2025
Hospital Nurse Perspectives on Barriers and Facilitators to Caring for Socially Disadvantaged Patients
Carthon J, Muir K, Ang L, Amenyedor K, Golinelli D, Feder S, Kutney-Lee A. Hospital Nurse Perspectives on Barriers and Facilitators to Caring for Socially Disadvantaged Patients. JAMA Network Open 2025, 8: e2512397. PMID: 40478576, PMCID: PMC12144619, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.12397.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpen-text responsesSocially disadvantaged patientsSocially disadvantaged populationsQuality careImprove careHospital nursesDisadvantaged patientsDisadvantaged populationsQualitative studyDirect care nursesHospital nurses' perspectivesHospital-community partnershipsDeterminants of healthHealth care qualityHealth care outcomesEquitable care deliverySocial ecological modelCultural competence educationNurses' beliefsNursing perspectiveRegistered NursesCare nursesCare continuityHospital-communityCare quality
2022
Latina Women’s Experiences With Health Facility Breastfeeding Care: Implications for Quality Improvement
Rhodes E, Vicente G, Morales S, Brown L, Duffany K, VanderWoude E, Pérez-Escamilla R. Latina Women’s Experiences With Health Facility Breastfeeding Care: Implications for Quality Improvement. Current Developments In Nutrition 2022, 6: 707. PMCID: PMC9194250, DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzac061.091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLactation consultantsCare experiencesPrenatal visitLatina womenMost womenPrimary care servicesQuality improvement interventionsPostpartum visitNewborn healthCare nursesLatina women's experiencesBirth careCare servicesImprovement interventionsWHO QualityCare qualityProvider levelCare frameworkWomenCareVisitsFormula feedPeer counselorsSystem-level changesNurses
2021
Association of a Geriatric Emergency Department Innovation Program With Cost Outcomes Among Medicare Beneficiaries
Hwang U, Dresden SM, Vargas-Torres C, Kang R, Garrido MM, Loo G, Sze J, Cruz D, Richardson LD, Adams J, Aldeen A, Baumlin KM, Courtney DM, Gravenor S, Grudzen CR, Nimo G, Zhu CW, Abraham G, Amoko C, Genes N, Morano B, Nassisi D, Ortiz J, Rivera-Reyes L, Sanon M, Shapiro J, Winkel G, Malik S, Rosenberg M, Christensen M, Karounos M, Schultz R, Sumberg D. Association of a Geriatric Emergency Department Innovation Program With Cost Outcomes Among Medicare Beneficiaries. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2037334. PMID: 33646311, PMCID: PMC7921898, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.37334.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCost SavingsCross-Sectional StudiesEmergency Medical ServicesEmergency Service, HospitalFee-for-Service PlansGeriatric AssessmentHealth Services for the AgedHospital CostsHospitalsHumansMedicarePatient CareReferral and ConsultationSocial WorkTransitional CareUnited StatesConceptsTransitional care nursesFirst ED visitIndex ED visitED visitsMAIN OUTCOMEMedicare feeMedicare beneficiariesService beneficiariesEmergency department programComparison groupCross-sectional studyUnique Medicare beneficiariesLower Medicare expendituresMost patientsMean ageCare nursesVisit encountersCare programGeriatric treatmentCost outcomesPatient careMedicare expendituresHealth systemMean savingsPatientsCritical Care Nursing: A Key Constraint to COVID-19 Response and Healthcare Now and in the Future.
