A quality improvement project was conducted within the surgical department of a mid-Michigan hospital following concerns for lack of adherence to current protocols regarding perioperative glycemic management and not meeting statistical expectations. Project stakeholders and initiators configured protocol simplification and educational meetings in hopes to improve protocol adherence and statistical improvement for preoperative glycemic management. Literature synthesis and evidence-based directives drove the project implementation and goals. A three month implementation period was tracked and data was queried with the assistance of stakeholders at the project site and overall comparisons and attributions were drawn. Post-implementation and data collection, data was compiled into a formal conclusive presentation to both the project site as well as the Michigan State University College of Nursing addressing successes and short-falls of the overall project. Retrospective conclusions were drawn and recommendations for future quality improvement projects regarding this topic were discussed in order to continue the quality improvement process.
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