Hospital Promotes Evidence-Based Practice with Online Nursing Procedures
Infirmary Medical Provides Lippincott Nursing Procedures & Skills (LNPS) via HealthStream
Customer Infirmary Health consists of four acute care hospitals, one long term care facility, and 30 outpatient clinics in the Gulf Coastal region. Prior to offering Lippincott Nursing Procedures and Skills (LNPS) via HealthStream, they used a standardized text book for nursing procedural reference. Books were invariably hard to find and often quickly were outdated. Because employees wanted access to the most accurate and timely information, it was very important to have a more dynamic and up-to-date resource available to them.
LNPS Works Easily for New Hires and Hospital Acquisitions
Implementing Lippincott Nursing Procedures and Skills via HealthStream was an obvious solution to the need for a consistent, updated reference, as well as to meet the needs of recently acquired facilities. All new hospital employees learn about the link and how to use it in Infirmary Medical’s new-hire training. Likewise, a link to LNPS was added to their new Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system for easy access.
Lippincott Nursing Procedures and Skills Supports the Best Possible, Consistent Care
We are already getting much use out of LNPS as reference material that is available 24/7. The links out of the system to more evidence-based practice information has proved very useful. What benefits the hospital most is that now its clinicians are all looking at the same information so that patients get the best possible and consistent care. With LNPS the hospital supports nursing skill-building, creates assignable learning, implements customized procedures, and easily meets Joint Commission audit requirements.
