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Educating Using Plain Language: Nighttime Postural Care Assessment Training Package, Faye Mcguire
Educating Using Plain Language: Nighttime Postural Care Assessment Training Package, Faye Mcguire
Doctor of Occupational Therapy Doctoral Projects
Background. There is a lack of high-quality research and inadequate training available to healthcare professionals and caregivers on Nighttime Postural Care (NTPC). Purpose. The purpose of this project was to 1) develop a training package on NTPC assessments to educate caregivers of children with cerebral palsy (CP) and the research team, and 2) educate clinical scientists on plain language.
Approaches. The author used the Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool (PEMAT) and Program for Research Institute of Medicine and Science (PRISM) Editing Checklist to evaluate training materials and generated recommendations. Volunteer research team member representatives completed the training and pre-post training …
Assistive Technology And Older Adults: Education To Support Evidence-Based Practice, Danielle Erler
Assistive Technology And Older Adults: Education To Support Evidence-Based Practice, Danielle Erler
Doctor of Occupational Therapy Doctoral Projects
Background: In 2020 there were over 54 million older adults in the U.S. (USCB, 2020). Nearly 90% of these older adults intend to live in their homes and communities for as long as possible (AARP, 2011) although nearly 40% of individuals 65+ report having at least one disability (USCB, 2014). Community partner LiveLife Therapy Solutions (LLTS) seeks to provide assistive technology (AT) services to community-dwelling individuals of all ages, supporting their independence. They have recently branched out into the aging sector. Continued education can aid practitioners in use of evidence-based practice (EBP) to support older adults (Stetler et al., 2014). …
Nursing Competency Alignment Project (Ncap), Lainey S. Kotta
Nursing Competency Alignment Project (Ncap), Lainey S. Kotta
Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects
Background: The lack of a standardized nursing competency model for a large healthcare organization prevented it from opportunity as a system.
Objective: This evidence-based project's purpose was to select a nursing competency model that a large healthcare organization will use to evaluate nurses, standardize nursing competency training language for the healthcare organization, develop an education plan for nurse educators on the selected nursing competency model, and develop an implementation plan for the nursing competency model.
Methods: This project utilized a three-cycle Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) change framework. Cycle One involved nursing leaders from the eight hospitals and 60 clinics of the large …