Kurth A, Pinker E, Martinello RA, Honan L, Choi S, Beckman B. Critical Care Nursing: A Key Constraint to COVID-19 Response and Healthcare Now and in the Future. JONA The Journal Of Nursing Administration 2021, 51: e6-e12. PMID: 33570376, DOI: 10.1097/nna.0000000000000991.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Geriatric Emergency Department Innovations: The Impact of Transitional Care Nurses on 30‐day Readmissions for Older Adults
Dresden SM, Hwang U, Garrido MM, Sze J, Kang R, Vargas‐Torres C, Courtney DM, Loo G, Rosenberg M, Richardson L. Geriatric Emergency Department Innovations: The Impact of Transitional Care Nurses on 30‐day Readmissions for Older Adults. Academic Emergency Medicine 2019, 27: 43-53. PMID: 31663245, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13880.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndex ED visitMount Sinai Medical CenterSt. Joseph's Regional Medical CenterNorthwestern Memorial HospitalPrior hospital dischargeEmergency departmentED visitsRegional Medical CenterOlder adultsHospital dischargeGeriatric patientsNurse careMedical CenterTransitional care nursesRisk of admissionEmergency Severity IndexSinai Medical CenterDecreased hospitalizationsDecreased readmissionsPrior hospitalizationProspective cohortED patientsCare nursesMemorial HospitalInpatient dischargesACE Model for Older Adults in ED
Sanon M, Hwang U, Abraham G, Goldhirsch S, Richardson LD. ACE Model for Older Adults in ED. Geriatrics 2019, 4: 24. PMID: 31023992, PMCID: PMC6473391, DOI: 10.3390/geriatrics4010024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransitional care nursesEmergency departmentGeriatric Emergency DepartmentOlder adultsHospital admissionNurse practitionersPhysical therapistsIdentification of SeniorsCommon geriatric syndromesHigh-risk patientsAvoidable hospital admissionsComprehensive care planGeriatric nurse practitionerHospital emergency departmentInterdisciplinary team meetingsVulnerable older adultsED revisitsGeriatric assessmentGeriatric syndromesAcute careCare nursesCare transitionsED nursesMedication managementPharmacological assessment
2018
Geriatric Emergency Department Innovations: Transitional Care Nurses and Hospital Use
Hwang U, Dresden SM, Rosenberg MS, Garrido MM, Loo G, Sze J, Gravenor S, Courtney DM, Kang R, Zhu CW, Vargas‐Torres C, Grudzen CR, Richardson LD, Investigators T. Geriatric Emergency Department Innovations: Transitional Care Nurses and Hospital Use. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2018, 66: 459-466. PMID: 29318583, PMCID: PMC6764445, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15235.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransitional care nursesIndex ED visitED revisitsED visitsCare nursesInpatient admissionsHospital useProspective observational cohortU.S. EDsClinical characteristicsObservational cohortSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeEmergency departmentObserved selection biasLower riskAdmissionCare staffGreater riskStudy periodRiskOutcomesSelection biasNursesVisits
2017
A novel method of optimizing patient- and family-centered care in the ICU
Allen SR, Pascual J, Martin N, Reilly P, Luckianow G, Datner E, Davis KA, Kaplan LJ. A novel method of optimizing patient- and family-centered care in the ICU. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2017, 82: 582-586. PMID: 28030488, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000001332.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive care unitFamily meetingsFamily knowledgeCritical care nursesGoal of therapyFamily members' knowledgeFamily membersFamily-centered careClinical courseCare unitCare nursesCritical careLife carePhysician satisfactionLevel IIIUnit demographicsPhysician workflowCareNursesIntensivistsPatientsTeam timeMembers' knowledgePresurveyTherapy
2015
Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatment
Hinderer K, Friedmann E, Fins J. Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatment. Dimensions Of Critical Care Nursing 2015, 34: 91-99. PMID: 25650494, DOI: 10.1097/dcc.0000000000000097.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEOL decisionsEnd-of-lifeCritical care nursesMechanical ventilation withdrawalCare nursesFamilies of critically ill patientsVentilator withdrawalImproving EOL careAdvance care planningPatient-proxy pairsWithdrawal of life-sustaining therapySecondary analysis of dataWithdrawal of mechanical ventilationLife-sustaining therapyEOL careCare planningPatient-directedResponses to questionsDisease trajectoryProxies' decisionsModification of directionSecondary analysisImprove patientAnalysis of dataNurses
2012
Does Every Code Need a “Reader?” Improvement of Rare Event Management With a Cognitive Aid “Reader” During a Simulated Emergency
Burden AR, Carr ZJ, Staman GW, Littman JJ, Torjman MC. Does Every Code Need a “Reader?” Improvement of Rare Event Management With a Cognitive Aid “Reader” During a Simulated Emergency. Simulation In Healthcare The Journal Of The Society For Simulation In Healthcare 2012, 7: 1-9. PMID: 22113440, DOI: 10.1097/sih.0b013e31822c0f20.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCritical CareEmergency Service, HospitalEvidence-Based MedicineFemaleHeart ArrestHospital Rapid Response TeamHumansInternship and ResidencyMaleMalignant HyperthermiaMedical ErrorsObstetricsPatient SimulationPilot ProjectsPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsQuality of Health CareReadingVideo RecordingConceptsMalignant hyperthermiaPercent of subjectsCritical care nursesDantrolene dosePrompt treatmentPatient survivalCardiac arrestCare nursesObstetric traineesTreatment decisionsPhysiologic variablesCritical treatment stepsResuscitation cartResident physiciansCognitive aidsSubjectsAnesthesiologyCA useMedical studentsCritical actionsPercentPrior lectureAnesthesiologistsSimulated emergencyNurses
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