CSI Summary
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Project Topic
Kim Connly, RN, BSN, CCRN
Cathie Manning, RN, BSN, CCRN
Linda Pellegrino, RN, BSN, CCRN
Delirium prevention
CSI Participants
Deb Baker, RN, BSN, CCRNKim Connly, RN, BSN, CCRN
Cathie Manning, RN, BSN, CCRN
Linda Pellegrino, RN, BSN, CCRN
Project Goals/Objectives
- To decrease delirium by promoting sleep
- To decrease delirium by increasing collaboration
Project Outcomes
- Multidisciplinary team use of the THINK mnemonic for every patient to determine causative factors for delirium
- Addressed sleep on daily multidisciplinary rounds
- Decreased overall average noise levels in MICU/SICU
- Decreased the incidence of CAM-ICU positive scores in the MICU 5 percent
- These outcomes resulted in an incremental cost savings per patient of $410, with a projected annual fiscal impact of $860,895 (based on an annual census of 2,100 patients).
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Disclaimer
The AACN CSI Academy program supports change projects based on quality improvement methods. Although CSI teams seek to ensure linkage between their project and clinical/fiscal outcomes, data cannot be solely attributed to the project and are estimations of impact.