title: Innovative solutions: providing specialized nursing care to the patient with acute neurologic injury in a general critical care unit.
abstract: A general critical care unit at a community hospital in the Midwest sought to improve care delivery to patients with acute neurologic injury. Nurses passionate about caring for this patient population were identified. Work groups established a plan and goals for improving care. Goals include standardized education for group members, standards of practice and policy development and revision, and equipment review and upgrading. This article reports on the results of this innovative strategy.
authors.affiliation: Elkhart General Hospital, Elkhart, Indiana, USA. jeigsti@egh.org
authors.forename: Janice E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Eigsti
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003422:Critical Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003479:Curriculum; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D007196:Indiana; D016294:Models, Nursing; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000451:nursing*; D009462:Neurology / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013041:Specialties, Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration*