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Educating Outpatient Clinic Nurses In The Management Of Diabetes, Deborah O. Yisa
Educating Outpatient Clinic Nurses In The Management Of Diabetes, Deborah O. Yisa
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
Diabetes mellitus must be carefully managed and cared for to reduce complications and enhance quality of life. Nurses are essential to the treatment of people with diabetes, so they must have up- to-date knowledge and expertise in diabetic education. The significance of diabetic education for nurses, its effect on patient outcomes, and techniques for boosting nurses' competency in diabetes care are critical to positive patient outcomes and are all explored in this academic research. The results suggest a notable disparity between the participants' knowledge ratings before and after the intervention, confirming that all 13 participants benefited from the diabetic self-management …
Exploring The Relationship Between Staffing And Long-Term Care Worker Mental Health, Matthew R. Trombley
Exploring The Relationship Between Staffing And Long-Term Care Worker Mental Health, Matthew R. Trombley
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
This research delves into the relationship between staffing levels during a crisis in the healthcare workforce and the mental well-being of long-term care workers, with a specific focus on variables such as burnout, compassion fatigue, and compassion satisfaction. With increasing workforce shortages, the attention to providing quality care during this tumultuous period has become increasingly urgent. There has been scarce empirical research that has explicitly sought to comprehend the connection between staffing levels and the mental health of long-term care professionals. This study was designed as a non-experimental, quantitative correlational investigation, aiming to understand the intricate dynamics between patient-to-staff ratios …
Medication Errors In Hospitals, Isata Jalloh
Medication Errors In Hospitals, Isata Jalloh
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
In hospitals, the issue of medication errors poses a serious problem, often leading to substantial health complications and, in some cases, even deaths among hospitalized as well as discharged patients. This health challenge not only imposes a substantial financial burden on patients, insurance providers, and Federal/State governments but also contributes to elevated healthcare expenses, hindering the effective allocation of resources to address other healthcare issues. Understanding the triggers of medication errors in hospitals is critical in solving this problem. The purpose of this integrative review is to determine the causes/triggers of medication errors in hospitals. This review will highlight the …
Resiliency In Nursing: An Integrative Review, Valerie Yvonne Moke
Resiliency In Nursing: An Integrative Review, Valerie Yvonne Moke
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
Nurses have been placed under tremendous pressure throughout their careers and the culmination of this pressure was the COVID-19 pandemic. Nurses had to remain stoic despite longer hours, heavier workloads, lack of PPE and the fear of becoming infected or infecting their families. A review of the current literature was accessed to see how nurses built their stamina to withstand those pressures and create interventions to improve patient outcomes. The research was used to evaluate ways to improve nurse retention, reduce nursing shortages, and improve job satisfaction for those nurses and future nurses. The evidence showed that nurses with support, …
Building Resilience To Combat Symptoms Of Moral Distress And Burnout In Nurses: Is It Effective? An Integrative Review, Julia M. Mcauley-Gonzalez
Building Resilience To Combat Symptoms Of Moral Distress And Burnout In Nurses: Is It Effective? An Integrative Review, Julia M. Mcauley-Gonzalez
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
Background: Moral Distress (MD) is an experience of painful feelings and/or psychological imbalance that occurs when a person’s moral integrity is seriously compromised, either because one feels unable to act in accordance with core values and obligations, or attempted actions fail to achieve the desired outcome (Hamric, 2014). The consequences of repeated episodes of moral distress have been linked to nurses reporting symptoms of low job satisfaction, caregiver burnout, compassion fatigue, emotional exhaustion, poor work engagement, and nurses leaving their positions. Problem: There is evidence that makes the connection between an existing high level of resilience and a low level …
Knowledge And Attitudes Of Orthopedic Nurses Regarding Pain Management, Matthew Neumann
Knowledge And Attitudes Of Orthopedic Nurses Regarding Pain Management, Matthew Neumann
Doctoral Dissertations and Scholarly Projects
Nurses are at the forefront in the care of patient pain management; however, many nurses do not possess the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for best pain management outcomes. Adequate pain management education is often infrequent in academic settings and in post-graduate health care environments. That shortcoming suggests a need to improve pain management education as advocated by The Joint Commission and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The purpose of this study is to measure 20 nurses’ knowledge and attitudes regarding pain and pain management while working in an orthopedic setting. It was an evidence-based practice project utilizing …