Clinical Pediatrics: Open Access
Open Access
ISSN: 2572-0775
ISSN: 2572-0775
Department of Quality and Patient Safety, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
Research Article
Patient Room Whiteboard as an Effective Communication Tool: A Quality Improvement Project, Al Wakra Hospital - Qatar
Author(s): Ghadeer Mustafa, Susan Abraham, Khalil Salameh, Almunzer Zakaria, Khulud Maghreby, Muna Atrash, Ayat Alsmadi, Mary Ann Tabios, Veronica Ferrer, Roshan Varghese, Sini Varghese, Cristell Nermal, Lorna Cynthia Lorenzo and Sara Kazkaz*
Background: The patient room whiteboard serves as an effective communication tool between the patient and the healthcare team. Effective communication is crucial for both patient safety and quality of care.
Aim: To improve patient provider communication with the use of the patient room whiteboard.
Objectives: To facilitate patient and family knowledge for the plan of care and provider identification, and to increase the staff compliance with the utilization of the patient room whiteboard.
Design and setting: This is a Quality Improvement (QI) project using the Model For Improvement (MFI). The implementation of change was facilitated by the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) methodology. The study has been conducted in 2015 in pediatric in-patient unit in a general hospital in Al Wakra, Qatar. Patie.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2572-0775.22.8.226