Article C22453

Improving Communication and Response to Clinical Deterioration to Increase Patient Safety in the Intensive Care Unit

Author(s): Susan I. Liu, BSN, RN, Morgan Shikar, MPA, BSN, RN, Emily Gante, BSN, RN, Patricia Prufeta, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, Kaylee Ho, MS, Philip S. Barie, MD, MBA, MCCM, MAMSE, Robert J. Winchell, MD, Jennifer I. Lee, MD

Contact Hours 1.00

CERP C 1.00

Expires Oct 01, 2025

Topics: Communication, Patient Safety

Population: Adult

Role: Staff

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Activity Summary

Nurses spend more time at the bedside than any other provider and therefore are especially well positioned to identify subtle changes that may precede clinical deterioration. This article demonstrates how an initiative through the implementation of night multidisciplinary rounds, a case study review, and creation of an escalation note in the EHR, provided a surgical ICU with substantial insight into how to improve team-based care, communication and patient safety.

Objectives

  • Describe the barriers to communication and escalation of patient decompensation in the intensive care unit setting.
  • Explain the nurse’s role in recognizing and communicating patient decompensation to providers to ensure early implementation of interventions.
  • Implement education to reduce communication disparities and prepare nurses to escalate clinical observations directly to the provider.

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The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider number CEP 1036, for 1.00 contact hours.

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