Browsing Group: Jacksonville University Brooks Rehabilitation College of Healthcare Sciences by Issue Date
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Evaluation of a fellowship program for nurse practitioner graduates in an academic environment
(2017-01-09)The transition into the NP role is challenging and often lacks the support needed to overcome obstacles during the first year of practice which can lead to feelings of displeasure with one’s self as well as discontent ... -
Informatics competency-based assessment: Evaluations and determination of nursing informatics competency gaps among practicing nurse informaticists
(2017-09-01)In today’s transformed healthcare industry, nursing informatics has become an essential and fast growing specialty. While nursing informatics competencies (NI) have been identified and recommended by national ... -
Engagement in a cultural competence course and its impact on transcultural competence, transcultural confidence, and transcultural knowledge
(2018-05-09)Problem Statement: In healthcare, practicing cultural competence is expected; however, nurses struggle to fulfill this expectation (Repo et al., 2017). Language barriers and inadequate cultural knowledge often lead to ... -
Nurse Residency Program Pilot
(2018-05-14)Purpose: Nurse Residency programs (NRPs) have shown great promise in helping to transition the new RN to the role of a practicing nurse. This document describes the development of a nurse residency program pilot (NRPP) at ... -
Interprofessional Education Through Telecommunication with Undergraduate Nursing Students and Medical Residents
(2018-07-03)This quality improvement project was implemented using four interprofessional simulations (IPS) involving a critical change in a patient’s status. Senior level undergraduate Bachelor of Science in Nursing students contacted ... -
Quality improvement: Improving type 2 diabetes self-management and A1C levels in older adult veterans using an automated message system
Background: Diabetes mellitus is prevalent among the US population; particularly type 2 diabetes. As the population ages, the number of adults 65 years of age or older with diabetes is increasing. Diabetes is also common ... -
Reducing no-show appointments in the outpatient rheumatology setting: A quality improvement project
Introduction: Missed appointments, or no-show appointments, can be detrimental to the patient and office alike in the outpatient setting. No-show appointments decrease patient satisfaction, increase acute episodic ... -
The role of nurse-led groups in relapse prevention
Background: Substance use disorder (SUD) is a debilitating disease with negative consequences for the Veteran's health and wellbeing. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) treats more than 1.5 million Veterans annually ... -
Decreasing pre-procedure anxiety in school-aged patients in an outpatient surgery setting using a video prior to anesthesia induction
Anxiety occurs when a human feels a threat in response to a situation. Having surgery can heighten this psychological reaction, especially in pediatric patients undergoing anesthesia. Many children fear anesthesia for they ... -
The effectiveness of preoperative preparation program in decreasing parental preoperative anxiety
This project aimed to examine the effectiveness of a preoperative preparation program (PPP) in decreasing parental anxiety. When children needed anesthesia to get outpatient procedures completed, the accompanying parents ... -
An evaluation of timing of discharge instruction and the impact on patient satisfaction
Ambulatory surgical patients face unique challenges with discharge instruction comprehension and retention. The volume of information provided to patients, frequently combined with sedatives and narcotics, leads to failure ... -
Hourly rounding quality improvement initiative
Purposeful hourly rounding has been termed the best practice intervention to meet patients' basic needs, decrease the overall occurrence of preventable patient events, proactively prevent problems before they occur. Hourly ... -
Evidence-based educational in home program to improve self-management adherence and A1C levels for patients with diabetes
Background: Diabetes diagnosis rates continue to grow, affecting many patients, communities, and health care organizations. One of the greatest challenges faced by patients with diabetes is maintaining diabetes self-management ... -
Hypoglycemia management in the tnpatient setting: Protocol education for the registered nurse
Hypoglycemia in the hospital setting is associated with increased mortality, morbidity, and an increased length of stay. In the clinical setting for this quality improvement project, there is an emergency standing order ... -
A quality improvement project: Evaluation of teach-back training on medication adherence in hypertensive older veterans
Hypertension remains one of the most common yet uncontrolled chronic diseases among older adults. Medication adherence is a vital part in managing uncontrolled hypertension. The purpose of this QI project was to evaluate ... -
Improving transitional care in rural health using a standardized discharge time-out process
Problem: The process for transitioning patients from hospital to home is complex and fraught with opportunity for error. Increasingly, hospitals are tasked with regulatory, safety, and public expectation burdens to ensure ... -
Body image distress and post mastectomy women
Introduction. Body image and breast cancer are closely associated in women who undergo unilateral or bilateral mastectomies. The literature has shown that even if women undergo reconstruction, they still experience adverse ... -
Reducing acute care hospital setting inpatient falls with implementation of hourly rounding: A quality improvement project
Falls in the acute care setting can lead to serious patient injuries. Despite continued efforts to reduce falls, falls are still a common occurrence. One strategy that has been identified as promoting patient safety, ... -
Mending minds: Recognizing, responding, and resourcing through the implementation of a novel leadership toolkit during the coronavirus pandemic
Introduction: Nursing burnout and resiliency issues, post-traumatic stress and subsequent turnover associated with the impacts of the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) threaten to unravel direct patient care as we know ... -
Reducing hospital-acquired pressure injuries through the implementation of the Leaf Patient Monitoring System
A top priority for all hospitals is patient safety. A major component of patient safety classified under this category is prevention of hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs), which are considered “never-events” by ...