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Burnout, Depression And Suicide Prevention In Healthcare Staff, April Ritchie

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects

Burnout can lead to depression and suicidal ideation in healthcare providers. Healthcare leaders must proactively identify staff experiencing burnout and offer interventions for staff wellbeing, which will also, reduce errors, improve patient satisfaction, and patient outcomes. This manuscript provides a review of evidence-based interventions that can help accomplish these goals.

The Relationship Of Age, Ethnicity, Parity, And Awareness Of The Midwife’S Role In Selection Of Pregnancy Care Provider In Childbearing Age Women, Marquida Morgan

Grace Peterson Nursing Research Colloquium

Abstract

Background: Birthing centers inside hospitals may offer women the choice of a pregnancy care provider. Mothers can choose either a physician or a midwife. The rise of birthing centers is parallel to the rise in the demand for midwives. It is essential for the continuous growth of midwives to examine the maternal selection process of pregnancy care providers.

Objectives: The object of the descriptive survey study was examining age, ethnicity, parity, and the awareness of the midwife’s role influence on a woman’s selection of pregnancy care provider. This information would provide midwives with a framework to understand ...

Collaborative Care Best Practices Model (Ccbpm) Development For Nursing And Occupational Therapy Assistant Interprofessional Simulation, Carrie M. O'Reilly, Lisa P. Simmons, Mary L. Romanello

The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy

The use of simulation as a teaching and learning stratagem is well supported in the professional literature. The development of a collaborative care best practices model (CCBPM) was undertaken to help the creation and implementation of an interprofessional education (IPE) learning strategy between occupational therapy assistant (OTA) and pre-licensure nursing students at a private liberal arts college. The project goals and outcomes involved faculty development, CCBPM development, and OTA and nursing novice student competency acquisition in their respective professions. Twenty-three students (10 OTA and 13 nursing) completed the IPE learning simulation exercise. A mixed-method approach to data analysis was used ...

Comparison Of Emla And Diclofenac On Reduction Of Pain And Phlebitis Caused By Peripheral Iv Catheter: A Randomized-Controlled Trial Study, Faezeh Babaieasl, Hossein Y. Yarandi, Seyedehtanaz Saeidzadeh, Motahareh Kheradmand

Nursing Faculty Research Publications

Peripheral venous catheters (PVC) are often used to provide hydration, medications, and blood products when the length of therapy is expected to be less that one week. Pain and phlebitis are frequent complications of PVC. Diclofenac and EMLA have been used to minimize these adverse effects, however, conflicting results have been reported regarding which has better outcomes. This double-blind, randomized controlled trial was conducted to compare the efficacy of EMLA and Diclofenac (TDP) in attenuating PVC pain and phlebitis. The inpatient setting was chosen because of the higher frequency of PVC insertions, allowing for a sufficient sample size. One hundred ...

Improving Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, And Transgender Health Care Outcomes, David Agosto

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Many lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals report experiencing discrimination in their health care that leads to avoidance of regular appointments with providers. Lack of regular primary care can delay diagnoses of preventable conditions and increase patient risks for chronic disease complications. A systematic review of the literature was conducted to understand LGBT cultural competencies for nursing and other health care providers. The Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews and Melnyk's levels of evidence framed this systematic literature review. Articles for inclusion were limited to those published in English between 2008 and 2018. Keywords used in the literature search ...

Improving Nurses' Knowledge Of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection, Misty Cooper

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) are usually attributable to suboptimal line insertion, care, or maintenance and are associated with poor patient outcomes. Nursing plays a pivotal role in preventing CLABSI, because nurses are generally responsible for the routine care and maintenance of central lines. The purpose of this project was to determine if CLABSI nursing education and demonstration-based competency could improve nurses' knowledge on a neurology unit as compared to current practice of an annual e-learning module as the sole source of nurse education. This project was informed by Lewin's planned change theory and involved changing behaviors, attitudes, and ...

Clinical Nursing Faculty Competency, Christine Lee Kalt

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Nursing faculty are responsible for graduating competent students and being competent themselves; however, the required competencies of clinical nursing faculty who instruct students in the clinical area are unidentified. The practice problem addressed in this project was the lack of a structured, organized process for identifying initial and ongoing competencies of a clinical nursing facility. The purpose of this project was to explore nursing faculty clinical competency and provide a multimethod, multispecialty approach for implementing clinical nursing faculty competency. The target population was clinical nursing faculty (n= 30) in an academic setting. This project explored the impact of a multimethod ...

