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Safety First; Locate The Student Nurse, Sativa Anders, Maggie Lascelles, Laikyn Mcclelland

Group: Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences

The purpose of this project is the Implementation of real-time location badge trackers (RTLBT) to help locate students in the clinical setting at Blessing Hospital (BH).

Flash Ordering: Improving Patient Outcomes, Joumi Lee, Chinwe Nwakile, Jessica Puma, Krista Walker

Group: Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences

At Blessing Hospital, nurses are kept on hold when calling to order food for patients who cannot order for themselves resulting in waste of time and delays in patient care.

Medication Education At Your Fingertips, Makenzie Blentlinger, Shelby Demint, Cortney Powell, Abigail Shaw

Group: Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences

The purpose of this project is to provide continuous medication education by having it available on a badge backer .

Hungry For A Change, Victoria Elliott, Natiaya Thompson, Jack Waddell

Group: Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences

This project describes the implementation of a 2-item screening tool to identify patients who are at risk of food insecurity on pilot unit at Blessing Hospital.

Controlled Labor Pain And Postpartum Depression, Erin Crane, Precious Thomas

Group: Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences

The purpose of this project is to answer the question: In postpartum women, what is the effect of analgesics during labor versus no analgesics during labor and being diagnosed with postpartum depression?

Don't Be Stressing, You're At Blessing!, Katie Harness, Ashley Lay, Autumn Rischar

Group: Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Impact stress management and improve turnover rates of new graduate nurses (NGN) at Blessing Hospital (BH).

#Empowerurself, Jenny Bakalyar, Supreet Garcha, Sarah Kramer, Patience Oboh

Group: Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences

This poster describes a project to create a co-op website for adolescents with sexual, mental, and physical health resources in Adams County, Illinois.

Interventions For Postpartum Depression, Hanna Folkenroth, Mackenzie Ogle, Lauren Van Tress, Hannah Warnecke

Group: Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Pregnant women have risk factors that put them at an increased likelihood of developing postpartum depression. There are modifiable risk factors that need to be addressed and brought to pregnant women's attention to help decrease their chances of developing postpartum depression.

Effect Of Cam Therapy In Chemo Therapy Patients In Comparison To Western Medicine, Zoey Little, Margaret Porterfield, Amalia Rueter

Group: Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences

The purpose of this project is to show that in chemotherapy patients, CAM therapies minimize the side effects of chemotherapy compared to Western medicine.

Recognizing Patient Socks As An Infection Risk, Madison Lawless, Kristen De Santis, Matthew Scoggin, Scott Uhlott

Group: Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences

The purpose of this project is to reduce hospital acquired infections (HAIs) by implementing new evidence based practice (EBP) of using separate socks for ambulation.

Long-Term Effects Of Oral Contraceptives, Jenna Decker, Rachel Iacobellis, Kayla Roszkiewicz, Alexandria Scott

Group: Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences

How does long-term use of oral contraceptives in females affect their future general health versus females who have never been prescribed oral contraceptives?

Nurse Staffing, Alexis Giffin, Chloe Turner, Krista White

Group: Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences

In staffing, how do regulated nurse-to-patient ratios compared to unregulated nurse-to-patient ratios affect patient outcomes and safety?

In The Know With Kaplan, Emrielle Griesbaum, Alyssa Baltimore, Carson Churchwell, Lindsay Parker, Dimple Patel

Group: Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Provide awareness of Kaplan resources to BRCN students.

Bedside Shift Report, Courtni Hopper, Grace Sparrow

Group: Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences

In medical-surgical patients, how does going into each room for report affect hospital errors and improve patient safety?

Fueling For Success, Emilee Autry, Paige Anderson, Emma Vaughn

Group: Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Female athletes at Quincy University (QU) lack education regarding the Female Athlete Triad (the Triad) and proper nutrition.

Sleep Enhancement, Zoey Little, Lisa Liesen, Mollie Rueter

Group: Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences

The purpose of this project is to increase the number of hospitalized adult patients who get sufficient sleep.

