Improving resident engagement in quality improvement and patient safety initiatives at the bedside: the Advocate for Clinical Education (ACE).

Anneliese M. Schleyer; Jennifer A. Best; Lisa K. McIntyre; Ross Ehrmantraut; Patty Calver; Richard Goss

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Improving resident engagement in quality improvement and patient safety initiatives at the bedside: the Advocate for Clinical Education (ACE).

October 17, 2012

Schleyer AM, Best JA, McIntyre LK, et al. Am J Med Qual. 2013;28(3):243-9.

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An advocate for clinical education (a nurse who rounded with medicine and surgery teams) provided team-specific feedback on patient safety measures to residents and attending physicians based on direct observation of clinical care. The feedback was well received by physicians and was associated with some improvement in hand hygiene practices.

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