Sumayya Holmes
An Intervention to Improve Compliance with
Viewing the Patient Safety Video in
Pediatrics
SchoolCleveland School of the Arts • Cleveland, Ohio
ProgramNursing Internship
MentorSandra Maag, RN
DepartmentInfection Control/Quality, Cleveland Clinic
mRI™: myRESEARCH illuminated
- Research
- An Intervention to Improve Compliance with Viewing the Patient Safety Video in Pediatrics
- Hypothesis
- In 2007, the Children’s Hospital Safety Video was created to educate patients/families on topics including room safety, hand hygiene, parental rights, hospital protocol, and infection control. This video is an important tool to assist in meeting the National Patient Safety Goals while educating patients/families. However, recently the percentage of patients/families watching the Patient Safety Video has dropped. We hypothesized that a brochure distributed upon admission would increase compliance.
- Methodology
- Current Children’s Hospital procedures were reviewed and interviews of nursing staff were conducted to learn how viewing of the Patient Safety Video typically was initiated. We then developed a brochure to alert patients/families to the importance of the video. Patients/families received the brochure upon admission to the Children’s Hospital.
- Outcomes
- Patient compliance in watching the Patient Safety Video improved by up to 16% following introduction of the brochure. With the brochure, compliance no longer solely depends upon verbal instructions from the staff to inform the patients/families about the video. Further improvements in compliance may be possible through additional methods, but in the meantime a significant percentage of patients and their families are benefiting from increased viewing of the safety video.
