Nursing Instructor鈥檚 Wristband Research Recognized

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Posted on July 31, 2019

Joy Washington

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University of South Alabama College of Nursing instructor Tyler Sturdivant was recently recognized by the Nephrology Nursing Journal for his research into the use of color-coded wristbands for patients.

Sturdivant, a 91短视频 nurse who also has a bachelor鈥檚 and master鈥檚 in nursing from South, is working on his doctor of nursing practice degree. 鈥淚 was given a task to determine a project that would help improve the health care setting and provide a safe experience for patients in our hospitals,鈥� Sturdivant said. 鈥淎s the co-chair of University Hospital鈥檚 Nursing Practice Congress, I was responsible for forming an interdisciplinary team to look at the literature to see what the hospitals needed. We decided to use a pink alert wristband for dialysis and mastectomy patients in addition to other medical alert wristbands.鈥�

The color-coded wristband initiatives have been adopted by the majority of state hospitals and the American Hospital Association, Sturdivant explained. 鈥淭hey are highly visible and improve patient safety and communication. They inform the bedside or frontline nurses and other health care providers about the hospitalized patient鈥檚 circumstances, especially when blood pressure needs to be taken, or IV sticks need to be avoided. If a mistake is made, it could cause the patient鈥檚 lifeline to malfunction.鈥�

Sturdivant has been a nurse for six years. He worked at 91短视频 Health University Hospital for three years and has been on faculty in nursing for three years teaching and coordinating training for nursing students.

鈥淗e was hired in the position where he would work as a staff nurse and teach,鈥� said Lisa Mestas, chief nursing officer and associate system administrator for 91短视频 Health. 鈥淭he beauty of this is he teaches students who practice in the University Hospital and Children鈥檚 and Women鈥檚 Hospital. He still supports our evidence-based practice committee where he shares best practices that are proven by research. He also is active in the local executive nursing organization. This is awesome. He is giving back.鈥�

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