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Graduate Bulletin, 2015-2016, Minnesota State University Moorhead

Graduate Bulletins (Catalogs)

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Improving Compliance With Clinical Practice Guidelines To Reduce Urinary Tract Infection In Long Term Care, Charman L. Miller

Doctor of Nursing Practice Program Projects

This evidence-based clinical change project addressed the clinical problem trigger of increased rates of urinary tract infections and related unplanned discharges in a rural Ohio nursing center. The clinical change involved the implementation of a nursing-driven protocol for suspected Urinary Tract Infection (sUTI) based on the American Medical Director’s Association Clinical Practice Guideline: Common Infections. An interdisciplinary team approach to evidence-based clinical change was utilized through use of the Iowa Model of Evidence-based Practice to Promote Quality Care. Both the process and the intervention were evaluated through analysis of outcome data including rates of urinary tract infection, compliance with the …

Use Of Change Agent To Facilitate Implementation Of Personalized Health Plans, Colleen Miranda

Doctor of Nursing Practice Program Projects

In 2015, the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention reported that the most common, costly but preventable health problems are heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, obesity, and arthritis. Literature shows preventable chronic diseases have increased in the current healthcare system. Healthcare leaders are calling for a change in the current faulty healthcare delivery system to personalized healthcare. A patient-centered approach focuses on the health gains that can be made in the prevention and treatment of chronic disease with a higher level of patient engagement.

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is advocating patient-centered care (PCC) to focus on the health gains …

Perception And Use Of Communication Care Plans By Certified Nursing Assistants In Nursing Homes: The Role Of Professional Support, Christen G. Page

Theses and Dissertations--Rehabilitation Sciences

The majority of individuals in nursing homes have cognitive-communication impairments which impact quality of care because direct care providers, certified nursing assistants, (CNAs) are unsure how to respond to resident’s communication behaviors. One intervention that facilitates staff-resident communication in nursing homes is communication plans; however, the research to date about communication plans has not specifically involved CNAs.

The purpose of this study, using a grounded theory qualitative approach, was to describe development, implementation and evaluation of communication care plans (CCPs) for residents with cognitive-communication impairments in nursing homes by CNAs who did and did not receive professional support. Communication care …

Academic And Non-Academic Variables As Predictors Of Nclex-Rn Success Among Traditional Associate Degree Students At Southern Adventist University, Christine Moniyung

Dissertations

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The School of Nursing at Southern Adventist University offers both Associate of Science and Bachelor of Science in nursing degrees. A majority of the students who sit for the NCLEX-RN are associate of science in nursing graduates. The pass rate dropped from 94.9% in 2010 to 88.8% in 2011. The pass rate went up to 93.3% in 2012, but dropped again by almost 5% in the following year, and to an all-time low of 76.5% in 2014.

Unlike most AS nursing program student populations in the nation, the majority of SAU students are young and considered traditional-age college students. …

Relationship Between Nurses' Job Satisfaction And Quality Of Healthcare They Deliver, Samuel Aron

All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects

The purpose of this study was to examine nurses’ perception of the relationship between job satisfaction and quality of care they deliver, and barriers to a quality care. Data for this cross-sectional study was collected using a paper survey developed by the researcher. This 28-item questionnaire assessed nurses’ perception of the relationship between job satisfaction and the quality of care they deliver, and factors that affect the delivery of a quality care and job satisfaction. The questionnaire was distributed to 80 nurses (RNs, LPNs, and nursing assistants) who work in direct patient care at a small Minnesota hospital. Analysis included …

Helping Mothers Defend Their Decision To Breastfeed, Kandis Natoli

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The United States has established breastfeeding as an important health indicator within the Healthy People agenda. Healthy People target goals for breastfeeding initiation, duration, and exclusivity remain unmet. The US Surgeon General's Office reports that lack of knowledge and widespread misinformation about breastfeeding are barriers to meeting Healthy People goals. Breastfeeding mothers are vulnerable to messages that cast doubt on their ability to breastfeed. Very little research has examined specific approaches to help people resist negative messages about health beliefs and behaviors. The objective of this quasi-experimental study was to test an intervention designed to help mothers defend their breastfeeding …

