Nursing Evidence Based Research Report

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NURSING EVIDENCE BASED RESEARCH
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Nursing Evidence Based Research
Part 1
Question 1
Effectiveness of the ‘EARLY SAVE’ Program
The ‘EARLY SAVE’ program was particularly initiated to mirror out best practices in
early recognition as well as response to clinical deterioration. Clinical staff was educated so that
they could be able to implement the program effectively. Additionally, there was an introduction
of an escalation chart as well as an observation to help in accomplishing the plan. The EARLY
SAVE program has been effective in improving early recognition as well as response to clinical
deterioration within the hospital. To show this, there has been an incredible decrease in the death
of patients from 25 percent to 10 percent. This is a tremendous achievement which the hospital
has accomplished with the introduction of the early save program. The program has ensured that
any patient who deteriorate get timely and appropriate care. Through the program, all patients
have been able to receive comprehensive care, irrespective of the time of the day or their location
within the hospital.
An array of systems has been put in place to manage and overcome clinical deterioration
efficiently (Churpek et al. 2015 p. A5396). The program permits the clinicians to use various
guides to identify plans for implementing stout response and recognition systems. Notably, due
to the program, patients who are being transferred to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) have
significantly reduced from 35 percent to 20 percent. This shows that the program has been able
to take care of or treat a patient who requires close monitoring and observation. It is also
important to note that the program has specialized equipment as well as trained personnel who
are able to care for patients suffering from chronic diseases such as respiratory diseases and

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cardiac pain. According Barr et al. (2013 p. 264), these equipment have functioned more
effectively in detecting and recognizing patients suffering from cardiac diseases and quickly
responding to their conditions. As a result, more patients have been able to stay in the wards thus
not getting a transfer to either ICU or HDI. The professionals have also used the equipment to
come up with best practices to overcome such diseases, therefore, reducing the number of deaths.
Question 2
The Use of Data Obtained from Pre and Post EARLY SAVE Program When
Reporting to (NSQHS) Standard
The National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standard drives the
implementations of quality and safety systems which improve health care quality(Boyd and
Sheen, 2014 p. 31). The information obtained from the Pre and Post EARLY SAVE Program can
significantly assist when reporting to the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS)
Standard. The data shows improvements the hospital has made through the implementation of
EARLY SAVE Program. For example, through the implementation of the EARLY SAVE
Program, the hospital has experienced a significant decline in the number of deaths from 25
percent to 10 percent. Remarkably, this will reveal to NSQHS that the hospital is making
progress in quality health care delivery.
Additionally, the hospital has experienced a decrease in the number of patients being
transferred to the ICU from 35% to 20%. The data shows that the various calls in the MET have
increased from 160 calls to 360 calls indicating that the program actively helps several people to
have a healthy living. Currently, patients can call the MET to intervene for their situations. It is,
therefore, important to state that the number of staff attending to different customers have
increased allowing better service delivery. The data will also aid to let know NSQHS that a lot of