An Educational Program For Primary Nursing, Marsha-Gail Mcdonald

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

To increase continuity of care and reduce clinical errors, management in an inpatient rehabilitation unit of a private, nonprofit hospital chose to change the care delivery model to primary nursing; unit nurses had inadequate understanding of primary nursing, creating a gap in practice. The purpose of this project was to develop an educational program on primary nursing to address the question of how education on primary nursing would impact the understanding of the model among the nurses in the patient rehabilitation unit of the project site. Rogers's diffusion of innovation model provided a framework for developing the educational program ...

Development Of Nursing Education For An Observation Unit, Donna Mckinney

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

As healthcare continues to face scrutiny related to the cost and quality of patient care, organizations are challenged with providing the right care to patients in the right setting. Some healthcare organizations are implementing observation units to provide appropriate care to a specific subset of patients. The purpose of this project was to develop education for nursing staff who will work on the dedicated observation unit and are unfamiliar with the care requirements. Benner's novice-to-expert theory was used as the framework for the project. This theorist posits that nurses transitioning to a new area require new knowledge and skills ...

Nursing Staff Education For Heart Failure Disease Management, Kerri Murphy

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Heart failure (HF) has a global significance for the older population and is the most common reason for hospitalization. Patients with HF can reduce their risk for hospital readmissions and adverse outcomes through self-management of their disease. Nurses are responsible for educating patients about HF self-management; however, nurses at the project site lacked sufficient understanding and confidence to perform adequate HF patient education, creating a gap in practice. This project was guided by Pender's health promotion model and adult learning theory with the goal to increase nurses' knowledge and confidence with the self-management principles of HF. The purpose of ...

Impact Of A Formal Mentorship Program On Frontline Nurse Managers, Tonya Ranee Roth

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

There are numerous factors that influence a nurse manager's job satisfaction and intention to remain in a job. The purpose of this project was to evaluate whether a formal mentorship program for nurse managers impacted job satisfaction and intention to remain in a job. A pilot program was developed and 15 nurse managers from 2 hospitals in the Pacific Northwest participated in a 6-month mentorship program. The program was guided by mentorship enactment theory and Kouzes and Posner's exemplary leadership framework. Using the Leadership Profile Inventory (LPI) and the Nurse Manager Practice Environment Scale (NMPES), job satisfaction, intention ...

Podcast: Strategies For Developing Dnp Students’ Writing Skills

Michelle DeCoux Hampton

No abstract provided.

Stroke Clinical Order Pathway Education (Scope) For Apns, Varsha Singh

Seton Hall University DNP Final Projects

More than 795,000 American adults have a stroke annually. About 610,000 are first or new strokes. Almost 140,000 Americans of all ages die of a stroke every year (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2017). Stroke requires emergent treatment and an exact clinical order pathway to ensure better patient outcomes and compliance with the standards of care defined by regulatory bodies such as the Joint Commission (TJC) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). While stroke management teams often include an Advanced Practice Nurse (APN), there is a lack of a standardized protocol across ...

Le Soutien Au Leadership Transformationnel Des Infirmières Gestionnaires Dans Un Contexte De Changement Organisationnel : La Perspective Des Infirmières Gestionnaires, Claudia Touchette Boivin, Kelley Kilpatrick

Science of Nursing and Health Practices - Science infirmière et pratiques en santé

Introduction. Nurse managers should favour the use of transformational leadership in the context of organizational change. However, nurse managers have expressed the need for support in exercising such leadership. Objective. This study explored how nurse managers could be supported in their use of transformational leadership in the context of organizational change. Methods. A qualitative descriptive study was undertaken from February to May 2017. Semi-structured interviews were completed with nurse managers (n=12). Transcripts were subjected to content analysis and descriptive statistics were computed. Results. Four themes emerged: scope of change, implementation of transformational leadership, facilitating strategies, and time. These themes ...

