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Ketamine Infusion Protocol & Patient Education Pamphlet For Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Ricardo Aranda, Giles Howard
Ketamine Infusion Protocol & Patient Education Pamphlet For Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Ricardo Aranda, Giles Howard
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Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), formerly known as reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) and causalgia, is a debilitating neurological disease accounting for 1.2% of all chronic pain conditions, with eighty percent being severely disabled (Zhao et al., 2018). Altered pain pathways in CRPS patients result in resistance to traditional methods of analgesia, contributing to poor quality of life and unanticipated hospitalizations. Multiple meta-analysis studies suggest ketamine infusions effectively lower chronic pain scores in CRPS patients. Despite the evidence, a lack of standardized ketamine infusion protocols creates a barrier to provider implementation. This Doctor of Nursing Anesthesia project aimed to develop a …
Education For Healthcare Professionals On Protocol For Prostate Cancer Screenings On Inmates, Heather Ackerman, Randi Janae Ballard
Education For Healthcare Professionals On Protocol For Prostate Cancer Screenings On Inmates, Heather Ackerman, Randi Janae Ballard
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Cancer is the leading cause of death for incarcerated individuals, prostate cancer awareness and screening guidelines are essential areas of focus for healthcare professionals (Puglisi et al., 2021). Prostate cancer screenings recommend that males between the age of 55-69 be informed of evidence-based guidelines and offered these screenings as a part of routine health maintenance (USPSTF, 2018). In 2019, the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) was ordered to follow these guidelines for incarcerated individuals (Raba, 2021). As of 2021, the IDOC had yet to implement these screenings for incarcerated individuals within the state facilities. Two separate one-hour educational sessions regarding …