CHANGE

We are fourth year nursing students at Douglas College BsN Program.

Our goal this semester has been to instil a change while collaborating with a health organization.

We were given the task of identifying barriers to the organization and safety of patients belongings and valuables.

Over the last two months

• Created a needs assessment.
• Collaborated with various staff members.
• Analyzed responses in needs assessment, incorporated data in our interventions.
• The solutions and recommended interventions to create a streamline process.

A survey was distributed to all ER nursing staff to help us in identifying the barriers in the process of keeping patients' belongings safe.

We have summarized a few key findings from the survey.

Do you feel personal responsibility for keeping patient belongings safe?

What percentage of the time do you document patients' belongings?

What type of patient are the lockers for?

We have implemented the following changes..

#1
Identified the barriers for storage of patient belongings in locker system.

#2
Moved the location of patient identifications labels.

#3
Implemented a safe for secure storage of trauma and acute patients' valuables.

#4
Implementing the use of yellow bags when using the safe.

#5
Created an outline for in-service education about the new procedure in place.

GETTING THE INFORMATION TO THE STAFF

Composed an overview of our project & the changes made in the department.

The newsletter will be in circulation on December 1st.

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A poster for the visitors and patients' of St. Paul's Emergency Department was also created.

Picture of "did you know" posters

Recommendations for moving forward:

Lost & Found: Why?

- To enhance patient belonging safety.

- To optimize the work process.

- To reduce the time nurses spend looking for lost belongings.

Lost & Found: Who

- a service supervisor.

- the service team would be primarily volunteers.

Lost & Found: What?

- will manage & investigate found property.
-will return or dispose all lost & found items.
- inquires into lost item claims, which would optimize staff time.
-would reduce to financial cost to SPH.

THANK YOU!