Intervention For Patients Intubated And Conscious To Decrease Peritraumatic Distress (Ipic-Ptd) – Acceptability And Feasibility, Emilie Gosselin, Céline Gélinas, Patricia Bourgault, Stéphan Lavoie

Science of Nursing and Health Practices - Science infirmière et pratiques en santé

Introduction. Keeping patients conscious while mechanically ventilated in intensive care has been shown to improve physical health but also to potentially cause peritraumatic distress and posttraumatic stress disorder. Risk factors for onset of psychological consequences in this population include bothersome symptoms, such as anxiety, delirium, pain, and sleep alteration. Objective. The objective of this study was to describe the acceptability and feasibility of a nursing intervention to prevent onset of peritraumatic distress and post-traumatic stress disorder in conscious intubated patients in intensive care unit by decreasing their bothersome symptoms. Methods. A descriptive design was used to document the perspective of ...

Développement Et Validation De L’Échelle D'Observation Comportementale Du Confort D'Enfants Brûlés (Occeb-Becco), Viviane Tremblay, Christelle Khadra, Ariane Ballard, Sylvie Charette, Christophe Fortin, Julie Paquette, Edith Villeneuve, Sylvie Le May

Science of Nursing and Health Practices - Science infirmière et pratiques en santé

Introduction. Burn care causes children a great deal of pain and apprehension. Comfort, a concept referring as much to the absence of physical pain as to well-being, is a key consideration in assessing the quality of nursing care provided to young burn victims. However, no instrument existed to measure level of comfort of child burn victims during the delivery of painful care procedures. Objective. To develop and validate a scale to measure the comfort level of young child burn victims subjected to painful care procedures. Methods. Following a review of the literature, 38 items were generated to measure comfort in ...

Processus Décisionnel Du Consentement Aux Soins Chez L’Adolescent Atteint D’Un Cancer : Une Perspective Triadique, Joséanne Desrosiers, Christine Genest, Ariane Ballard, Sylvie Le May

Science of Nursing and Health Practices - Science infirmière et pratiques en santé

Introduction. Obtaining consent to care in pediatric oncology is recognized as a complex decisional process on account of the multiple stakeholders involved. In Quebec, the process is complicated all the more by the fact that teenagers 14 years and over can, under certain circumstances, consent to care without parental approval. Objective. The aim of this study was to develop a conceptual model of the decisional process involved in obtaining consent to care for adolescents with cancer from the triadic perspective of adolescents, parents and pivot nurses. Method. Data were collected through individual semi-structured interviews and sociodemographic questionnaires. Interviews were transcribed ...

Les Conditions Favorables À La Relation Infirmière-Patient : Le Contexte De L’Hospitalisation Involontaire Lors D’Un Premier Épisode Psychotique, Myriam Clément, Chantal Verdon, Fanny Robichaud, Amal Abdel-Baki

Science of Nursing and Health Practices - Science infirmière et pratiques en santé

Introduction. The nurse-patient relationship is a key element in recovery for individuals involuntarily hospitalized for first-episode psychosis. However, the power imbalance between nurse and patient in this context can be detrimental to the relationship. Indeed, it is difficult for nurses to provide person-centred care and to seek collaboration with the patient under the circumstances. Objective. The aim of this study was to co-construct a vision of the ideal relationship between nurse and involuntarily hospitalized patient based on the recovery model. Methods. An appreciative inquiry action-research approach was used to enable five individuals involuntarily hospitalized for a psychotic episode and five ...

Les Soins Infirmiers À L'Ère De L'Intelligence Artificielle, José Côté

Science of Nursing and Health Practices - Science infirmière et pratiques en santé

No abstract provided.

Health-Services Utilisation Amongst Older Persons During The Last Year Of Life: A Population-Based Study, Danielle Ní Chróinín, David E. Goldsbury, Alexander Beveridge, Patricia M. Davidson, Afaf Girgis, Nicholas Ingham, Jane L. Phillips, Anne M. Wilkinson, Jane M. Ingham, Dianne L. O'Connell

ECU Publications Post 2013

BACKGROUND: Accurate population-based data regarding hospital-based care utilisation by older persons during their last year of life are important in health services planning. We investigated patterns of acute hospital-based service use at the end of life, amongst older decedents in New South Wales (NSW), Australia.

METHODS: Data from all persons aged ≥70 years who died in the state of NSW Australia in 2007 were included. Several measures of hospital-based service utilisation during the last year of life were assessed from retrospectively linked data comprising data for all registered deaths, cause of death, hospital care during the last year of life ...