Betsy
Zink,
PhD, RN
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Neurosciences Critical Care Unit Johns Hopkins Hospital
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Elizabeth Zink is a Clinical Nurse Specialist in the Neurocritical Care Unit at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Zink has worked as a staff nurse, nurse practitioner and clinical nurse specialist in the areas of neurosciences and stroke, managing clinical care, research and education at the patient, staff and systems level. She has a track record of leadership in quality improvement efforts, organizing interprofessional teams and translation of evidence into nursing practice. Her research interests focus on applying biomarker measurement of early rehabilitation interventions in stroke and neurocritical care and exploring the effects of team performance on stroke patient outcomes.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Poster Description: Background: Interprofessional bedside rounding (IBR) is a strategy for delivering high value care and teaching patient-centered care but is not consistently implemented effectively in hospitals. We pilot-tested an IBR model in a brain rescue unit at an urban teaching hospital and conducted a qualitative study examining perceptions of IBR among the interprofessional healthcare team (I-HCT). Design: Using a semi-structured interview guide, we conducted phone interviews with 15 physicians (six attendings, two fellows, seven residents), six nurses, and one pharmacist within…