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Translating Research Findings Into Practice: An Investigation Of Missed Nursing Care., Tricia Bernecker Phd, Msn, Rn, Acns-Bc, Mae Ann Pasquale Phd, Msn, Rn, Kathy Baker Mph, Rn, Carol A. Foltz Phd

Patient Care Services / Nursing

No abstract provided.

A Descriptive Study Of Non Traditional School Health Delivery; Funding Sources, Outcomes And Staff Configurations, Sherri Becker, Msn, Mba, Rn, Erin D. Maughan, Phd, Ms, Rn, Aphn-Bc, June Horowitz, Phd, Rn, Faan

College of Nursing Faculty Papers & Presentations

Background:

1) The traditional funding for school nursing has been educational dollars.

2) As school district budgets tighten, the number of students with health needs continues to rise and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) puts increased emphasis on community care, new school health delivery models are emerging.

3) There is limited study in this area. Anecdotal stories of wide variability exist.

The Benefits Of Pre-Employment Testing In Ambulatory Care, Paula Robinson Msn, Rn, Bc, Rn, Beth Gagge Rn

Patient Care Services / Nursing

No abstract provided.

Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Autoimmune Deficiency Syndrome: A Pathophysiology And Cultural Perspective Of Treatment In Sub-Saharan Africa, Kari N. Stanley

Senior Honors Theses

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that attacks the body’s immune system increasing risk for development of opportunistic infections and ultimately acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Without treatment HIV can run its course within 10 years; however, several categories of antiretroviral therapy now exist that have various mechanisms of action designed to stop a patient’s viral load from increasing so rapidly. The prevalence and risk for transmission is highest in Sub-Saharan Africa where resources and access to treatment is limited and underutilized. In order for health care providers to begin changing the statistics, cultural competence must be the foundation …

Use Of Breastfeeding Support Interventions To Overcome Barriers: A Review Of The Literature, Jennifer Booth

Graduate Research Projects

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of Touch: Bringing Touch Back To The Bedside, Jateum M. Blackburn

Graduate Research Projects

No abstract provided.

Best Nursing Interventions For Educating Parents On Trtosinemia Type I, Julianna Mize

Research Horizons Day Posters

No abstract provided.

How Women Manage Their Pain Non-Pharmacologically During Labor Outside The Hospital Setting, Sarah Christine Schueler

Research Horizons Day Posters

No abstract provided.

Pain, Agitation, And Delirium In The Intensive Care Unit, Elizabeth A. Bailey, Theresa Harris, Haley Hoy, Sandra Carpenter

Research Horizons Day Posters

No abstract provided.

How Can Utilizing Signage And Technology Help Minimize Interruptions For Postpartum Breastfeeding Mothers?, Mary Owens

Research Horizons Day Posters

No abstract provided.

Exploring The Transition From Hospital To Home In The Older Adult Population, Sharon Coffey

Research Horizons Day Posters

No abstract provided.

Analyzing The Presence Of Bacterial Colonies Within A Neonatal Suctioning Device: The Blue-Bulb Syringe, N. Edward Damron

Research Horizons Day Posters

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Nutrition And Physical Activity Education On Knowledge And Glycemic Control Among Persons With Type 2 Diabetes, Alexandra Harris

Evidence-Based Practice Project Reports

Diabetes affects millions of people worldwide. Approximately 29.1 million people or 9.3% of the United States population has diabetes (Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 2014). Diabetes was the seventh leading cause of death in the United States in 2010 and is projected by the World Health Organization (WHO) to be the seventh leading cause of death globally by 2030. The purpose of this evidence-based project was to provide nutrition and physical activity education in an effort to improve diabetes knowledge and glycemic control among persons with type 2 diabetes. Hemoglobin A1c levels and Diabetes Knowledge Test scores were compared from …

The Meaning Of Patient-Nurse Interaction For Older Hospitalized Women: A Phenomenological Study, Deborah Mize

Doctor of Education (EdD)

The purpose of this dissertation is was to explore how older women perceived their interactions with nurses after receiving care in a hospital setting. Older women are a vulnerable population subject to being overlooked or misunderstood by the nurses caring for them, hence the importance of this study. To gather the data on older women’s lived world of nursing care, I used a phenomenological approach based on a hermeneutic framework that considers linguistic, historical, and social factors to interpret older women’s lived world of nursing care while hospitalized. I personally interviewed seven women between the ages of 66 and 81 …

Factors That Lead To Hospital Readmissions And Interventions That Reduce Them: Moving Toward A Faith Community Nursing Intervention, Deborah J. Ziebarth

International Journal of Faith Community Nursing

Abstract

Hospital readmissions affect over 80 percent of all Medicare enrollees. Hospitals have a responsibility to their Medicare patients to keep them safe after discharge in their homes and communities. With changes in the Medicare reimbursement model, hospitals are examining efficient methods of decreasing avoidable re-admissions. A Faith Community Nurse Transitional Care Program may be just the answer to improve patient’s discharge experience, ensure post-discharge support and reduce re-hospitalization.

