Improving Patient Safety Through Bedside Shift Report,
2025
Morehead State University
Improving Patient Safety Through Bedside Shift Report, Madison Caudill
2025 Celebration of Student Scholarship - Poster Presentations
This project addresses the issue of nurses at Hospital A not participating in bedside shift report, often conducting report in hallways or at the nurses' station. This practice can compromise patient safety, communication, and continuity of care. The guiding objective is to implement bedside shift reporting to enhance patient safety, improve communication, and foster a more patient-centered approach. • Interaction of the six QSEN principles: • Patient-centered: Including patient in their care by including them in the report process. • Teamwork: Encouraging collaboration between outgoing and incoming nurses. Enables patients to take an active role in their own care. • …
Nurse-Patient Ratios And The Effects On Patient Outcomes, Mortality, And Costs.,
2025
Morehead State University
Nurse-Patient Ratios And The Effects On Patient Outcomes, Mortality, And Costs., Martin Helms
2025 Celebration of Student Scholarship - Poster Presentations
Healthcare in the United States is constantly changing and adapting to the current health of the country. There are many considerations that play into providing quality, safe, and effective care. At the forefront of what is needed is nursing staff, that has seen a steep decline in recent years. One of the problems I see as a large influence on nursing is the ratio of patient's nurses are responsible for during their shifts. This research project is aimed at finding the relation between nurse-patient ratios and the outcomes on patients/hospitals. The study is focused on identifying improvement in patient-centered care, …
Entreprenurial Community Improvement Programempowering Students Through Experiential Learning For Community Impact,
2025
Faculty Mentor
Entreprenurial Community Improvement Programempowering Students Through Experiential Learning For Community Impact, Kaylee Pionk, Olivia Robinson, Luke Seelye, Jachin Wilbur, India Young, Rachel Rogers
2025 Celebration of Student Scholarship - Poster Presentations
No abstract provided.
Risk, Religion, And Rivalry: How Religiosity Affects Competitive Intensity In U.S. Firm,
2025
Morehead State University
Risk, Religion, And Rivalry: How Religiosity Affects Competitive Intensity In U.S. Firm, Mara Wilson, Ahmad Hassan
2025 Celebration of Student Scholarship - Poster Presentations
Firms operate within cultural and societal contexts that shape their strategic decisions, with religion being a significant influence. Research shows that religious norms impact managerial decision-making and corporate practices (Chan- Serafin et al., 2013; Weaver and Agle, 2002). Even individuals who do not fully internalize religious values are influenced by local cultural norms, including religion (Spicer & Bailey, 2007). Religion plays a crucial role in shaping culture, which in turn affects economic behavior (Weber, 1905; Guiso et al., 2003). CEOs often look to religious teachings for guidance in navigating the secular business world (McCarthy, 1996; Nash, 2004). However, little research …
An Eye For An Eye: How Revenge Is Viewed As A Motive,
2025
Morehead State University
An Eye For An Eye: How Revenge Is Viewed As A Motive, Elizabeth Perkins, Talon Stallings
2025 Celebration of Student Scholarship - Poster Presentations
Motives behind crimes play a large role in sentencing. A motive being defined as “the reason for doing something.” (Oxford Dictionary, 2023) In criminal cases, this translates to the reason for committing a crime. It’s well known that different criminal motives elicit different reactions from members of the public. (Wolfgang, 1958) This often leads to differences in sentencing. One of the most well known motives in crime is revenge, which is the act of criminally retaliating against one who a criminal believes has wronged them. (Kivivuori, 2016) In this research study, public opinion was gauged on how revenge is viewed …
2024-2025 Program And Abstracts Celebration Of Student Scholarship,
2025
Morehead State University
2024-2025 Program And Abstracts Celebration Of Student Scholarship, Morehead State University. Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program.
2025 Celebration of Student Scholarship - Poster Presentations
The 2024-2025 Program and Abstracts for the Celebration of Student Scholarship at Morehead State University held on April 16, 2025. A Showcase of Student Research, Scholarship, Creative Work, and Performance Arts.
Hazel Green Academy - A Reimagined Legacy,
2025
Mentor
Hazel Green Academy - A Reimagined Legacy, Jaxson Brewer, Ashlee Foxworth, Jacob Layne, Emma Layne, Rachel Rogers
2025 Celebration of Student Scholarship - Poster Presentations
A poster describing the establishment and history of the Hazel Green Academy in Wolfe County, Kentucky from 1880 to 1983.
