Christine Pabico
American Nurses Credentialing Center
Title: Positive Healthcare Practice Environments: Implications for Patient Safety and Outcomes
Biography
Biography: Christine Pabico
Abstract
Studies show that environments with certain characteristics help improve nursing satisfaction and retention. The Pathway to Excellence® framework helps organizations develop those characteristics. Pathway standards represent traits that nurses and researchers agree are critical to an ideal practice environment. Recognition of these positive characteristics objectively demonstrates to consumers, health care providers, third-party agencies, and potential accountable care organization (ACO) partners that processes are in place to support a culture of safety, wellbeing, excellence, interprofessional collaboration, and innovation. Presentation includes case studies and testimonials of how a more satisfied and motivated nursing workforce led to better results for long-term-care organizations around the country. Broward Health Imperial Point nursing leaders sought ANCC’s Pathway to Excellence® framework as a blueprint to deliver high-quality, cost-effective care in a rapidly changing environment which led to marked improvements in several nursing measures and outcomes: • 40% decrease in patient falls in 2 years • 36% reduction in CAUTI rates in 1 year • 33% reduction in CLABSIs in 1 year, with a projected annualized rate of 60% fewer CLABSIs through 2015 • Zero CLABSIs in the ICU for more than 18 months • Zero HAPU, CAP, and post-op VTE for more than 2 years • Significant improvement in engagement scores, up to 98%.