Workplace Database

You have been assigned by your nurse manager to develop a database for a particular issue on your unit. This assignment will require you think about a workplace issue or element. Follow the steps below to begin organizing your thoughts and begin thinking about how you want to organize your database.What is the topic or workplace issue or element for your database?What information is needed for the database?How often will data need to be inputted into the database?Who will input the database information?Full database summary is completed.

Example: My nurse manager has asked that I perform a chart review over the last 18 months, random sampling, of L&D patients who were admitted for Pitocin Inductions. I have been asked to review 25 charts.What is the topic or workplace issue or element for your database? Was Pitocin protocol for nurse assessment of the labor-induce patient followed for each induction?What information is needed for the database?Patient ID numberAdmitting nurseGestationCervix assessmentBaseline fetal and maternal assessmentTime Pitocin was initiatedIncrease of Pitocin was 1-2 mu per minute and no sooner than every 30-60 minutes.Maternal and Fetal assessment recorded every 15 minutes.How often will data need to be inputted into the database? This is a retroactive chart review in preparation of Medical-Staff Maternal/child committee.Who will input the database information? Duty delegated to charge nurse by nurse manager. Retroactive chart review that requires a one-time database completion.Full database summary is completed. Charge nurse will provide summary of database information, discussion will take place with nurse manager prior to meeting.

Database Anatomy:

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Patient ID #

Admitting Nurse

Gestation

Cervix Assessment

Baseline Fetal Assessment

Baseline Maternal Assessment

Time Pitocin Initiated

Increase of pitocin per protocol

Fetal assessment recorded q 15″

Maternal assessment q 15″

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copy of Access database RubricWorkplace Database Workplace Database CriteriaRatingsPtsWhat is the topic or workplace issue or element for your database?  5  ptsInformation that is needed for the database is identified? This will be the database anatomy  10  ptsWhat is the significance of your database? In other words, what workplace issue or practice is the database serving? Explain thoroughly.  15  ptsDatabase was created and copy/pasted into the assignment or submitted as an Access document.  10  ptsTotal Points: 40