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Innovating Cultural Competence Education For Nurses, Darian A. Frieson, Jennifer Patrick, Walker Ray Corless, Abigail Taylor Coulthard, Rebecca R. Fogerty

Graduate Publications and Other Selected Works - Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

Objective

To improve cultural competency levels of registered nurses on the Mother/Baby unit by educating nurses.

Background

Demographics are shifting in the U.S. with an increase in minority populations. Research has revealed insufficient education or a complete absence of education, resulting in nurses that are not equipped to adequately care for culturally diverse patients.

Methods

The Evidence-Based Practice Improvement (EBPI) Model guided the development and implementation of the project. A cultural competence education module was developed utilizing resources from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Outcomes were measured using a pretest/posttest design tool, the Inventory for Assessing the …

Pilot Project: Developing A Standardized Evidence-Based Education Process For Nurses To Enhance New Medication Eduction Of Hospitalized Patients With Heart Failure, Michele Ann Crotteau

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Problem Description: Research has shown that health information is difficult for the average adult to understand while clear communication helps patients feel involved and increases adherence to treatment. The Joint Commission recommends Health Literacy (HL) assessment and the use of the Teach Back Method (TBM). Medication errors that occur between the RN and elderly patient are preventable when the RN communicates effectively about the patient’s medications. A paucity of research exists evaluating TBM for nurse-patient communications. This Quality Improvement (QI) Pilot Project (PP) took place over 3-months, aimed to improve new medication education to elderly patients with Heart Failure (HF). …

Improving Patient Experience And Education By Leveraging Technology, Cathy Palleschi, Wendy Osgood, Mark Parker, Cecilia Inman, Alicia Russell, Eileen Shanahan, Erin Pappal

Operational Transformation

It is estimated that 65% of the population are visual learners. With that in mind, a team of cardiac nurses in a large academic tertiary hospital developed a quality improvement project to hopefully improve patient engagement as well the patients’ perception that the nurses explained things in a manner that they could understand.

Baseline patient survey scores for the question, “Nurses Explained Things In A Way That I Understand”, were under the 75^thpercentile for a period of 9 months. A root cause analysis was conducted and it demonstrated numerous reasons for this score.

Several countermeasures were instituted to …

Intensive Care To Intermediate Care Bridge Program, Natasha Bartlett, Sally Langerak, Lindsey Lucas, Jonathan Archibald, Tayla Robbins, Miranda Thompson, Patrice Tetu, Calla Hastings, Megan Garland, Suneela Nayak, Stephen Tyzik, Ruth Hanselman, Amy Sparks

Operational Transformation

To deliver the highest quality of care across the continuum, a large academic tertiary medical center envisioned a project that would provide an internal source of cross trained nurses for their medical intensive care unit (SCU2) and their medical intermediate care unit (R4/IMC/AVU). The hope for this program was to improve communication and collaboration between nurses and enhance the care that they provide to patients and their families.

A highly qualified team of nurses was established to create a performance improvement project. The overall goal of this endeavor was to build a more collaborative relationship between the units and ultimately …

Improving The Interprofessional Relationship Between Nurses And Speech-Langauge Pathologists - Expansion Of A Project, Christina Hamling, Kristy Weissling, Jan Tubbs, Jenna Dubas

UCARE Research Products

The research presented on this poster explored the impact of extraprofessional education on undergraduate nursing and speech-language pathology students with an overall goal of improving the interprofessional relationship between the two fields. Utilizing quantitative and qualitative methods in the form of a pre-test, educational materials, live guided observation, and post-tests, the researchers found an increase in the nursing students ability to identify the role of the speech-language pathologist in a medical setting. There was also an increase in the speech-language pathology student’s ability to understand how and when to communicate with nurses in a medical setting.

Teall, Alice Interview For The Miami Valley College Of Nursing And Health Oral History Project, Carol Holdcraft, Alice Teall

Wright State University - Miami Valley College of Nursing and Health Oral History Project

Carol Holdcraft interviewed Alice Teall on February 19, 2009 about the founding of the Wright State University College of Nursing and Health. In the interview, Teall discusses her career and her decision to come to Wright State as a student and later faculty member with the College of Nursing and Health.

Robinson, Greta Interview For The Miami Valley College Of Nursing And Health Oral History Project, Carol Holdcraft, Greta Robinson

Wright State University - Miami Valley College of Nursing and Health Oral History Project

Carol Holdcraft interviewed Greta Robinson about the founding of the Wright State University College of Nursing and Health. In the interview, Robinson discusses her career and her decision to come to Wright State as a staff member with the College of Nursing and Health.

Hollen, Linda Interview For The Miami Valley College Of Nursing And Health Oral History Project, Carol Holdcraft, Donna M. Curry, Linda Hollen

Wright State University - Miami Valley College of Nursing and Health Oral History Project

Carol Holdcraft and Donna Miles Curry interviewed Linda Hollen on February 4, 2009 about the founding of the Wright State University College of Nursing and Health. In the interview, Hollen discusses her career and her decision to come to Wright State as a student with the College of Nursing and Health.