End Of Life Decision Making: The Right To Die On Their Own Terms,
2025
Morehead State University
End Of Life Decision Making: The Right To Die On Their Own Terms, Alexandra Stacy
2025 Celebration of Student Scholarship - Poster Presentations
For the capstone project I was asked to identify a “problem” that I observed at my clinical site this semester. One problem at my clinical site has stuck out to me significantly. Patients on the unit I have been assigned are often close to death and unable to make their own decisions and despite any legal paperwork that may be in place their power of attorney or state mandated power of attorney often go against the patients last wishes. While this does not sit well with me, and many others, this is a large legal and ethical issue that would …
Nurse Abuse And Patient Delirium: Effects On Nursing Profession,
2025
Morehead State University
Nurse Abuse And Patient Delirium: Effects On Nursing Profession, Briana Sharps
2025 Celebration of Student Scholarship - Poster Presentations
Abuse against nurses is a growing topic in today's healthcare system, whether that reflects verbal, physical, or sexual abuse. During my practicum at “Hospital A” there were multiple instances of nurse abuse on varying levels of type and severity, with most related to patient delirium. Due to this, I chose to do my capstone project on the rise in nurse abuse and how we can improve this to promote quality and safe care to all patients using QSEN competencies to educate nurses on how to prevent adverse incidents of abuse towards healthcare workers as it relates to preventing patient delirium …
Quantification Of Nicotine Using High-Performance Liquid Chromatography & Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry,
2025
Faculty Mentor
Quantification Of Nicotine Using High-Performance Liquid Chromatography & Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, Marissa Blair, Emmalou Schmittzehe-Skarbek
2025 Celebration of Student Scholarship - Poster Presentations
In recent years, electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), commonly known as electronic cigarettes (ECs), have gained popularity, particularly among adolescents (Cooper, 2022). • The core component of these devices is e-liquids which contain nicotine, propylene glycol, vegetable glycerin, flavoring, and other chemicals (Cheng, 2014; Sassano, et al., 2018). • The FDA regulates manufacturing, importing, packaging, labelling, advertising, promotion, sale, and distribution of ENDS, but they do not check the accuracy of reported information. • Studies have consistently shown that labelled nicotine concentration and actual concentration can range from as little as 35% less nicotine to as much as 52% greater …
Determination Of Synthetic Pesticide Concentration In Bodies Of Water In Rowan County Kentucky,
2025
Faculty Mentor
Determination Of Synthetic Pesticide Concentration In Bodies Of Water In Rowan County Kentucky, Jacob Blevins, Emmalou Schmittzehe-Skarbek
2025 Celebration of Student Scholarship - Poster Presentations
Synthetic pesticide usage is a relatively recent invention of industry that has been proven to have widespread biological effects. Many families of pesticides have unique properties including solubility in water and long half-lives. This ability to be soluble in water paired with a long half-life result in a pesticide that is perfectly suited to contaminate water designated for human or agricultural use. Solid-phase extraction is a preparatory technique of analytical chemistry in which a liquid sample is passed through a solid material that selectively retains compounds for further analysis. High-Performance Liquid Chromatography is an analytical chemistry technique that can quantify …
Ensuring Blood Transfusion Safety: Preventing Errors And Sentinel Events,
2025
Morehead State University
Ensuring Blood Transfusion Safety: Preventing Errors And Sentinel Events, Brooklyn Lemaster
2025 Celebration of Student Scholarship - Poster Presentations
During my time working across various units at Hospital A, I frequently observed blood transfusions as a common procedure. One particular event stands out: a sentinel event in which the incorrect blood products were administered to a patient. This incident resulted in the patient exhibiting visible body tremors, dizziness, confusion, tachycardia, and hypertension. While the patient and blood product ID numbers were correctly matched, the error occurred when two type and screen results were switched in the blood bank. Fortunately, my nurse and I promptly reassessed the situation and stopped the transfusion. However, had we not intervened quickly, this simple …
Introduction To The Paper And Potter Wasps Of Eastern Kentucky,
2025
Faculty Mentor
Introduction To The Paper And Potter Wasps Of Eastern Kentucky, Dawn Barnett, Kyah Brinegar, Gracie Burdette, Sean O'Keefe
2025 Celebration of Student Scholarship - Poster Presentations
Wasps are a possible surrogate to measure biodiversity of an ecosystem because they can be extremely diverse, most requiring a very specific niche. Many factors such as surrounding vegetation, potential prey availability, and potential hosts impact presence and diversity of wasps; so, by observing different species in an environment biodiversity could be inferred. The Vespidae are Social Wasps and include six subfamilies. My research specifically covers two subfamilies: Paper Wasps (Polistinae), and Potter and Mason Wasps (Eumeninae). There are 25 genera with over 1000 species of paper wasps worldwide; 27 in North America, and 8 found in Kentucky. Potter wasps …
Introduction To The Social Wasps Of Eastern Kentucky: (Vespidae, Vespinae),
2025
Faculty Mentor
Introduction To The Social Wasps Of Eastern Kentucky: (Vespidae, Vespinae), Dawn Barnett, Kyah Brinegar, Gracie Burdette, Sean O'Keefe
2025 Celebration of Student Scholarship - Poster Presentations
The subfamily Vespinae of the Vespidae, encompasses true hornets and yellow jackets. They are distributed throughout the Holarctic and Oriental regions. The subfamily includes 80 species globally, comprising three genera, the True Hornets (Vespa), Aerial Yellowjackets (Dolichovespula), and the Ground Yellowjackets (Vespula). Two species of Vespula Hornets occur in the U.S., only one occurs in Kentucky; Six species of Aerial Yellowjackets (Dolichovespula) occur in the U.S., four of which are in Kentucky, and thirteen species of Ground Yellow Jackets (Vespula) occur in the U.S., eight are in Kentucky. Vespinae are eusocial, meaning they have well defined castes of queens, workers, …
Bringing Yeast Evolution To The Craft Academy,
2025
Morehead State University
Bringing Yeast Evolution To The Craft Academy, Rebecca L. Bailey, Roger Love, Melissa A. Mefford, Hannah O'Brien, Gabriella Ostrander, Kaylee Poink
2025 Celebration of Student Scholarship - Poster Presentations
Antifungal resistance, like antibiotic resistance, is a growing health concern. With the increase of immunocompromised patients, as well as advances made in hospital methodologies, antifungal resistance is becoming an increasingly greater threat. Experimental evolution in the laboratory coupled with genome sequencing can identify rare, spontaneous mutations caused by selective pressure that allow for fungi to survive and reproduce in antifungal environments.
