Safety HUDDLE: Pioneering a strategy to promote seamless care. A nurse’s perception post implementation
Introduction: Safety HUDDLE (Healthcare Utilising Deliberate Discussion Linking Events) is a daily briefing at the beginning of the shift that is designed to promote healthcare professionals the opportunities to be situationally aware and at the same time promoting teamwork, improving communication and workflow. HUDDLES are not new to healthcare. Communication and team work has been shown to be essential in providing safe and quality patient care.
Aim: Managing a busy ICU seamlessly is challenging. The objective of this project was to discern the nurse’s perceptions in a private Australian ICU regarding the benefits and challenges concerning…show more content… Ten months into the implementation the ICU Quality Team/Committee evaluated the impact of the Safety HUDDLE using a survey.
Methods Data was collected using a purposefully designed survey distributed via Survey Monkey to all staff nurses working in the ICU in a clinical role. A total of 31 surveys out of 36 nurses (2 on maternity leave and 4 on annual leave, myself) were returned representing an 86% response rate. Perceptions examined whether or not the HUDDLE moments improved any of the following: Situational awareness (Planned discharges, admission, patients at risk, nurses who needs help), Communication, Workflow and Teamwork to improve the HUDDLE moments.
Outcomes The results of the survey have been shared with staff through PowerPoint presentations with focus on sharing the constructive feedback from participants. The perceptions of the respondents have been very compelling and honest for staff to read. Problem practices have been addressed and action plan formulated then eventually implemented.
51% agreed that situational awareness has improved
