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Innovative Approach To Evaluate And Address Acute Care Nurse Educational Needs, Carsen Mcguire, Teresa Rangel

Providence Nursing Research Conference 2023 – Present

No abstract provided.

Professional Identity Perceptions Among Acute Care, Patient Facing Nurses, Rosemary Timmerman, Teresa Rangel, Crystal Billings, Tullamora T. Landis

Providence Nursing Research Conference 2023 – Present

No abstract provided.

Fast 5: A Frontline Nurse Designed Tool To Predict Inpatient Fall Risk, Dawn Gadwa, Crystal Billings, Shih-Ting Chiu

Providence Nursing Research Conference 2023 – Present

No abstract provided.

Emergency Department Throughput: The Impact Of Vertical Care, Marc Wirtz

Providence Nursing Research Conference 2023 – Present

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Hsieh A, Arena A, Oraha A, Cotarelo A, McLean M, Hsieh A, Hsieh A, Chen I, Mok N, Milizia R. Implementation of Vertical Split Flow Model for Patient Throughput at a Community Hospital Emergency Department. J Emerg Med. 2023 Jan 12:S0736-4679(22)00570-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2022.10.007. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36641257.

Effect Of Mindfulness Training On Nicu Nurses’ Professional Quality Of Life, Susan Egami, Martha Highfield, Sherri Mendelson

Providence Nursing Research Conference 2023 – Present

No abstract provided.

Increase The Quietness Of Hospital Environment Top Box Score To 59% With The Stretch Goal Of 67% By 01/2023, Rosemarie B. Navarro, Damira Arya

Providence Nursing Research Conference 2023 – Present

No abstract provided.

Using The Escape Room Theme For Education, Suzanne Bañuelos

Providence Nursing Research Conference 2023 – Present

No abstract provided.

Development Of A Rn Clinical Coach Program To Improve Retention Of Icu Residents And Fellows, Megan Jones, Sarah Sumner, Kristen Mayberry

Providence Nursing Research Conference 2023 – Present

Development of a RN Clinical Coach program to improve retention of ICU residents and fellows

Background:
The COVID-19 pandemic caused contributed to significant increases in ICU nurse turnover. To restore the ICU nursing workforce and rebuild a healthy work environment, evidence-based strategies are needed to provide social support and ongoing clinical skills development for large cohorts of ICU residents and fellows.

Purpose:
The purpose of the Clinical Coach program was to increase retention of ICU residents and fellows and foster a healthy work environment at a ministry in Southern California.

Methods:
In September 2021 the ICU manager at Providence Saint …

Chaplains And Hospital Staff Stressors: A Qualitative Framework, Teresa Rangel, Alexa Powell, Sarah Sumner, Kavya Vaitla, Karen Colorafi

Providence Nursing Research Conference 2023 – Present

No abstract provided.

Does Aromatherapy Improve Nighttime Comfort For Hospitalized Oncology Patients: A Pilot Study, Leah Phillips, Sherri Mendelson, Marwa Kilani, Ross Bindler

Providence Nursing Research Conference 2023 – Present

No abstract provided.

Evaluation Of A Virtual Abstract Writing Workshop For Registered Nurses, Rosemary Timmerman, Teresa Rangel, Dawn Bock, Trisha Saul

Providence Nursing Research Conference 2023 – Present

No abstract provided.

Preserving The Patients’ Lifeline: Reducing Complications By Adopting A Vascular Access Assessment Improvement Process, Ana Lopez Franco

Providence Nursing Research Conference 2023 – Present

No abstract provided.

Factors Influencing Instrumental Birth Rates: An Evidence Based Project, Douglas Nanu, Gabriel Alemayehu, Chase Eby, Teresa Rangel

Providence Nursing Research Conference 2023 – Present

No abstract provided.

A Quality Improvement Project: An Educational Program For Nurses To Improve The Care For Patients Diagnosed With Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome, Daniel Davidson, Teresa Rangel, Kallie Anderson, Tobi Bryan, Cassie Baune

Providence Nursing Research Conference 2023 – Present

No abstract provided.

