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Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Prevention Bundle, Patricia Cal
Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Prevention Bundle, Patricia Cal
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a serious complication in critically ill patients; it can prolong intubation, increase intensive care unit and hospital length of stay, and increase mortality to twice the level of patients who do not develop VAP. The purpose of this project was to determine the effect of an evidence-based educational program to prevent VAP on ICU nurses' actual and documented practices for preventing VAP. The research questions addressed whether an educational program focused on VAP prevention will affect critical care nurses' compliance with a VAP prevention bundle, and whether the education will result in maintenance of a rate …
Impact And Prevention Of Psychiatric Polypharmacy In The Elderly, Rose Cordelia E Onyekwe
Impact And Prevention Of Psychiatric Polypharmacy In The Elderly, Rose Cordelia E Onyekwe
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Adequate medication management is a focus of effective care that is often overlooked in caring for adults with comorbid psychiatric and physical conditions, especially in patients who are treated by multiple care providers and have a variety of health issues at the same time. The purpose of this project was to develop evidence-based policies and practice guidelines to reduce polypharmacy in elderly patients in a rural outpatient psychiatric clinic. Bandura's self-efficacy theory was used to inform the project for its value in assessing motivation, capacity for self-regulation, and perceptions of individual ability. An interdisciplinary team of stakeholders explored best practices …