A New Kid On The La’S Block: An Exploratory Study Of The Origins, Growth, And Awareness Of Cricket In The U.Sangel,
2025
Faculty Mentor
A New Kid On The La’S Block: An Exploratory Study Of The Origins, Growth, And Awareness Of Cricket In The U.Sangel, Steve Chen, Angel Daugherty, Vivek Madupu
2025 Celebration of Student Scholarship - Poster Presentations
Cricket gained popularity in America during the 17th to 19th centuries, particularly in New York and Philadelphia. The establishment of organized clubs in 1844 significantly contributed to the sport's growth and widespread appeal. The game experienced a decline in the 20th century due to the rise of sports like baseball and football. The recent change: Influence of immigrants from India and the West Indies) and technological developments
Visualizing Artifact And Structural Distributions Across Mayapan's Urban Core,
2025
Faculty Mentor
Visualizing Artifact And Structural Distributions Across Mayapan's Urban Core, Jackson Brewer, Gillian Collins, Charles Gunn, Timothy Hare
2025 Celebration of Student Scholarship - Poster Presentations
The Postclassic city of Mayapan was the multiethnic capital of the League of Mayapan which controlled much of the Yucatan Peninsula approximately A.D. 1150 to 1450. The Carnegie Institution of Washington began excavations in the region in 1942 and continued through the 1960s. Their excavations were limited to within the walls of the city, but are the most extensive body of excavations conducted in the region. Much of the data are included in a series of Carnegie reports (1948—1952) and includes over 350,000 artifacts reflecting public, domestic, and religious life across the city.
Sedation Vacation Improved Outcomes Through Daily Sedation Breaks,
2025
Morehead State University
Sedation Vacation Improved Outcomes Through Daily Sedation Breaks, Noah Hicks
2025 Celebration of Student Scholarship - Poster Presentations
The use of “sedation vacations” or spontaneous awake has been a long-debated topic within the realm of intensive care units. What these essentially are is a short, daily break from sedative drugs used to maintain a decreased level of consciousness and for their analgesic/ anxiolytic on sedated patients. These trials have been implemented as early research showed promise in reducing the length of time patients required intubation and reducing the total length of ICU stays. The primary purpose behind this project is to develop an evidence-based protocol for spontaneous awakening trials in ICU A at Hospital A. This purpose aligns …
Utilizing Telehealth For Post-Stroke In-Hospital Monitoring And Evaluation,
2025
Morehead State University
Utilizing Telehealth For Post-Stroke In-Hospital Monitoring And Evaluation, Chelsea Green
2025 Celebration of Student Scholarship - Poster Presentations
This post-stroke telehealth capstone project intends to discover and implement a telehealth program designed to enhance the care and outcomes of post-stroke patients being treated at Hospital A. After a stroke, patients often face challenges in recovery. Care providers are often stretched thin and have difficulty completing post-stroke monitoring requirements such as National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), Level of Consciousness (LOC), Glascow Coma Scale (GCS), and other assessments needed by these acutely ill patients at specific intervals. This project seeks to leverage telehealth technology to provide remote monitoring, identification of deficits, and beginning in hospital rehabilitation, ensuring that …
Implementation Of Drug-Assisted Intubation With An Advanced Airway,
2025
Morehead State University
Implementation Of Drug-Assisted Intubation With An Advanced Airway, Tracy Paige Caird
2025 Celebration of Student Scholarship - Poster Presentations
Advanced airway management is a crucial aspect of caring for critically ill patients. Advanced airways refer to techniques used to maintain an open airway. Examples include endotracheal intubation and nasotracheal intubation. Often, during intubation, you find yourself in an emergency situation and have medications that the doctor or advanced practitioner instructs you to retrieve from the Pyxis (automated medication dispensing station). These medications, such as atropine, lidocaine, and fentanyl, are commonly used to premedicate your patient. Rushing to the Pyxis to obtain these medications consumes valuable time. Each minute of hypoxia results in your brain losing essential oxygen.
