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Critical care nurses' role in implementing the "ABCDE bundle" into practice

A new effort to improve care for ICU patients reveals that a bundle of practices, employed by a nurse-led interprofessional team of health care providers, could help ICU patients avoid delirium and weakness so they heal sooner and are healthier after leaving the hospital. The implementation of these practices was conducted by an interprofessional team, examining a bundle of evidence-based practices called the Awakening, and Breathing Coordination, Delirium Monitoring and Management, and Early Mobility bundle (ABCDE bundle).

Webinar: Removing Barriers to APRN Practice and Care: The Consumer Perspective

This session focuses on the first recommendation made in the Institute of Medicine report, "The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health." Recommendation 1: "Remove scope-of-practice barriers. Advanced practice registered nurses should be able to practice to the full extent of their education and training."

This webinar was co-sponsored with the Center to Champion Nursing at the AARP.

Webinar: Associate and Bachelor Degree Graduates: Differences in QI Participation

This session focuses on the fourth recommendation made in the Institute of Medicine report, "The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health." Recommendation 4: "Academic nurse leaders across all schools of nursing should work together to increase the proportion of nurses with a baccalaureate degree from 50 to 80 percent by 2020. These leaders should partner with education accrediting bodies, private and public funders, and employers to ensure funding, monitor progress, and increase the diversity of students to create a workforce prepared to meet the demands of diverse populations across the lifespan."

Webinar: Developing the Professional Nursing Organization Through New Grad RN Transition-to-Practice

This session focuses on the third recommendation made in the Institute of Medicine report, "The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health." Recommendation 3: "State boards of nursing, accrediting bodies, the federal government, and health care organizations should take actions to support nurses' completion of a transition-to-practice program (nurse residency) after they have completed a prelicensure or advanced practice degree program or when they are transitioning into new clinical practice areas."

Webinar: Doubling the Number of Doctorally Prepared Nurses: Mandates, Challenges and Opportunities

This session focuses on the fifth recommendation made in the Institute of Medicine report, "The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health."  Recommendation 5: "Schools of nursing, with support from private and public funders, academic administrators and university trustees, and accrediting bodies, should double the number of nurses with a doctorate by 2020 to add to the cadre of nurse faculty and researchers, with attention to increasing diversity."

Webinar: Implementation Science and QUERI

This session featured Brian Mittman, PhD, discussing the VA Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI). This webinar was part of a series on knowledge translation and was co-sponsored by the Donaghue Foundation.

Webinar: Implementing the Transitional Care Model

This session featured Mary Naylor, PhD, RN, FAAN and Randall Krakauer, MD, discussing the successful implementation of the Transitional Care Model. This webinar was part of a series on knowledge translation and was co-sponsored by the Donaghue Foundation.

Webinar: Translating Research into Policy

This session featured communications experts from Burness Communications discussing successful strategies to translate research for use by policymakers. This webinar was part of a series on knowledge translation and was co-sponsored by the Donaghue Foundation.

Webinar: Diffusion of New Ideas - What Works?

This session featured Elizabeth Bradley discussing successful strategies to diffuse new ideas. This webinar was part of a series on knowledge translation and was co-sponsored by the Donaghue Foundation.

Webinar: Nursing-Pharmacy Collaboration on Medication Reconciliation

This session features INQRI grantee Linda Costa discussing her INQRI project, "Nursing-Pharmacy Collaboration on Medication Reconciliation: A Novel Approach to Information Management." This webinar was part of a series on medication management and was co-sponsored by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.