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The Effects Of Debriefing On Nurse Distress After Perinatal Loss, Russin Marie Kelly
The Effects Of Debriefing On Nurse Distress After Perinatal Loss, Russin Marie Kelly
Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Projects
Labor and delivery nurses are the first-line caregivers for women suffering a perinatal loss which involves miscarriage, stillbirth, and infant death. This loss of life can cause nurses’ distress. This project proposes using the PEARLS healthcare debriefing tool as an intervention to decrease distress and improve nurse satisfaction. Before and after the debriefing intervention, a survey allowed the nurse to rate their distress from zero to ten using the distress thermometer and answer questions about job satisfaction. The data analyzed shows that the debriefing intervention decreased nurse distress after perinatal loss compared to the prior practice of no debriefing after …
Mentorship Experience Among Nurse Practitioners, Chelsea L. Noble
Mentorship Experience Among Nurse Practitioners, Chelsea L. Noble
Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Projects
Background and Review of Literature: The current literature provides the context of mentorship and its benefits across various disciplines. Nursing and medicine use mentorship frequently to guide each new generation of healthcare providers. There is a current lack of research focusing on nurse practitioners as it relates specifically to mentorship.
Purpose: The purpose of this Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) project was to evaluate mentorship in nurse practitioners and across subspecialties.
Methods: A descriptive correlational study was conducted. Data were collected using the Mentor Evaluation Tool (MET) and the National University Hospital Mentorship Evaluation (NUH ME) tool that were administered …