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Reducing Incidence Of Contrast-Induced Acute Kidney Injury Through Nursing Education, Hilarie Rankin
Reducing Incidence Of Contrast-Induced Acute Kidney Injury Through Nursing Education, Hilarie Rankin
Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects
Contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) occurs commonly in patients following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and has been linked to increased patient morbidity, higher risk for cardiovascular mortality, and a large burden of annual healthcare costs. The implementation of evidence-based care standards by nursing staff has been shown to reduce incidence of CI-AKI. Current discrepancies in nursing care have been linked to increased incidence of CI-AKI; therefore, the need for enhanced nurse buy-in with evidence-based protocols is paramount. The primary investigator sought to increase knowledge of CI-AKI and nursing compliance with an established evidence-based protocol at a single center hospital. After …
Improving Suicide Risk Assessment Through Educational Program Implementation, Timothy Booth
Improving Suicide Risk Assessment Through Educational Program Implementation, Timothy Booth
Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects
Background: Unsustainable behavioral health education focused on comprehensive suicide risk assessment performance contributes to decreased registered nurses’ perceived self-efficacy in assessing and caring for suicidal patients.
Purpose: To educate medical-surgical and progressive care registered nurses in assessing patients for suicide risk factors and warning signs comprehensively.
Design Method: A quasi-experimental designed quality improvement project with evidence-based suicide educational program implementation. Project results yielded a 56.7% increase in registered nurses’ perceived self-efficacy in assessing and caring for suicidal patients. Future DNP work will focus on sampling a larger population (N) to decrease opportunities for the skewness of project results …