TY - JOUR
T1 - Standardising fast-track surgical nursing care in Denmark
AU - Hjort Jakobsen, Dorthe
AU - Rud, Kirsten
AU - Kehlet, Henrik
AU - Egerod, Ingrid
PY - 2014/5/14
Y1 - 2014/5/14
N2 - Considerable variations in procedures, hospital stay and rates of recovery have been recorded within specific surgical procedures at Danish hospitals. The aim of this paper is to report on a national initiative in Denmark to improve the quality of surgical care by implementation of clinical guidelines based on the principles of fast-track surgery-i.e. patient information, surgical stress reduction, effective analgesia, early mobilisation and rapid return to normal eating. Fast-track surgery was introduced systematically in Denmark by the establishment of the Unit of Perioperative Nursing (UPN) in 2004. The unit was responsible for guideline construction and implementation using the 'workshop practice method': establishing a website, creating a knowledge centre, coordinating implementation agents, and arranging national workshops and conferences. The UPN has promoted implementation of fast-track regimes in all surgical departments in Denmark. We recommend the workshop-practice method for implementation of new procedures in other areas of patient care.
AB - Considerable variations in procedures, hospital stay and rates of recovery have been recorded within specific surgical procedures at Danish hospitals. The aim of this paper is to report on a national initiative in Denmark to improve the quality of surgical care by implementation of clinical guidelines based on the principles of fast-track surgery-i.e. patient information, surgical stress reduction, effective analgesia, early mobilisation and rapid return to normal eating. Fast-track surgery was introduced systematically in Denmark by the establishment of the Unit of Perioperative Nursing (UPN) in 2004. The unit was responsible for guideline construction and implementation using the 'workshop practice method': establishing a website, creating a knowledge centre, coordinating implementation agents, and arranging national workshops and conferences. The UPN has promoted implementation of fast-track regimes in all surgical departments in Denmark. We recommend the workshop-practice method for implementation of new procedures in other areas of patient care.
KW - Denmark
KW - Evidence-Based Nursing
KW - Humans
KW - Nursing Staff, Hospital
KW - Perioperative Nursing
KW - Quality Improvement
KW - Rehabilitation Nursing
U2 - 10.12968/bjon.2014.23.9.471
DO - 10.12968/bjon.2014.23.9.471
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 24820811
SN - 0966-0461
VL - 23
SP - 471
EP - 476
JO - International Journal of Nursing Studies
JF - International Journal of Nursing Studies
IS - 9
ER -