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Patient Education Bundle vs. Nurses Feedback and Coaching to Prevent Missed Doses of Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Prophylaxis: A Crossover, Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Patient education bundle (PEB), and Nurse feedback and coaching (NFC) for Venous Thrombosis (Disorder). Completed, enrolled 9,657 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
VTE associated harm is underappreciated among hospitalized patients and may be associated with missed doses of VTE prophylaxis medications. In order to ensure best practices, and administer a defect-free VTE prevention nurses must understand and educate patients on the importance of the VTE prophylaxis. We propose to conduct a randomized trial comparing the effect of a validated, real-time patient education bundle (PEB), to a program of nurse feedback and coaching (NFC) provided by nurse leaders.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
A charge nurse will intervene in real-time via an EHR-triggered alert when there is documentation that a dose of VTE prophylaxis medication is not given for any reason. The charge nurse will speak to the bedside nurse and one of them will provide the patient with the education bundle including one-on-one personalized discussion, supplemented by a 2-page paper handout and patient education video.
Nurse leadership (i.e. managers, directors) will provide data to all nurses on their personal clinical effectiveness with the proportion of doses of VTE prophylaxis administered. The data will have comparisons to their nurse peers on the same floor. Coaching for nurses will include one-on-one conversations with bedside nurses with lower performance than their peers.