A Quality Improvement Plan for Implementing an Innovative Organization System for Pediatric Airway Patients

Abstract

Risks of pediatric tracheostomy are well known. The objectives of this quality improvement study were to organize tracheostomy supplies into a comprehensive care kit and demonstrate that the kits improved nursing and parental comfort in providing tracheostomy care routinely and emergently. Kits were assembled using roll-up toiletry style bags and organized in a uniform fashion with necessary supplies. Nurses and parents were surveyed using a 5-point Likert-type. Feedback was overall very positive; the kits were found to ease the transition of caring for a child with a new tracheostomy from hospital to home. This intervention can easily be adapted at other pediatric institutions.

Keywords

pediatrics - tracheostomy - safety

Publication History

Received: 12 July 2020

Accepted: 25 October 2020

Article published online:
04 December 2020

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