Date of Conferral

2015

Degree

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

School

Nursing

Advisor

Mary Verklan

Abstract

Clinical pathways have been studied to promote best practices in nursing and enhance patient satisfaction. For 10 years a pediatric orthopedic surgical team at a Midwest hospital has not had a clinical pathway to treat or standardize care for adolescents following posterior spinal fusion surgery. Pain scores and patients' length of stay were collected using a retrospective chart review. This information was used to revise preoperative education materials and develop a visual poster. The purpose of this project was to identify and develop a way to educate the pediatric nursing staff on the use of the developed educational materials, poster, and clinical pathway prior to its implementation. David A. Kolb's learning cycle and the experiential learning model was used as the theoretical foundation of this study. The quality improvement project for the nurses will be developed using a flipped classroom approach as the learning environment. Videos, scenarios, and small group activities will be created and used in an interactive learning environment. The study will use a pretest-posttest design of retrospective chart review data with the independent variable being the education provided to the nurses. Social implications related to this project are to provide information on the plan of care following surgery to the adolescent and caregiver. This project will promote positive social change for adolescents and caregivers who will be engaged in the postoperative care to increase their satisfaction and decrease their anxiety.

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