Performance Improvement Project
Topic: Communica on with medicines
What made you choose this project?
Methodology?
Measure 1 data point before the interven on and 3
points a er?
Implementa on?
Outcomes and recommenda ons?
Pre: I chose this project because communica on with
medicines was below target stars. The t
arget should be above 50.40, but our unit stars in June
were 33.3. What were the problems??
Post 1: Result for JULY 60.0
Examples of some of the things I did :
Printed out Pamphlet with a list of common Medica ons,
Uses, and Side effects. Nurses should use it during
medica on administra on and highlight it with a marker.
Also, give it to pa ents when discharged and remind
them to complete the survey at home.
Reminding nurses during Huddles to teach pa ents about
medica ons
Sending out a reminder message chat to the group with
Epic EMR
Uses of Hospital Rover phone
1:1 conversa on with nurses
The result for the month of August is not yet out. For now,
work on what we have.