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Application of FOCUS-PDCA cycle in enhancing the standardization of emergency collaboration among thoracic surgery nurses

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: To explore the effectiveness of the FOCUS-PDCA (Find, Organize, Clarify, Understand, Select, Plan, Do, Check, Act) management cycle in improving the standardization of emergency collaboration among thoracic surgery nurses. Forty nurses from two thoracic surgery wards at Zhejiang Cancer Hospital were selected as study subjects. The FOCUS-PDCA cycle was implemented to conduct mixed-mode emergency training, and the standardization scores of nursing operations, job competency self-assessment, and emergency collaboration before and after implementation were compared. After the implementation of FOCUS-PDCA, the assessment scores of nursing operations such as defibrillation, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, suction, tracheal intubation cooperation, and the use of nasal high-flow humidification therapy devices, as well as self-assessment scores of job competency and emergency collaboration standardization, were higher than those before the implementation (p < 0.05). The implementation of FOCUS-PDCA helps improve the standardization of emergency collaboration among thoracic surgery nurses. It should be appropriately carried out according to the department's situation to promote continuous improvement in nursing quality and emergency response levels.

Source: Scientific Reports

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-04134-w

Authors: Anlong Wang, Yiting Luo, Hui Xu, Ting Fang

Institutions: Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Language: English

Topic: Healthcare Quality and Management

Subfield: Health Information Management

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,690