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Little Women (2022) | Poster, Jacksonville State University

Performance Archive

Performed: 20-29 May 2022; Little Women The Broadway Musical was based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott. The book is by Allan Knee, music by Jason Howland, and lyrics by Mindi Dickstein. This file was created from a legacy format and may not include all information.

Improving Quality Of Communication In Pediatric Perioperative Outpatient Setting Using Aidet And Commit To Sit, Hyo Ryung Kim

Master's Projects and Capstones

Abstract

Problem: Effective and therapeutic communication in the health care setting is multidisciplinary,

complex, and has unique challenges for each microsystem. The perioperative setting is an

especially challenging environment for healthcare workers to provide therapeutic

communication, as uniquely high-risk and time-sensitive information must be disseminated in a

language that is understandable for the patient(Osborne-Smith & Kyle Hodgen, 2017). A

microsystem assessment of an outpatient pediatric perioperative setting reflected some of the

challenges the healthcare workers were facing when communicating with their patients and

family members. Upon evaluation of the monthly NRC (National Research Corporation) score

prior to implementation of two …

Implementation Of Aidet, Commit To Sit, And Culturally-Competent Care In Pediatric Outpatient Setting, Melanie T. Wine

Master's Projects and Capstones

Problem: This quality improvement project implements AIDET, Commit to Sit, and culturally-competent care to improve patient satisfaction and communication between providers and patients in a diverse pediatric outpatient surgery microsystem setting. The microsystem’s NRC patient satisfaction scores from September to September is below the 85th percentile, and there is an immense desire to improve the overall scores by the staff. The detractors of the overall performance derived from the patients feeling that the staff needs to work together to meet patients’ needs, care providers not taking enough time to explain and listen, wanting to trust providers with care, procedures …

Addressing The Phenomena Of Nursing Burnout: Seeking The Need For Mental Health Interventions To Support The Nursing Workforce, Cialina L. Moy

Master's Projects and Capstones

Problem: Nursing burnout has been an existing phenomenon, which the COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated. Burnout has contributed to escalated mental health concerns, increased staff turnover rates, and the nationwide nursing shortage.

Context: Studies indicate that depression, anxiety, and stress significantly correlate to burnout; studies also reveal that burnout consequently contributes to job dissatisfaction and organizational turnover. To reduce perceived burnout and increase nurse retention at the ambulatory COVID-19 clinics, nurses completed a pilot program that integrated two mental health tools.

Intervention: Nurses responded to a pre-survey to identify burnout factors and measure perceived burnout, using a modification of the …

Hapi Beds: A Quality Improvement Project To Reduce Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries, Jun Jie Tan

Master's Projects and Capstones

Hospital acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs) remain a detrimental health problem that plagues hospital institutions and patients with a significant increase in morbidity and mortality. The development of HAPIs takes a tremendous toll on the patient, their family, as well as the healthcare system. Research has shown that there are multiple approaches in the prevention and treatment of HAPIs and one of the prominent methods includes choosing the appropriate bed surface tailored for the patient’s condition. This evidenced-based practice intervention was initiated with extensive literature review to contribute to the development of a new pressure injury surface selection algorithm for the …

Surgical Site Infections: Reducing Excessive Foot Traffic In The Surgical Room To Minimize The Risk Of Surgical Site Infections, Christopher D. Pobre

Master's Projects and Capstones

Problem: In 2021, a perioperative unit experienced 21 different surgical site infections (SSIs). SSIs are associated with increased medical complications and financial costs. One risk factor for SSIs is the increased or excessive operating room (OR) foot traffic, which increases airborne contaminants within the OR.

Context: A seven-room operating department performing 5,800 surgical procedures annually. The unit specializes in general, elective, and emergent procedures for the adult population predominately in the East Bay Area. A diverse mix of surgical procedures was observed throughout this project.

Assessment: A microsystem assessment was conducted to determine the causes and patterns that lead to …

Supporting The Nursing Workforce And Addressing The Phenomena Of Nursing Burnout With Evidence-Based Mental Health Interventions, Kelly Leung

Master's Projects and Capstones

Problem: Burnout within healthcare has been an existing phenomenon, contributing to increased hospital staff turnover rates and the nationwide nursing shortage. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated this issue leading to a decrease in the quality of patient care, nurse satisfaction, and organizational financial security.

Context: At a South Bay Area public healthcare system, staff were displaced throughout the community to support the overflow of COVID-19 patients at ambulatory clinics. Due to the nature of COVID-19, this healthcare system has experienced barriers in maintaining available staff for the demand of work. Studies indicate that signs of increased stress and burnout observed …

Stop The Bleed And Seize Control: The Use Of Simulation And Video Modules In Educating Emergency Department Staff Regarding Maternal Hypertension And Hemorrhage, Yvonne Oliva

Master's Projects and Capstones

Problem: This quality improvement project aims at Hospital X meeting the new Joint Commission (JC) provisional deadline through the implementation of simulation training and video development as a way of educating emergency department (ED) staff in recognizing and treating preeclampsia (PreE) and postpartum hemorrhage (PPH).

