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Improving Nurse-Physician Collaboration: Building An Infrastructure Of Support, Marshall Blue
Improving Nurse-Physician Collaboration: Building An Infrastructure Of Support, Marshall Blue
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects
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Healthcare organizations have come to realize the 21st century brings many challenges. First and foremost is the challenge of improving patient satisfaction with their health care and their associated experience accessing this complex system. Other challenges are incorporating the patient perceptions of delivering high quality, safe, equitable care to the surrounding community while demonstrating cohesive teamwork. Healthcare professionals and organizations must find an effective and efficient pathway to provide excellent care to the patient within an extremely competitive market. Current research demonstrates a patient perceives they are receiving exceptional care when interdisciplinary conversations are noticed between the nurse and …
Stress Relieving Lavender Aromatherapy For Inpatient Nurses, Kaneisha Deburgo
Stress Relieving Lavender Aromatherapy For Inpatient Nurses, Kaneisha Deburgo
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects
Lavender essential oil as a form of aromatherapy is proven to be an effective way to relieve occupational stress among nurses, providing them with a healthy self-care outlet. The purpose of this DNP project was to decrease the stress levels of inpatient nurses by implementing lavender essential oil aromatherapy as a self-care initiative. Willing inpatient Registered Nurses within a fast-paced inpatient telemetry unit were given a vial that contained three drops of Young Living lavender essential oil enclosed within at the beginning of their shifts. The nurses were asked to carry it with them during their eight-hour shifts for three …