Transformational Journey of a Care Delivery Model: Implementation of Evidence‐Based Practice to Increase Breastfeeding Exclusivity

Professional Issues Poster Presentation Implementation, Outcomes, and Evaluation A trimmed identification band with the bar code is attached to the lead wires before the leads are placed on the infant. The band will stay between the infant and the cable juncture, which lies outside the infant nesting area. This allows the label to be scanned and the patient identification can be made without disturbing the infant. Prior to implementation, identification errors were erratic and often exceeded those of the hospital as a whole. Since implementing the new identification system in the neonatal intensive care unit, patientidentification errors for neonatal intensive care unit admissions were reduced to zero for a 4-month period. During the following month, one error was discovered as a result of failure to follow the new identification procedure. Retraining and reinforcement continues.