Welcome back! Join us this week as we discuss some of the cool interventions that have taken place in hospital settings by those in behavior analysis! We are confident at least one of these studies will be new to you!
Babcock, R. A., Sulzer‐Azaroff, B., Sanderson, M., & Scibak, J. (1992). Increasing nurses' use of feedback to promote infection-control practices in a head-injury treatment center. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 25(3), 621-627. https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.1992.25-621
DeVries, J., Burnette, M., & Redmon, W. (1991). AIDS
prevention: Improving nurses' compliance with glove wearing through performance feedback. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 24, 705-711. https://doi.org/10.1901%2Fjaba.1991.24-705
Cunningham, T. R., & Austin, J. (2007). Using goal setting, task clarification, and feedback to increase the use of the hands‐free technique by hospital operating room staff. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 40(4), 673-677. https://doi.org/10.1901%2Fjaba.2007.673-677
Kelley, D. P., & Gravina, N. (2018). A paradigm shift in healthcare: An open door for organizational behavior management. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 38(1), 73–89. https://doi.org/10.1080/01608061.2017.1325824
Kelley, D. P., & Gravina, N. (2018). Every minute counts: Using process improvement and performance feedback to improve patient flow in an emergency department. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 38(2–3), 234–243. https://doi.org/10.1080/01608061.2017.1423150
Nielsen, D., Sigurdsson, S. O., & Austin, J. (2009). Preventing back injuries in hospital settings: The effects of video modeling on safe patient lifting by nurses. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 42(3), 551-561. https://doi.org/10.1901%2Fjaba.2009.42-551
Stephens, S. D., & Ludwig, T. D. (2005). Improving anesthesia nurse compliance with universal precautions using group goals and public feedback. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 25(2), 37-71. https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1300/J075v25n02_02
