Consider how you would implement the project and how you would measure the results. In a two- to three-page paper, discuss the following:
a. Implementation
1. Who needs to be involved in the change process?
2. Who has to approve the change?
3. How does the plan get communicated to those affected by the change?
4. Step-by-step process to implement the change from beginning to end (more detail than perhaps what was provided in the change theory discussion).
b. Measuring results
1. How will results be measured or data collected (survey, observation)?
2. Validity/reliability of the pre- and post-assessment tool used for measuring intervention.
3. What will you do with the results?
Cite all sources in APA format.
*Details from change theory discussion*
quality improvement measure I will be working on improved pain management of medical-surgical patients and revising of pain policies and procedures as it pertains to chronic pain patients, alternative pain relief practices, adequate pain assessments on non-verbal or cognitively impaired patients, maintain timely pain control via around the clock pain medication administration. “Pain management poses challenges for any hospital. It requires a firm grasp of technical details about the benefits and side effects of various methods of reducing pain. Just as much, it requires clear communication with patients about the hospitals commitment to offer pain relief, and each individual’s personal experience of pain” (Zablocki, 2016).
Pain management is an essential component of patient care within medical-surgical units. Pain during hospitalization has been associated with increased anxiety, depression moods, and sleepless and therefore has serious implications on recovery (Bernhofer, 2011). It is understood that pain management during hospitalization is a complex process because patients with different diagnosis, backgrounds and cultures may perceive pain in various ways.
To assure pain management is addressed accurate to minimize or eliminate pain reports during hospital stays and post discharge I propose a Plan-Do-Check-Act model for Homestead Hospital of Miami. In patients with dementia or other cognitive impairments (P), do non-pharmacological interventions(I), for example music and/or massage therapy (C) compared to pharmacological treatments alone (O) provide more benefits in the quality of life and pain relief?
P: Cognitively impaired, Alzheimer, dementia patients
I: Non-pharmacological intervention- music, massage therapy, etc
C: pharmacology treatments alone
O: improved quality of life and pain control
