How well are we practicing primary nursing?
Primary nurses in the Intensive Care Unit of Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems' Shock Trauma Center have developed a unique, cost-effective, time-efficient tool for evaluating and recording primary nursing activities. The discussion of methods and procedures used in developing this tool constitutes a guide for developing a similar program in any facility.
D003422:Critical Care / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008396:Maryland; D009731:Nursing Audit / Q000379:methods; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D011321:Primary Nursing / Q000592:standards*