CSI Summary
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Project Topic
Standardized reporting
CSI Participants
Jennifer Barbosa, RN, BSNKatie Boney, RN
Susamma James, RN, BSN
Ntumba Kabongo, RN, BSN
Project Goals/Objectives
- Decrease incidental overtime due to lengthy shift report by 20 percent
- Reduce report time to 3-5 minutes with each patient for a total report time of 25 minutes during shift change
- Create a standardized report sheet for better communication
Project Outcomes
- Decreased time-over-shift hours
- Improved staff satisfaction with communication
- Improved teamwork
- Improved shift relations
- Increased staff awareness of time-over-shift
- Increased knowledge of plan of care
- Increased staff accountability
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Disclaimer
The AACN CSI Academy program supports change projects based on quality improvement methods. Although CSI teams seek to ensure linkage between their project and clinical/fiscal outcomes, data cannot be solely attributed to the project and are estimations of impact.