Medical Marijuana In Chemotherapy Patients, Brooke Job, Lacie Skees, Rebekah Blair Weisinger

Group: Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences

In chemotherapy patients, how does the use of medical marijuana compared to the standard treatment affect the negative side effects of chemotherapy?

Shifting To Bedside, Sydney Smith, Chloe Ebers, Janel Lindsay, Haylee White

Group: Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Improve patient centered care and accurate reproting by implementing bedside shift report on the Rehabilitation Unit (RU) at Blessing Hospital (BH) using a new computerized based parameter.

Npo Guidelines, Nicholas Martelli, Becca Martin, Benjamin Rachilla

Group: Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences

In presurgical patients undergoing anesthesia, how does the implementation of specific NPO time guidelines, compared to current "NPO after midnight" orders, affect the patient's satisfaction and risk of adverse events intraoperatively.

P- Pre-surgical patients undergoing anesthesia

I- Implementation of specific NPO time guidelines

C- "NPO after midnight" orders

O- Patient satisfaction and adverse events

Communication Is Key!, Ashley Havermale, Breanna Hoffman, Mariah Ramsey

Group: Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Implementation of mobile communication device for senior leadership students during clinical time to enhance communication between the students and other health care providers.

Music Therapy In The Inpatient Setting, Lindsey Baugh, Chandler Waelder

Group: Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Is music therapy beneficial in the inpatient setting?

Finger Pricking Good, Konnar Bunn, Miranda Davis, Hannah Thomas

Group: Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences

The purpose of this projects is to allow Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing & Health Sciences (BRCN) nursing students the opportunity to use glucometers in the clinical setting.

Impact Of Animal Facilitated Therapy On Inpatient Outcomes, Hannah Arras, Gretchen Biessman, Kaitlin Hubbert

Group: Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences

The use of Animal Facilitated Therapy (AFT) in an inpatient setting improves overall patient outcomes.

P- Inpatient stress, Anxiety, Rehabilitation

I- Animal Facilitated Therapy

C- The use of Animal Facilitated Therapy compared to not using Animal Facilitated Therapy

O- Positive patient outcomes with the use of Animal Facilitated Therapy

Exercise For The Reduction Of Pain In Adults & Older Adults With Arthritis, Jennifer Goings, Sarah Luther, Sydney Smith

Group: Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences

In adults and older adults with arthritis, how does exercise compared to no exercise affect chronic pain?

The Female Athlete Triad, Paige Anderson, Emilee Autry, Emma Vaughn

Group: Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Are female athletes who have developed the female athlete triad, compared to those without the female athlete triad, at more of a risk for developing injuries throughout their career?

Current Participation And Perceived Value Of Continuing Education, Susan Mcreynolds

Group: Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences

The purpose of this study was to survey nurses in a rural Mid-Western city to explore what continuing education topics they find valuable; their beliefs about the importance of CE to their professional practice; where they currently obtain CE from; perceived barriers to CE; and preferred format for CE programs. Data obtained from this study can be used to plan CE programs that will appeal to a large spectrum of nurses based upon identified preferences. CE programs designed with these preferences in mind will facilitate an optimal environment for professional development, continued competence, and life-long learning.

Advance The Talk With Advanced Directives, Ashley Marie Bickhaus, Brittany Henderson, Dusty Mccollum, Brittney Thrower

Group: Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences

This student senior project poster seeks to improve patient knowledge about advanced directives.

Music Therapy For Alzheimer’S Disease, Hallie Altheide, Elizabeth Bimson, Hannah Cottrell

Group: Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Managing the burden of caring for the unfortunate effects of Alzheimer's disease process can become stressful for healthcare workers and the patients themselves. The goal is to decrease these effects and improve the wellbeing of Alzheimer’s patients and limit escalation in behaviors.

Finding Comfort In Colors, Shannon Atkinson, Lynley Ellis, Hayley Rocco, Kayce Smith

Group: Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Implementation of environmental color changes to boost mood and improve mental health in children and adolescent patients on the Child and Adolescent Services psychiatric unit at Blessing Hospital.

Nurse Retention, Hailey King, Shantel Mcginn, Miya See

Group: Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences

How do retention bonuses and incentives impact nurse turnover rate compared to only sign on bonuses?