Improving the Standby Process Completion Rate Among Nurses for High-Risk Neonates

Abstract

Readiness process effectiveness significantly impacts the safety of high-risk neonates and requires an immediately responsive and well-trained healthcare team. Analysis of our unit found the high-risk neonatal standby process completion rate among nursing staff to be very low. Reasons for this poor level of performance included absence of standardized procedures for high-risk neonatal standby, lack of an auditing system, inadequate education and training, multiple medical supplies in the standby kits, absence of a checklist for the kits, and failure to regularly inventory the contents of these kits. This study was designed to improve the high-risk neonatal standby process completion rate among nursing staff. We developed standardized procedures and videos for high-risk neonatal standby situations, established an auditing system, conducted regular scenario-based training, organized medical supplies in the standby kits, designed a checklist, and defined procedures for stocking and using the supplies. The high-risk neonatal care completion rate among nursing staff increased to 100%, and the satisfaction rate with the standby procedure for high-risk neonates rose from 59.5% to 96.5%. Following proper standardized procedures and conducting education and training can ensure effective and high-quality care in critical healthcare situations.