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Best Practice Implementation of Skin Cancer Guidelines on the EMR to Educate Patients
MEDSURG Nursing (2020)
  • Victoria Siegel, EdD, CNS, RN, Molloy College
  • Leeann Siegel, Annenberg School for Communication
  • Sarah Ann Eckardt
  • Patricia A Eckardt, Molloy College
  • Kristin Ditzel
Abstract
The focus of this quality improvement (QI) project was to educate nurses about the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) Skin Cancer Sun Safety Tips for Families so they felt more prepared to assess and teach their patients. A goal was to establish an electronic medical record (EMRSkin Cancer Prevention Guideline to be used by medical-surgical nurses when admitting new patients. More education was needed to assist nurses in distinguishing among different lesions. Because of the project's positive impact on medical-surgical nurses, the Skin Cancer Prevention Guideline was incorporated into the EMR for hospital-wide use. CQI Model Plan, Do, Check Act (PDCA) (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2019) Quality Indicator with Operational Definitions & Data Collection Methods An electronic medical record template for skin cancer prevention guidelines was developed containing the following information: guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to reduce risk of skin


Keywords
  • medical screening,
  • patient education,
  • teaching,
  • skin cancer
Publication Date
November, 2020
Citation Information
Victoria Siegel, Leeann Siegel, Sarah Ann Eckardt, Patricia A Eckardt, et al.. "Best Practice Implementation of Skin Cancer Guidelines on the EMR to Educate Patients" MEDSURG Nursing Vol. 29 Iss. 6 (2020) p. 407 - 410 ISSN: 10920811
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/victoria-siegel/13/