Easterly, Linda Interview For The Miami Valley College Of Nursing And Health Oral History Project, Carol Holdcraft, Linda Easterly

Wright State University - Miami Valley College of Nursing and Health Oral History Project

Carol Holdcraft interviewed Linda Easterly about the founding of the Wright State University College of Nursing and Health. In the interview, Easterly discusses her career and her decision to come to Wright State as a student with the College of Nursing and Health.

Frederick, Stephen D. Interview For The Miami Valley College Of Nursing And Health Oral History Project, Carol Holdcraft, Stephen D. Frederick

Wright State University - Miami Valley College of Nursing and Health Oral History Project

Carol Holdcraft interviewed Stephen D. Frederick about the founding of the Wright State University College of Nursing and Health. In the interview Dr. Frederick discusses his career and his decision to come to Wright State as faculty with College of Education and the College of Nursing and Health.

Gmeiner, Jayne Interview For The Miami Valley College Of Nursing And Health Oral History Project, Carol Holdcraft, Jayne Gmeiner

Wright State University - Miami Valley College of Nursing and Health Oral History Project

Carol Holdcraft interviewed Jayne Gmeiner on November 15, 2006 about the founding of the Wright State University College of Nursing and Health. In the interview, Gmeiner discusses her career and her decision to come to Wright State as a student with the College of Nursing and Health.

Lancaster, Jeanette Interview For The Miami Valley College Of Nursing And Health Oral History Project, Donna M. Curry, Jeanette Lancaster

Wright State University - Miami Valley College of Nursing and Health Oral History Project

Donna Miles Curry interviewed Jeanette Lancaster about the founding of the Wright State University College of Nursing and Health. In the interview Dr. Lancaster discusses her career and her decision to come to Wright State as faculty with the College of Nursing and Health.

Burleigh, Joyce Interview For The Miami Valley College Of Nursing And Health Oral History Project, Carol Holdcraft, Joyce Burleigh

Wright State University - Miami Valley College of Nursing and Health Oral History Project

Carol Holdcraft interviewed Joyce Burleigh on September 27, 2006 about the founding of Wright State University College of Nursing and Health. In the interview, Burleigh discusses her career and her decision to come to Wright State as a student for the College of Nursing and Health.

Stalter, Ann Interview For The Miami Valley College Of Nursing And Health Oral History Project, Donna M. Curry, Carol Holdcraft, Ann M. Stalter

Wright State University - Miami Valley College of Nursing and Health Oral History Project

Donna Miles Curry and Carol Holdcraft interviewed Ann Stalter on August 7, 2006 about the founding of Wright State University College of Nursing and Health. In the interview Ms. Stalter discusses her career and her decision to come to Wright State as a student with the College of Nursing and Health.

Heimbach, Susan Interview For The Miami Valley College Of Nursing And Health Oral History Project, Carol Holdcraft, Susan Mcclellan Heimbach, Stacy Baldwin

Wright State University - Miami Valley College of Nursing and Health Oral History Project

Carol Holdcraft interviewed Susan Heimbach about the founding of the Wright State University College of Nursing and Health. In the interview Heimbach discusses her career and her decision to come to Wright State as a student with the College of Nursing and Health.

Beyond 'Hot Lips' And 'Big Nurse': Creative Writing And Nursing, Sandra Young

English Faculty Publications

This essay describes a special topics creative writing course designed for nursing students, and argues that creative writing strategies work to improve nurses' compositional skills. Also discussed are other potential benefits from creatively writing patients' lives, notably, the blending of arts and sciences, and the ways in which medical schools are encouraging their students to study the humanities, especially literature and creative writing. The essay includes student creative writing samples.

The essay also discusses the depiction of nurses in popular culture. M*A*S*H*, Richard Hooker’s black comedy about the antics of doctors and nurses during the Korean War, gave us “Hot …

Rye, Dottie Interview For The Miami Valley College Of Nursing And Health Oral History Project, Carol Holdcraft, Dorothea S. Rye

Wright State University - Miami Valley College of Nursing and Health Oral History Project

Carol Holdcraft interviewed Dottie Rye about the founding of the Wright State University College of Nursing and Health. In the interview Ms. Rye discusses her career and her involvement with the Wright State University College of Nursing and Health.

Fritz, Ira Interview For The Miami Valley College Of Nursing And Health Oral History Project, Carol Holdcraft, Ira Fritz

Wright State University - Miami Valley College of Nursing and Health Oral History Project

Carol Holdcraft interviewed Ira Fritz about the founding of the Wright State University College of Nursing and Health. In the interview Dr. Fritz discusses his career and his decision to come to Wright State as faculty with the College of Nursing and Health.

