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Sepsis Bundled Care - An Early Goal Directed Therapy Application Study, Deven Arora
Sepsis Bundled Care - An Early Goal Directed Therapy Application Study, Deven Arora
The Eleanor Mann School of Nursing Undergraduate Honors Theses
Introduction: Septicemia is a severe disease affecting our healthcare system. A local hospital implemented a treatment protocol based on recent national standards to better treat this condition. The purpose of this study was to see if this protocol had any effect on patient outcomes in key variables. Methods: Pre and post design with pre-implementation (of the treatment protocol) sample group being all patients admitted to the Emergency Department (ED) at the test hospital with initial diagnosis of sepsis from May - October of 2012 while the post sample group was all patients admitted to the ED at the test hospital …
Exploration Of Ethnic Differences Between Hispanic And Marshallese Mothers' Child Body Perceptions And Factors That Impact Childhood Obesity, Ashley Paige Latimer
Exploration Of Ethnic Differences Between Hispanic And Marshallese Mothers' Child Body Perceptions And Factors That Impact Childhood Obesity, Ashley Paige Latimer
The Eleanor Mann School of Nursing Undergraduate Honors Theses
Childhood obesity is on the rise in the United States, especially among the Southern states and in minority ethnic groups. This condition is a known contributor to many chronic diseases, such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease, which develop in early adulthood. The Marshallese people - whose population is higher in Northwest Arkansas than anywhere else in the contiguous United States - have a high incidence of obesity and diabetes. Additionally, the Hispanic population per capita in Northwest Arkansas is more than triple that of the state of Arkansas, and have comparable obesity rates to the Marshallese population. The purposes of …
What Is The Relationship Between Maternal Bmi > 30 And Method Of Delivery?, Jessica Carol Wehmeyer
What Is The Relationship Between Maternal Bmi > 30 And Method Of Delivery?, Jessica Carol Wehmeyer
The Eleanor Mann School of Nursing Undergraduate Honors Theses
Maternal obesity and its correlation to method of delivery are important when determining risk factors and examining adverse events and complications during pregnancy and labor. This study was completed as a retrospective review of the Uniform Data Set (UDS) of midwifery deliveries. It examined maternal body mass indexes (BMIs) pre-pregnancy as well as the impact these BMIs had on the method of delivery. Results of this study determined that there was a relationship between maternal BMI > 30 and the method of delivery. Women with a maternal BMI > 30 are 1.93% more likely to have a Cesarean delivery rather than a …
Peer Influence And Body Dissatisfaction Amongst College Sorority Women, Paige Giles
Peer Influence And Body Dissatisfaction Amongst College Sorority Women, Paige Giles
The Eleanor Mann School of Nursing Undergraduate Honors Theses
Body dissatisfaction is becoming a phenomenon in Western culture. Body dissatisfaction is designed for this study as being unhappy with one’s own body, leading to negative mental and physical conditions. In order to test levels of body dissatisfaction and a possible correlation between peer influence and body dissatisfaction, a sample of college sorority women at a southern university were given a survey dealing with peer influence utilizing appearance conversations with friends in one category, and body dissatisfaction in the other. The two scales utilized included The Appearance Conversations with Friends Scales as well as the Satisfaction and Dissatisfaction with Body …
The Effectiveness Of Pain Management Education On Patient Satisfaction, Jamie Shackelford
The Effectiveness Of Pain Management Education On Patient Satisfaction, Jamie Shackelford
The Eleanor Mann School of Nursing Undergraduate Honors Theses
The purpose of this study was to determine the long-term effectiveness of pain management education on patient satisfaction scores. The study sought to determine if the knowledge gained by nurses was retained greater than six months, and then determine if there was a need for a potential refresher course. This study examined the nurses at a community hospital in a mid-sized rural southern state who received an educational presentation on pain management to see if this education had a lasting impact on patient satisfaction scores for that hospital. Retrospective scores were compared for an additional six months to determine if …
Tailored Breastfeeding Intervention For Hispanic Mothers, Helen Mashie
Tailored Breastfeeding Intervention For Hispanic Mothers, Helen Mashie
The Eleanor Mann School of Nursing Undergraduate Honors Theses
A retrospective chart review was done using a sample of breastfeeding Hispanic mothers recruited from a large pediatric clinic in Northwest Arkansas in order to examine the impact of a tailored breastfeeding intervention and to identify factors associated with discontinuation of breastfeeding before four months of age. It was hypothesized that Hispanic women who participated in the study would increase their breastfeeding rates compared to Hispanic women who received no intervention. Breastfeeding rates at four months were assessed via self-report in the electronic medical record. Variables within the sample population that were measured include maternal age, maternal education, primary language …