Efficacy of a Standardized Process in Optimizing Appropriate Use of Progressive Care Unit Beds in a Tertiary Care Facility.

Susan B StempekMichael S RosenblattNelson RepenningJohn StermanJanice R MorrissetteSusan E FlanaganLindsey SalleseYuxiu LeiTimothy N Liesching

Published in: Dimensions of critical care nursing : DCCN (2024)

The standard process of empowering bedside nurses to partner with physician leaders to push readiness for transferring patients out of the PCU resulted in a significant improvement in the percentage of patients meeting PCU criteria and earlier discharge of appropriate patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
healthcare
emergency department
peritoneal dialysis
tertiary care
prognostic factors
primary care
mental health
palliative care