Interprofessional Collaboration Optimizes Oncology Navigation Efficiency And Value​, Lauri Ledbeter, Whitney Daws, Rebekah Hart, Lindsay Shimizu

Providence Nursing Research Conference 2023 – Present

Background: Oncology navigation programs have evolved to include services for addressing cancer care barriers, focusing on care coordination, patient experience, and care value, and may include nurses, social workers, and non-licensed trained workers as care navigators. The 2023 Enhancing Oncology Payment Model (EOPM) requires navigation services and emphasizes improving care value and outcomes. Effective healthcare navigation and collaboration can improve value by reducing care duplication, missed appointments, and emergency admissions; identifying and addressing health-related social needs; addressing health inequities; and improving time-to-treatment initiation and patient retention. The Institute of Medicine also advocates for healthcare professionals to work interprofessionally, implement quality …

Characterizing Particle Bed Stratigraphy As A Function Of Particle Size In An Airless, Microgravity Environment, Gillian Gomer, Michael Fraser, Anthony Meola, Raquel Guzman

The Pegasus Review: UCF Undergraduate Research Journal

Asteroids and other small planetary bodies are covered in a loose, dynamic layer of multi-sized dusty particles. We are focused on developing methods to further understand this surface regolith behavior to inform future landing missions on these small bodies for resource collection. The Strata-1 experiment was designed to study granular behavior in a passive, microgravity, airless environment. These conditions, simulating that of an asteroid’s surface, were attained by installing Strata-1 aboard the International Space Station for 347 days. In this experiment, we took images of red, green, and blue multi-sized glass shards within a tube to better understand their stratigraphy. …

“I Give The Kids My Warty Gourd Story”: A Qualitative Study On Public Health Nurses’ Experiences With Human Papillomavirus (Hpv) Vaccination In Montana, Juthika Jayendra Thaker

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

Approximately 35,000 HPV-attributable cancers are diagnosed in the United States annually. Rural communities face a higher burden of HPV-attributed infections and cancers compared to urban areas due to lower vaccination coverage. The CDC recommends a 2-dose or a 3-dose HPV vaccine series depending on the age of the initial vaccination. Only 53% of eligible adolescents in Montana had completed the HPV vaccine series. While research on vaccine delivery systems has focused mainly on private clinics, rural adolescents rely on public health facilities for their immunization needs. A thorough understanding of public health nurses’ role in improving community vaccination rates will …

Childhood Vaccination Practices And Parental Hesitancy Barriers In Rural And Urban Primary Care Settings, Alexandria N. Albers Mph, Ms, Emma Wright Md, Juthika Thaker Mha, Kathrene Conway Bs, Matthew F. Daley Md

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

Nationally and in Montana, children living in rural areas have unique barriers to vaccine access and lower vaccination rates compared to children in urban areas. However, there has been minimal prior research on rural-focused strategies for increasing vaccination rates. Our objective was to compare rural and urban Montana primary care providers’ (PCPs’) practices in promoting childhood vaccination and their perceptions regarding barriers to and strategies for promoting vaccination.

We conducted a mail and online survey of rural and urban Montana PCPs. In October-December 2021, the survey was pilot tested by PCPs across Montana. In January-April 2022, we sent out four …

Ruminal Proteolysis In Forages With Distinct Endopeptidases Activities, G. Pichard, C. Tapia, R. Larrain

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

Improving livestock efficiency in utilisation of nitrogen resources continues to be a major environmental and economic objective. Zhu et al. (1999) have shown that plant endopeptidases are activated as a response to cutting stress. Previous work in our laboratory explored over 300 entries of forage genotypes and found a broad diversity in enzymatic activity by means of hydrolysis in gelatine and direct autolysis assays in forage tissues. The objective of this work was to assess if the species previously identified as having high or low endopeptidase activity, would behave consistently when exposed to ruminal microbial proteolysis.

Effects Of Particle Size In Forage Samples For Protein Breakdown Studies, G. Pichard, C. Tapia

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

Coupling ruminal processes of hydrolysis and synthesis continues to be a research issue where more progress is needed. This requires the development of good protein assessment methods, particularly when representing the breakdown processes that occur in fresh pastures eaten by herbivores. Laboratory analyses need to deal with small and homogeneous samples, but the mechanical reduction of particle size may not reflect the actual digestion kinetics occurring when the original fresh forage is consumed. Such physical traits may alter the release of non-structural compounds and the penetration of microbial enzymes (Boudon et al., 2002). The objective of this work was …

A New System For The Evaluation Of The Fermentation Quality Of Silages, K. Weiß, E. Kaiser

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

Depending on the content of nitrate in green forage, the pattern of fermentation products in silages differ significantly (Weiß & Kaiser, 2001). The systems, which are now common in practice for evaluating the quality of silage fermentation, characterise fermentation quality incorrectly because the evaluation is influenced by the chemical composition of green forage. The aim of this work was to derive an evaluation system for fermentation quality, which is independent from the chemical composition of green forage.

Prediction Of Indigestible Ndf Content Of Grass And Legume Silages By Nirs, L. Nyholm, M. Rinne, M. Hellämäki, P. Huhtanen, J. Nousiainen

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

The future feed evaluation systems based on mechanistic digestion models require reliable estimates of forage digestible and indigestible NDF content (DNDF and INDF). The objective of this study was to examine the potential of near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) in predicting INDF content of grass and legume silages.

