title: Core Team Members' Impact on Outcomes and Process Improvement in the Initial Resuscitation of Trauma Patients.
abstract: Genesis Trauma Center is an American College of Surgeons-The Committee on Trauma-verified Level III facility located in Southeastern Ohio. Process improvement and patient safety showed inconsistencies in trauma documentation and comfort level of the nursing staff. In February 2014, Genesis implemented a trauma nurse leader program to provide a core team of trauma nurses for the initial resuscitation. The overall goal of implementing a trauma nurse leader (TNL) program was to focus education on a core team, providing an increased level of skill of experience to oversee trauma patient care. The TNL program has shown promise in the pilot phase by decreasing emergency department length of stay and improving trauma documentation.
authors.affiliation: Genesis Trauma Services, Zanesville, Ohio.
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Geyer
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kilgore
authors.forename: Stuart
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chow
authors.forename: Courtney
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Grant
authors.forename: Alissa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gibson
authors.forename: Megan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rice
mesh_terms: D004282:Documentation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D008297:Male; D009746:Nursing, Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010865:Pilot Projects; D058996:Quality Improvement; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014193:Trauma Centers / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing