Journal of Perioperative & Critical Intensive Care Nursing
Open Access
ISSN: 2471-9870
+44-20-4587-4809
ISSN: 2471-9870
+44-20-4587-4809
Sheila Ray Montgomery
Adolescent Psychiatry,
Center for Psychiatric Medicine, Birmingham
United States
Research Article
Disposable versus Reusable Blood Pressure Cuffs: A Nursing Led Initiative
Author(s): Sheila Ray MontgomerySheila Ray Montgomery
Background: In 2009, a large academic hospital spent $310,000 on disposable blood pressure cuffs. Identifying this cost issue as a problem, the Director of Value Analysis submitted the problem to a nurse led group, the Nurse Practice Congress (NPC), for resolution. Within the NPC, nurses voted to accept the opportunity and commit to explore evidence based avenues to reduce costs.
Methods: Plan, do, check, and act were utilized as the primary method for this value analysis project. A nursing lead interdisciplinary team initiated a quality improvement project answering the question, “Can the hospital incorporate re-usable blood pressure cuffs in the place of disposable cuffs and decrease overall costs?” A literature search was conducted regarding the the use of disposable equipment into the project. The amount of money spent on reu.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2471-9870.1000108