title: Pilot testing of the function focused care intervention on an acute care trauma unit.
abstract: The purpose of this pilot study was to test the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of Function Focused Care for Acute Care (FFC-AC) on acute care trauma nurses. A single group pre/post repeated measure design was used with measurements completed at baseline, 3 and 9 months post implementation of the intervention. FFC-AC was implemented by a function focused care nurse champion and includes 3 components: (I) Environmental and Policy Assessments; (II) Education; and (III) Mentoring and Motivating. The nurses were willing to participate in the study and attend educational sessions. There was evidence that exposure to FFC-AC strengthened beliefs in the benefits of providing this type of care increased the amount of function focused care that nurses provided to patients.
authors.affiliation: Lehigh Valley Health System, Allentown, PA, USA. tamaraburket@gmail.com
authors.forename: Tamara L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Burket
authors.forename: Dawn
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hippensteel
authors.forename: Janice
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Penrod
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Resnick
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D010865:Pilot Projects; D014193:Trauma Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D055815:Young Adult