Methods

In preparations for testing a Faith Community Nurse Transitional Care Program Model, a systematic integrative review was needed. Using PRISMA, a search was done, inclusion criteria identified, and articles retrieved. …

Examining Faith Community Nurses’ Perception And Utilization Of Electronic Health Records, Carole N. Mattingly, M. Eve Main

International Journal of Faith Community Nursing

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to identify current faith community nurse documentation practices, explore factors impacting intention to adopt electronic health records, and identify perceived barriers and benefits to electronic health record use among faith community nurses practicing in the Midwest. The technology acceptance model is used to examine impact of perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use of electronic health records on intention to adopt.

This study is a quantitative exploratory research study utilizing a cross-sectional researcher-developed 39-item questionnaire. Surveys were distributed by mail and e-mail to faith community nurses practicing in South-Central Indiana and Western Kentucky. …

Practice Matters: Screening And Caring For Those With Hypertension, Dawn M. Garrett Wright, Maria E. Main, Mary L. Branstetter

International Journal of Faith Community Nursing

The purpose of this article is to review best practices for screening and monitoring hypertension for Faith Community Nurses (FCNs). Epidemiological data regarding hypertension will be presented, along with current guidelines for blood pressure monitoring. Information on lifestyle modification and patient education resources is included to assist the FCN to improve service to patients at risk for and with current hypertension.

Religious Spiritual Coping In African American Women With Hypertension, Danice B. Greer

Faculty Posters

This poster was presented at the 28th Annual Southern Nursing Research Society-Enhancing Value-based Care: Generating New Knowledge, The Southern Nursing Research Society, San Antonio, TX, 2014.

Maine's Breastfeeding Gap: How Initiation And Duration Differ By Socioeconomic Status, Zoe Miller

Thinking Matters Symposium Archive

The preventive health benefits of breastfeeding for both mothers and children are widely recognized. Leading health authorities recommend exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life.

Though breastfeeding rates in the United States have been increasing for the past decade, significant disparities continue across race and socioeconomic status.

Ouch, That Hurts: Childbirth-Related Pain Management And The Inappropriate Replacement Of Traditional Obstetrical Knowledge In Kumaon, Uttarakhand, India, Sabrina Zionts

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Throughout India, obstetrical knowledge and practice has been developed and passed down by generations of women. In many Indian societies, traditional birth attendants, or dais, remain the gatekeepers of childbirth-related knowledge. Yet with the push towards institutional delivery, traditional knowledge and practices are being increasingly replaced with modern and Western ones. While the trend of hospital deliveries has yielded positive health outcomes, its socio-cultural consequences remain unclear. Situated in Uttarakhand’s Kumaon Himalayas, this study employs a bio-social framework and begins to reveal these consequences. Using labor pain management as an entry point, this study argues that the push towards institutional …

Ua1c11/57 Spring Graduate Hooding Ceremony Photos Part I, Wku Nursing

WKU Administration Documents

Unidentified images from the 2015 Nursing graduate hooding ceremony.

Ua1c11/57 Spring Graduate Hooding Ceremony Photos Part Ii, Wku Nursing

WKU Administration Documents

Unidentified images of the 2015 Nursing graduate hooding ceremony.

Diabetes Distress: Transforming A Practice, Goff M. Jeannie

Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Projects

Diabetes mellitus affects millions of people in the United States, placing them at risk for other disease related complications. This makes the management of diabetes and the prevention of complications an important challenge. The psychological aspect of diabetes care may present a barrier to patients that inhibit them from achieving optimal self-care.

Diabetes distress (DD) is the psychological aspect of diabetes that is specific to the emotional distress caused from living a chronic disease. DD has been linked to poorer self-management behaviors which makes it a significant problem that should be taken into consideration for effective management of the diabetic …

Childhood Obesity In School-Aged Children: A Public Health Crisis, Carrie St. Hilaire (Class Of 2015)

SHU Undergraduate Works

Childhood obesity is a public and community health problem with real and serious consequences. Public health (school) nurses are in prime positions to advance change by promoting healthy food choices, encouraging an active and healthy lifestyle, and educating children, families, and communities as to the benefits of these choices. Our children are our future, and by making lifestyle changes together we can move forward toward a healthier future for all.

