Improving the Standby Process Completion Rate Among Nurses for High-Risk Neonates

• Published in: Hu li za zhi Vol. 70; no. 2; pp. 81 - 89
• Main Authors: Wu, Mo-Fen, Chung, Li-Ying
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Chinese
• Published: China (Republic : 1949- ) Taiwan Nurses Association 01.04.2023
• Subjects: Audits; Hospitals; Intensive care; Medical supplies; Neonatal care; Newborn babies; Nurses; Nursing; Premature babies; Quality improvement; Quality of care; standby; scenario simulation; high-risk neonates
• ISSN: 0047-262X
• DOI: 10.6224/JN.202404_71(2).10

Readiness process effectiveness significantly impacts the safety of high-risk neonates and requires an immediately responsive and well-trained healthcare team. Analysis of our unit found the high-risk neonatal standby process completion rate among nursing staff to be very low. Reasons for this poor level of performance included absence of standardized procedures for high-risk neonatal standby, lack of an auditing system, inadequate education and training, multiple medical supplies in the standby kits, absence of a checklist for the kits, and failure to regularly inventory the contents of these kits. This study was designed to improve the high-risk neonatal standby process completion rate among nursing staff. We developed standardized procedures and videos for high-risk neonatal standby situations, established an auditing system, conducted regular scenario-based training, organized medical supplies in the standby kits, designed a checklist, and defined procedures for stocking and using the supplies. The high-r