TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Implementation of the Agitated Behavior Scale in the electronic health record
JO  - Rehabilitation nursing
A1  - John Wilson, Helen
A1  - Dasgupta, Kritis
A1  - Michael, Kathleen
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - PURPOSE: The purpose of the study was to implement an Agitated Behavior Scale through an electronic health record and to evaluate the usability of the scale in a brain injury unit at a rehabilitation hospital. <br><br>DESIGN: A quality improvement project was conducted in the brain injury unit at a large rehabilitation hospital with registered nurses as participants, using convenience sampling. <br><br>METHODS: The project consisted of three phases and included education, implementation of the scale in the electronic health record, and administration of the survey questionnaire, which utilized the system usability scale. <br><br>FINDINGS: The Agitated Behavior Scale was found to be usable and there was 92.2% compliance with the use of the electronic agitated behavior scale. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The Agitated Behavior Scale was effectively implemented in the electronic health record and was found to be usable in the assessment of agitation. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Utilization of the scale through the electronic health record on a daily basis will allow for an early identification of agitation in Traumatic Brain Injury patients and enable prompt interventions to manage agitation.<br><br>© 2016 Association of Rehabilitation Nurses.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0278-4807
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rnj.297
ID  - ref1
ER  -