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Admission criteria as predictors of success in a family nurse practitioner program
Background & Significance: Nurse practitioner (NP) jobs are expected to increase by 31% over the next ten years. To fill these positions, educational programs are increasing their enrollments to produce more graduates. ... -
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 ... -
A bundled approach to IV site care and maintenance
Hospitalized patients receiving medications intravenously are at increased risk for developing hospital associated infections (HAIs), including MRSA if their peripheral intravenous catheters are not maintained appropriately. ... -
Chlorhexidine gluconate bath project: A program evaluation
Patients' safety outcomes are a reliable measure of how well a unit performs within any hospital. One of the most impactful patient safety factors is bloodline infections within the hospital. Blood line infections are ... -
Classification of surgical case descriptions for surgical scheduling improvement in neurosurgery
Patient safety concerns in the Neurosurgery Operating Rooms (OR) are believed by the team members to be caused by numerous daily schedule changes and communication challenges. A Lean process Rapid Improvement Event was ... -
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 ... -
Depression screening and management in a free primary care clinic
Introduction. Depression diagnoses in the United States continue to rise within the primary care setting. At a free primary care clinic in the Southeastern United States, the PHQ-9 screening tool was being used to screen ... -
Diabetic education to reduce readmission of patients with diabetes
Hospital readmissions by patients with diabetes rise due to known risk factors such as lack of a healthy diet, physical activity, aging and obesity (Sonmez, Kambo, Avtanski, Lutsky, & Poretsky, 2017). Diabetes education ... -
Disparities in health care for the transgender population
Individuals identifying as transgender, gender nonconforming, or those born with differences of sex development from societal norms have specific healthcare needs. These individuals experience disparities in healthcare ... -
A DNP quality improvement project to implement and evaluate an electronic employee injury form for reporting healthcare employee sharps injuries and splash exposures to blood and body fluids
This quality improvement project focused on developing, implementing and evaluating an electronic process for reporting healthcare workers’ sharp injuries and splash exposures at a large academic medical center in ... -
Does an evidenced-based supplemental education brochure enhance patient understanding for those undergoing bariatric surgery?
The Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society has developed evidenced-based principles that “aim to maintain physiological function, enhance mobilization, reduce pain and facilitate early oral nutrition postoperatively ... -
Educational intervention to enhance staff knowledge and increase awareness regarding risk assessment and personal protective equipment selection to reduce blood and body fluid exposures
Introduction. Accidental occupational blood borne pathogen exposures pose a great occupational risk for healthcare workers, worldwide. After an occupational exposure, there is a potential risk for transmission of blood ... -
The effect of MyMedSchedule® Plus smartphone application on antihypertensive medication adherence in hypertensive adults in the outpatient setting
One in three adults in the United States are diagnosed with hypertension, a leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease and stroke, which are two of the most common causes of death. Hypertension is often uncontrolled ... -
Effectiveness of a nurse leader mentorship and support in the acute care setting: A program evaluation
Introduction: A solution to rising nurse leader attrition may include focused mentorship into the role. A health system in Northeast Florida developed a nurse leader mentorship program for nurses who were new to the ... -
Effectiveness of music on comfort and adherence to continuous positive airway pressure therapy in an adult population with obstructive sleep apnea
Background: The most effective treatment for obstructive sleep apnea is continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy. However, CPAP has a low adherence rate, approximately 25% in the first year. Among the most ... -
Effectiveness of PictureRxTM on perceived medication adherence in the independently living older adult
Background: Medication adherence refers to the concept that at least 80% of a prescribed medication therapy including dosage, frequency, and duration of treatment is followed (World Health Organization, 2017). Failure to ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Evaluating the effectiveness of a patient-centered type 2 diabetes prevention program
Introduction: According to the American Diabetes Association (ADA), 34.2 million adults or 10.5% of the population had diabetes (ADA, 2018). In 2015, 88 million Americans age 18 and older had prediabetes ... -
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 ...