whether in a private or public hospital, is to provide optimum, age-appropriate care for each patient and to lend sensitive and understanding support to his or her family. The key to success in achieving this mission is the quality and commitment of the personnel on the unit. If the skills and the dedication are present and there is flexibility in staffing assignments, the desired patient care outcomes will be inevitable.


Author(s):  
Danielle Ritz Shala ◽  
Frances Brogan ◽  
Marilyn Cruickshank ◽  
Kelly Kornman ◽  
Suzanne Sheppard‐Law

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (7) ◽  
pp. 541-546
Author(s):  
Razieh Sadat Mousavi-roknabadi ◽  
Marzieh Momennasab ◽  
Mehrdad Askarian ◽  
Abbas Haghshenas ◽  
Brahmaputra Marjadi

Abstract Objectives To explore the causes of medical errors (ME) and under-reporting amongst pediatric nurses at an Iranian teaching hospital. Design A qualitative study, based on individual, in-depth, semi-structured interviews and content analysis approach. Settings The study was conducted at the Pediatric Department of the largest tertiary general and teaching hospital in Shiraz, southern Iran. Participants The study population was all pediatrics nurses who work at Pediatric Department and they had been trained on ME, as well as methods to report them through the hospital’s ME reporting system. Purposive sampling was used by selecting key informants until data saturation was achieved and no more new information was obtained. Finally, 18 pediatric nurses were interviewed. Main outcome measure(s) Pediatrics nurses’ views on the causes of ME and under-reporting. Results We found five main factors causing ME and under-reporting: personal factors, workplace factors, managerial factors, work culture and error reporting system. These factors were further classified into proximal and distal factors. Proximal factors had direct relationship with ME and distal factors were contextual factors. Conclusion Causes of ME and under-reporting amongst pediatric nurses are complex and intertwined. Both proximal and distal factors need to be simultaneously addressed using context-specific approaches. Further research on other groups of healthcare workers and using a quantitative approach will be beneficial to elucidate the most appropriate interventions.


2019 ◽  
Vol 27 ◽  
pp. e36678
Author(s):  
Edgar Amatuzzi ◽  
Marcela Astolphi Souza ◽  
Luciana De Lione Melo

Objetivo: compreender as vivências de famílias de crianças em período intraoperatório, participantes de oficina de biscuit. Método: pesquisa qualitativa, modalidade fenomenológica, realizada em um hospital público, de ensino, localizado no estado de São Paulo, com 13 famílias de crianças em período intraoperatório, após aprovação do comitê de ética, parecer número 2253964. Resultados: as famílias revelaram que o período intraoperatório é o mais crítico, repleto de expectativas sobre o sucesso e/ou insucesso da cirurgia. No entanto, ao participarem da oficina de biscuit, as famílias perceberam novos sentimentos, como calma, tranquilidade, relaxamento, distração e troca de experiências entre as famílias. O uso da arte foi considerado um modo de cuidado à família e seu reconhecimento mobilizou sentimento de gratidão nessas famílias. Conclusão: a oficina de biscuit possibilitou a manifestação de sentimentos positivos, além do reconhecimento desta intervenção como sendo um modo de cuidado à família.ABSTRACTObjective: to understand the experiences of the families of children in the intraoperative period, who were participating in a cold porcelain workshop. Methodology: this phenomenological, qualitative study was conducted at a public teaching hospital in São Paulo state with 13 families of children in the intraoperative period, after research ethics committee approval (Opinion No. 2253964). Results: the families revealed that the intraoperative period is the most critical, and full of expectations about the success and/or failure of surgery. However, by participating in the cold porcelain workshop, the families perceived new feelings of calm, tranquility, relaxation, distraction and sharing of experiences among families. Using art was considered a way of caring for the family, and recognition of that brought out a feeling of gratitude in these families. Conclusion: the cold porcelain workshop allowed people to express good feelings, as well as the acknowledgement that this was a way of caring for the family.RESUMENObjetivo: comprender las vivencias de familias de niños en periodo intraoperatorio, participantes de taller de biscuit. Metodología: investigación cualitativa, modalidad fenomenológica, realizada en un hospital público, de enseñanza, localizado en el estado de São Paulo, con 13 familias de niños en periodo intraoperatorio, después de aprobación del comité de ética, dictamen número 2253964. Resultados: las familias revelaron que el periodo intraoperatorio es el más crítico, repleto de expectativas sobre el éxito y/o fracaso de la cirugía. Sin embargo, al participar del taller de biscuit, las familias percibieron nuevos sentimientos, como calma, tranquilidad, relajación, distracción e intercambio de experiencias entre las familias. El uso del arte fue considerado un modo de cuidado a la familia y su reconocimiento ocasionó un sentimiento de gratitud en esas familias. Conclusión: el taller de biscuit posibilitó la manifestación de sentimientos positivos, además del reconocimiento de esta intervención como siendo un modo de cuidado a la familia.


2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 221-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine B. Sabo ◽  
Emily E. Sickbert-Bennett ◽  
Ashley A. Kellish ◽  
Cheryl A. Smith-Miller

2012 ◽  
Vol 80 (4) ◽  
pp. 340-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.C. Joshi ◽  
V. Diwan ◽  
A.J. Tamhankar ◽  
R. Joshi ◽  
H. Shah ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 303-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agani Afaya ◽  
Vida N. Yakong ◽  
Richard A. Afaya ◽  
Solomon M. Salia ◽  
Peter Adatara ◽  
...  

2012 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 365-373 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelli J. Cunningham

OBJECTIVE Research has shown that the potential risk for medication errors within the pediatric inpatient population is about 3 times as high as for adults; however, there is limited information regarding the impact of a pediatric pharmacist's contribution to decreasing medication errors and adverse drug events (ADEs). The purpose of this study was to record and analyze all interventions during a 2-month time span in a pediatric teaching hospital to determine the benefit of having a pediatrics-trained clinical pharmacist on the floor. METHODS Pediatric pharmacists prospectively collected data for all interventions and medication errors made between July 1 and August 31, 2010. The pediatric hospital comprises 87 beds, and data were collected during the influx of new pediatric resident interns on the general pediatric ward and pediatric and neonatal intensive care units. RESULTS During the study period, 1315 interventions were recorded, which is an average of 21 interventions per day. Most interventions were made through order entry. Errors made up 24.5% of all interventions, with the most common cause of error being prescribing. Physicians with the least amount of training made the most errors. Of order pages scanned, 5.9% contained an error in the order; however, only 0.2% of all errors reached the patient. CONCLUSIONS This study highlighted the impact a pediatric pharmacist can make on prevention of ADEs and medication errors. Only 0.2% of all errors made during the study period reached the patient owing to interventions made by the pediatric pharmacists, which shows a vast improvement in patient safety.


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