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    Introduction To Evidence-Based Practice For Cpnes: Identify The Problem/Opportunity

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    MUSC is considering implementing a pet therapy program to help reduce anxiety and pain in patients. Patient satisfaction scores for pain control have decreased 10% since June 2017. A pet therapy program could provide an alternative technique to medication for alleviating stress and pain, especially for adult and pediatric patients. The problem statement guides exploring this opportunity to improve patients' experiences and outcomes through animal-assisted therapy.

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    MUSC is considering implementing a pet therapy program to help reduce anxiety and pain in patients. Patient satisfaction scores for pain control have decreased 10% since June 2017. A pet therapy program could provide an alternative technique to medication for alleviating stress and pain, especially for adult and pediatric patients. The problem statement guides exploring this opportunity to improve patients' experiences and outcomes through animal-assisted therapy.

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    Introduction To Evidence-Based Practice For Cpnes: Identify The Problem/Opportunity

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    MUSC is considering implementing a pet therapy program to help reduce anxiety and pain in patients. Patient satisfaction scores for pain control have decreased 10% since June 2017. A pet therapy program could provide an alternative technique to medication for alleviating stress and pain, especially for adult and pediatric patients. The problem statement guides exploring this opportunity to improve patients' experiences and outcomes through animal-assisted therapy.

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    Introduction to Evidence-Based

    Practice for CPNEs


    Identify the Problem/Opportunity
    IMPROVE and Evidence-Based
    Practice Methodology
    PROBLEM REMEDY VALIDATE
    IDENTIFY MEASURE
    ANALYSIS OPERATIONALIZE EVALUATE

    Ask the Find Best Evaluate Apply the Evaluate


    Question Evidence Evidence information Outcomes

    • Identify need • Develop search • Appraise literature • Make practice • Develop control
    strategy for quality of recommendations plan
    • Develop problem evidence
    statement • Search literature • Confirm practice • Track metrics for
    • Formulate clinical • Screen potential changes 30/60/90/120 days
    questions • Review existing solutions
    guidelines • Develop • Refine/update
    • Identify • Brainstorm implementation practice change
    stakeholders • Map current state potential plan
    barriers/root • Review guideline
    • Select team • Update
    • Identify best causes every three years
    • Determine scope practices communication
    plan
    • Develop • Select metrics
    communication
    plan
    Our scenario
    Should our hospital have an animal-assisted therapy
    program (pet therapy)?

    Can help reduce anxiety and pain in hospitalized


    patients and those having procedures
    We would like to impact pain without medication if
    possible

    Can improve patient satisfaction scores


    We need to improve our scores around pain
    control and communication (10% decrease
    since June 30, 2017)

    Can improve quality of life for patients while


    hospitalized

    Helps both adult and pediatric patients


    Identify the problem/opportunity
     What is wrong/our opportunity?

     Who is affected (customers)?

     When is it occurring (time-frame)?

     Where is it occurring (system-wide or localized)?

     What is the impact on the organization (supported by data)?


    Problem/Opportunity Statement

    MUSC would like to implement a pet therapy program


    as an alternative technique to alleviate anxiety and pain
    for adult and pediatric patients because our patient satisfaction
    score for pain control has decreased by 10% since June 30, 2017.
    Empathize: What is it?
    • Observe:
    what are they
    doing (behavior)

    • Engage:
    hear what they
    are saying

    • Immerse:
    Find out what
    they are feeling
    How do stakeholders feel? What do you see stakeholders
    doing?
    How do stakeholders
    - Sad, lonely if they don’t have family or pet with
    them What do you see
    - Complaining about their pain level
    feel?
    - Anxious or stressed about a procedure stakeholders
    - Asking family to stay as long as doing?
    possible
    - Getting tense, edgy, nervous when clinical staff
    prep them for a procedure

    WhatWhat is the need?


    is the need?
    A pet therapy program to help relieve stress and pain
    Who are
    Who are the the
    stakeholders?
    Adult and pediatric patients
    stakeholders?
    What do you hear stakeholders ProblemProblem orStatement
    or Opportunity
    saying?
    What do you hear Opportunity
    (actionable statement)

    Children and adults need to feel less pain,


    - I am afraid to have this procedure done
    stakeholders saying?
    - My pet helps calm me down when I am upset
    Statement
    sadness and loneliness when they are in the
    hospital because these things impact their pain
    hospital because these things impact their pain
    (actionable
    scores statement)
    and patient satisfaction.
    Problem/Opportunity Statement
    • Actionable statement
    • Provides unique vision
    • Establishes project
    scope

    • Guides your project


    • Specific users

    • Insights and needs

    • Provides reference for evaluating solutions

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