Effectiveness Of An Observation Unit And Transition Team On Length Of Stay: Before And After Study, Charinette Guerrero, John Rogers, Barratt Schichtel

Graduate Research Projects

There have been many proposed solutions to decrease emergency department (ED) overcrowding and increase the quality of care in this particular population. However, there is little research suggesting the use of combining short-term observational units, as well as transition teams, in order to reduce ED length of stay (LOS) in patients awaiting disposition or inpatient bed assignments.

The purpose of this study is to explore the effect of using short-term observational units and transition teams in order to decrease length of stay in patients originating from the emergency department who are awaiting disposition or inpatient bed assignments.

Breastfeeding Initiation And Continuation By Employment Status Among Korean Women, Yeon Bai, Nam Mi Kang, Jung Eun Lee, Theo Van Achterberg, Taisun Hyun

Department of Nutrition and Food Studies Scholarship and Creative Works

The objective of this study was to examine the factors associated with the initiation and continuation of breastfeeding among Korean women in relation to their employment status. Data were collected using a web-based self-administered questionnaire from 1,031 Korean mothers living in Seoul with babies younger than 24 months. Demographic characteristics, education on breastfeeding, rooming in, breastfeeding during a hospital stay, and breastfeeding knowledge were examined. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to identify factors associated with initiation and continuation at 1, 6 and 12 months according to mothers' employment status. Breastfeeding initiation rates were similar regardless of mothers' employment status. …

An Evaluation Of Patient Satisfaction With Telephone Follow-Up In An Urgent Care, Audia L. Ellis

Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Projects

Telephone follow-up (TFU) is a very valuable innovation. It is a service that is found to be desirable by both patients and health care professionals. It has been utilized successfully in a variety of settings, however, evidence of its use or evaluation of its use in the urgent care setting has not been found. Through evaluation of patient satisfaction (PS) with use of the protocol, new cost and labor effective interventions were constructed and implemented with the goal of meeting patients’ needs.

This study utilized mixed method methodology and employed a descriptive design. Convenience sampling was utilized and a sample …

Clinical Challenges In Isolation Care, Elizabeth L. Beam, Shawn G. Gibbs, Angela L. Hewlett, Peter C. Iwen, Suzanne L. Nuss, Philip W. Smith

Journal Articles: College of Nursing

OVERVIEW: In 2014, the authors published the results of a study investigating nurses' use of personal protective equipment (PPE) in the care of a live simulated patient requiring contact and airborne precautions. The 24 participants were video-recorded as they donned and doffed PPE. Variations in practices that had the potential to cause contamination were noted. In this article, the authors comment on those variations, analyzing each element of proper PPE protocols and examining why the behaviors are a safety concern for the nurse and a potential risk for disease transmission in the hospital or other clinical area. The authors note …

What Do You Want To Eat? A Descriptive Study Of Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islanders' Home Food Environment, Petr Ruda

Theses and Dissertations

Objectives: Home food environments are created when families stock their kitchens with food, which contributes to their dietary patterns and weight management. Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (NPHIs) have a high prevalence of overweight and obesity. A description of their home food environment can help nurses understand NHPIs' dietary patterns. Our purpose was to describe NHPIs' home food environments by analyzing grocery store and restaurant receipts. Design and Sample: This descriptive study used analyzed qualitative and quantitative data from eight NHPI families, collected over an 8-week period. Measures: Grocery store and restaurant receipts were analyzed with descriptive statistics. Families' dietary …

Implementation Of Interprofessional Education And Physician Order Set Improves Compliance With Early Recognition And Treatment Of Maternal Sepsis, Lori Susan Olvera

Doctoral Projects

Septic shock is rare in pregnancy; however, sepsis remains an important contributor to maternal mortality. The perinatal patient can appear deceptively well before rapidly deteriorating to septic shock. There is a need for protocols regarding early recognition and management of maternal sepsis. The Surviving Sepsis Campaign developed guidelines to provide guidance for the clinician caring for patients with severe sepsis or septic shock. The purpose of this doctoral project was to evaluate compliance with early goal directed therapy before, during, and following the implementation of a standardized physician order set and interprofessional education for nurses and physicians in the perinatal …