The Impact Of Relational Coordination And The Nurse On Patient Outcomes, Fanya Dejesus

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Healthcare quality remains a significant issue due to fragmentation of care in our complex U.S. healthcare systems. While coordination of care is foundational to healthcare quality as well as identified as a National Priority, fragmentation and uncoordinated care continues to afflict our systems. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between relational coordination and adverse nurse sensitive patient outcomes, namely hospital acquired pressure ulcers, patient falls with injury, catheter- associated urinary tract infection, and central line-associated blood stream infection. A retrospective correlational survey design using cross sectional data was used to conduct this quantitative study. An electronic …

Mothers’ Perception Of Breast Feeding And Bottle Feeding, Gabrielle Buteau, Danielle Barron

Nursing Student Work

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Ethics, Cheryl Monturo

Nursing Faculty Publications

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A Literature Review Of Effects Of Swaddling And Safe Swaddling Practices, Erin Eckert, Anna Shumard

Nursing Student Work

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Benefits Of Kangaroo Mother Care, Rachel Pippin, Stephanie Lyons

Nursing Student Work

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Use Of Bed/Chair Alarms In Skilled Nursing Facilities For Reduction Of Patient Falls, Nicole Werner, Juliana Wilson

Nursing Student Work

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Policy And Feeding Preference On Glucose Stabilization In Hypoglycemic Newborns: A Literature Review, Haley Chaump, Claudia Coke-Pierre

Nursing Student Work

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The Effectiveness Of Varying Birthing Positions In Laboring Women, Marissa Giovinazzo, Elaine Panelli

Nursing Student Work

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Is It Safe To Sleep With Your Newborn?, Zachary Caldwell

Nursing Student Work

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Verification Of Nasogastric Tube Placement In Inpatient Populations: A Review Of Current Literature, Sarah Hines, Jenna Magee

Nursing Student Work

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Impact Of Skin-To-Skin Care On Infants, Cora Littlejohns, Rachel Gadbow

Nursing Student Work

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Effects Of Kangaroo Care On Postpartum Depression, Katie Tomeo, Andrew Chinofsky

Nursing Student Work

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What Parents Should Know Prior To Making Decisions About Circumcising Their Male Newborn: A Literature Review, Brittnie Felice, Jena Pritzlaff

Nursing Student Work

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Reducing The Incidence Of Hospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcers By Using Alternating Pressure Air Mattresses, Marie Morrison, Mary Wise

Nursing Student Work

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Impact Of Staffing On Falls In Acute Care Facilities, Christopher Gurunian, John Ripple

Nursing Student Work

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Impact Of Healthcare Worker’S Breastfeeding Knowledge On Breastfeeding Mothers: A Review Of The Literature, Hanna Kuhl, Smantha Lynn

Nursing Student Work

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Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome And Breastfeeding: A Review Of Literature, Alexis Detweiler, Caitlin Ward

Nursing Student Work

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Ng Tube Placement Methods: An Ebp Review, Amanda Salerno, Kim Robinson

Nursing Student Work

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Effects Of Alarms In Fall Prevention In Older Adults, Hillary Newlin, Erika Samuelsen

Nursing Student Work

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Staff Nurse Level Of Education And Its Effect On Patient Outcomes: A Review Of Literature, Eric Mika, Thomas Kruse

Nursing Student Work

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Stop Smoking During Pregnancy, Erin Donohue, Cailly Simpson, Alexis Domenick

Nursing Student Work

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Effect Of Midwife Led Care On Cesarean Section Rate, Steven Donahue, Micaela Sunday

Nursing Student Work

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Music Therapy Effects On Dementia, Aimee Fernback, Amy Shubert

Nursing Student Work

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