Campbell, Jacqueline Interview For The Miami Valley College Of Nursing And Health Oral History Project, Carol Holdcraft, Jacqueline Campbell

Wright State University - Miami Valley College of Nursing and Health Oral History Project

Carol Holdcraft interviewed Jacqueline Campbell on September 23, 2003 about the founding of Wright State University College of Nursing and Health. In the interview, Campbell discusses her career and her decision to come to Wright State as a student for the College of Nursing and Health.

Kearns, Merle Interview For The Miami Valley College Of Nursing And Health Oral History Project, Donna M. Curry, Kim Kirby, Merle Kearns

Wright State University - Miami Valley College of Nursing and Health Oral History Project

Donna Miles Curry and Kim Kirby interviewed Ohio State Representative Merle Kearns about the founding of the Wright State University College of Nursing and Health. In the interview, Kearns discusses her career and her relationship with the Wright State University College of Nursing and Health

Mcgonigal, Wendy Interview For The Miami Valley College Of Nursing And Health Oral History Project, Donna M. Curry, Kim Kirby, Wendy Mcgonigal

Wright State University - Miami Valley College of Nursing and Health Oral History Project

Donna Miles Curry and Kim Kirby interviewed Wendy McGonigal on July 2, 2003 about the founding of the Wright State University College of Nursing and Health. In the interview McGonigal discusses her career and her decision to come to Wright State as a student with the College of Nursing and Health.

Chinn, Peggy Interview For The Miami Valley College Of Nursing And Health Oral History Project, Carol Holdcraft, Peggy Chinn

Wright State University - Miami Valley College of Nursing and Health Oral History Project

Carol Holdcraft interviewed Peggy Chinn on June 18, 2003 about the founding of Wright State University College of Nursing and Health. In the interview Dr. Chinn discusses her career and her decision to come to Wright State as a student for the College of Nursing and Health.

Sullivan, Jean Interview For The Miami Valley College Of Nursing And Health Oral History Project, Carol Holdcraft, Jean Sullivan

Wright State University - Miami Valley College of Nursing and Health Oral History Project

Carol Holdcraft interviewed Jean Sullivan about the founding of the Wright State University College of Nursing and Health. In the interview Ms. Sullivan discusses her career and her decision to come to Wright State as faculty with the College of Nursing and Health.

Brown, Cindy Interview For The Miami Valley College Of Nursing And Health Oral History Project, Cindy Berger, Donna M. Curry, Cindy Brown

Wright State University - Miami Valley College of Nursing and Health Oral History Project

Cindy Berger and Donna Miles Curry interviewed Cindy Brown on January 9, 2003 about the founding of Wright State University College of Nursing and Health. In the interview, Brown discusses her career and her decision to come to Wright State as a student with the College of Nursing and Health.

Sommerville, Bonnie Interview For The Miami Valley College Of Nursing And Health Oral History Project, Donna M. Curry, Carol Holdcraft, Bonnie Sommerville

Wright State University - Miami Valley College of Nursing and Health Oral History Project

Carol Holdcraft and Donna Miles Curry interviewed Bonnie Sommerville on December 3, 2002 about the founding of Wright State University College of Nursing and Health. In the interview, Sommerville discusses her career and her decision to come to Wright State as a student and faculty member for the College of Nursing and Health.

Bennett, Agnes Interview For The Miami Valley College Of Nursing And Health Oral History Project, Carol Holdcraft, Agnes Bennett

Wright State University - Miami Valley College of Nursing and Health Oral History Project

Carol Holdcraft interviewed Agnes Bennett on April 30, 2002 about the founding of Wright State University College of Nursing and Health. In the interview, Bennett discusses her career and her decision to come to Wright State as a faculty member for the College of Nursing and Health.

Cross, Joann Interview For The Miami Valley College Of Nursing And Health Oral History Project, Carol Holdcraft, Joann Cross

Wright State University - Miami Valley College of Nursing and Health Oral History Project

Carol Holdcraft interviewed Joann Cross about the founding of the Wright State University College of Nursing and Health. In the interview, Cross discusses her career and her decision to come to Wright State as faculty with the College of Nursing and Health.

Bogan, Barbara Interview For The Miami Valley College Of Nursing And Health Oral History Project, Carol Holdcraft, Barbara Bogan

Wright State University - Miami Valley College of Nursing and Health Oral History Project

Carol Holdcraft interviewed Barbara Bogan on April 16, 2002 about the founding of Wright State University College of Nursing and Health. In the interview, Bogan discusses her career and her decision to come to Wright State as a founding faculty member for the College of Nursing and Health.

Curry, Donna Miles Interview For The Miami Valley College Of Nursing And Health Oral History Project, Carol Holdcraft, Donna M. Curry

Wright State University - Miami Valley College of Nursing and Health Oral History Project

Carol Holdcraft interviewed Donna Miles Curry on May 9, 2001 about the founding of Wright State University College of Nursing and Health. In the interview Dr. Curry discusses her career and her decision to come to Wright State as a founding faculty member for the College of Nursing and Health.