Analysis Of Silage Fermentation Characteristics Using Transflectance Measurements By Near Infrared Spectroscopy, A. Martínez, A. Soldado, R. Garcia, D. Sánchez, B. De La Roza-Delgado

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

The fermentation end products as lactic acid, volatile fatty acids and ammonia-nitrogen, are important indicators of the efficiency of silage fermentation and are closely related to nutritive value of them (Jaster, 1995). Drying is problematic in the case of silage as many fermentation products are volatile and may get lost during the drying process. This may be a reason why NIR technology is being little used for the evaluation of silage fermentation characteristics. The feasibility of using near infrared transflectance spectroscopy to evaluate the content in fermentation end products of grass and maize fresh silage was investigated in this study.

Development Of A Method For The Fast And Complete Assessment Of Quality Characteristics In Undried Grass Silages By Means Of An Nir-Diode Array Spectrometer, H. Gibaud, C. Paul, J. M. Greef, B. Ruser

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

Traditionally, the determination of grass silage is very time consuming and needs a lot of manpower and chemicals. The advantages of conventional laboratory NIRS instruments are well known but their disadvantage lies in their lacking suitability for on-farm use. A new type of spectrometer based on diode arrays may be used for this purpose. However, these new instruments still need to be calibrated for an accurate estimate of the fermentative and nutritive value of wet and unchopped grass silage.

A Simple Method For The Correction Of Fermentation Losses Measured In Laboratory Silos, F. Weissbach

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

Dry matter (DM) losses caused by formation of gaseous fermentation products can be measured by different methods. The most common method (A) is measuring the difference between the DM input and output of a silo. Other methods are based on the measurement of the fermentation gases which spontaneously leave the silo, either directly by collecting them (B) in a special absorbent like KOH or, much more easily, by weighing the filled silo at the beginning and the end of the fermentation process (C). The figures obtained by B and C are substantially smaller than those by A. This difference represents …

Prediction Of Red Clover Content In Mixed Swards By Near-Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy, B. Deprez, D. Stilmant, C. Clément, C. Decamps, A. Peeters

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

Because of the legume fixation capacity, their high protein content, digestibility and intake characteristics, more and more attention is paid to grassland clover content. In field experiments, clover content must often be determined, for example to quantify nitrogen flux or the best practices to manage such species (Stilmant et al., 2004). However hand sorting of clover and grass, even if accurate, is time-consuming and has a high labour cost. In comparison, accuracy of visual estimation of clover content, directly in the field, varies according to training and experience. Near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) has been proposed as a method for …

Missed Opportunities To Vaccinate Teens Against Hpv: Variation And Mechanisms Between Public & Private Facilities, Patrick E. Boise

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is associated with 37,300 new cases of cancer every year in the United States, despite effective vaccines for HPV being approved and available starting in 2006. This study examines missed opportunities for HPV vaccination among US teens, where the teen has a healthcare visit but the recommended HPV dose is not administered, and evaluates the differences in the rates of these missed opportunities between private and public healthcare facilities. This study uses a health economics framework and logistic regression to analyze data from a nationally representative sample of US teens using the public use files from the …

Preserving The Patients' Lifeline: Reducing Complications By Adopting A Vascular Access Assessment Improvement Process, Ana Lopez

Providence Nursing Research Conference 2023 – Present

No abstract provided.

Intake And Milk Production Of Lactating Dairy Cows Grazing Diverse Forage Mixtures Over Two Grazing Seasons, K. Soder, M. A. Sanderson, J. L. Stack, L. Muller

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

Voluntary intake and stocking rate are key determinants of animal performance on pasture. Greater plant diversity in grassland plant communities has been linked to increased primary production, greater stability in response to disturbance, and reduced weed pressure. Thus, increasing plant diversity may be one approach to improving animal productivity. An experiment was conducted to determine the effects of forage diversity on intake and milk production of lactating dairy cows over two grazing seasons.

A Comparison Of Perennial Ryegrass Cultivars Differing In Heading Date And Grass Ploidy For Grazing Dairy Cows At Two Different Stocking Rates, M. O'Donovan, G. Hurley, L. Delaby, G. Stakelum

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

Animal productivity is the ultimate performance indicator of any new grass cultivar. Direct assessment is complex and expensive. Recent research has identified a number of important sward factors that influence intake and production. The most important factor appears to be green leaf mass. The objective of this two year study was to investigate the effects on milk yield, composition and grass intake of grass cultivars with contrasting heading dates (HD) and grass ploidies (PL) when grazed at different stocking rates.