Context: This quality improvement project utilizes evidence-based practice, California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative (CMQCC) toolkits, and JC standards to educate ED staff on worsening cases of maternal morbidity and mortality nationwide. Research shows that early recognition and prevention of maternal hemorrhage and preeclamptic emergencies has the highest probability of decreasing maternal complications in the ED. …

Stop The Bleed And Seize Control: The Use Of Simulation In Educating Emergency Department Staff Regarding Maternal Hypertension And Hemorrhage: A Quality Improvement Project, Raquel Andreina Torres

Master's Projects and Capstones

A quality improvement (QI) initiative was geared to assess and prepare Emergency Department (ED) nurses and clinical staff preparedness of pre-eclampsia and postpartum hemorrhage (PPH). The Non-Profit Hospital, with two different Emergency Room locations, currently does not have a Labor and Delivery (L&D) unit at one of their campuses. Additionally, there is no current policy or procedure set in place for the treatment of preeclamptic or postpartum women in the emergency room. As a direct result of The Joint Commission (TJC) standards and a very short timeline, a group of University of San Francisco Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) graduate students …

Counting Every Drop: Preventing Maternal Mortality With Quantifying Blood Loss Through Triton Scale, Summer Le

Master's Projects and Capstones

Postpartum (PP) hemorrhage is one of the leading causes of maternal mortality (AWHONN, 2021). In each of the past three years, the percentage of PP hemorrhage has increased at Hospital X. The PP unit at Hospital X performs around 4,500 total deliveries each year. While the standard of care for PP blood loss is to specifically measure blood in milliliters as Quantifying Blood Loss (QBL) for Labor and Delivery (L&D), it is not yet the standard of care in the 24 hours postpartum after delivery (ACOG, 2019). This quality improvement project involved educating nurses about measuring blood loss – specifically …

Assessing The Influence Of Food Insecurity And Retail Environments As A Proxy For Structural Racism On The Covid-19 Pandemic In An Urban Setting, Rachael D. Dombrowski, Alex B. Hill, Bree Bode, Kathrybn A. G Knoff, Hadis Dastgerdizad, Noel Kulik, James Mallare, Kibibi Blount-Dorn, Winona Bynum

Urban Studies and Planning Faculty Research Publications

A collaborative partnership launched the Great Grocer Project (GGP) in March 2021 in Detroit, Michigan where health inequities, including deaths due to COVID-19, have historically been politically determined and informed by socially entrenched norms. Institutional and structural racism has contributed to a lack of diversity in store ownership among Detroit grocers and limited access to high-quality, affordable healthy foods as well as disparate food insecurity among Detroit residents. The GGP seeks to promote Detroit’s healthy grocers to improve community health and economic vitality through research, programs, and policies that have the potential to advance health equity. A cross-sectional design was …

Hapner Receives Award From American Laryngological Association, Adam Pope

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Missing Value Estimation Using Clustering And Deep Learning Within Multiple Imputation Framework, Manar D. Samad, Sakib Abrar, Norou Diawara

Computer Science Faculty Research

Missing values in tabular data restrict the use and performance of machine learning, requiring the imputation of missing values. Arguably the most popular imputation algorithm is multiple imputation by chained equations (MICE), which estimates missing values from linear conditioning on observed values. This paper proposes methods to improve both the imputation accuracy of MICE and the classification accuracy of imputed data by replacing MICE’s linear regressors with ensemble learning and deep neural networks (DNN). The imputation accuracy is further improved by characterizing individual samples with cluster labels (CISCL) obtained from the training data. Our extensive analyses of six tabular data …

Unh Recognizes Investment Network As Paul J. Holloway Entrepreneur Of The Year, Erika Mantz

Media Relations

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The Effects Of The “Chinese Virus” On The Asian American And Pacific Islander Community: Hate Crimes, Discrimination, And Violence, Emily Chang

Undergraduate Honors Theses

With the spread of the global health crisis that is COVID-19, hate crimes towards Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) have skyrocketed in the U.S., largely due to the charged rhetoric and misperceptions perpetrated by the U.S. government that link COVID-19 to people of Asian descent. This project analyzes the history of discrimination towards AAPIs in the United States and its present-day context. Moreover, this analysis reveals the detrimental effects of verbal and physical assaults on the emotional and physical health of AAPIs and explores the possible solutions we can implement to decrease these crimes. Finally, I consider the implications …

2022-May-20-Rural Health Conference, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (May 20, 2022) – East Tennessee State University Health Sciences faculty, staff and students were well represented at the nation’s largest gathering of rural health professionals in Albuquerque, New Mexico, last week.

The 45^th annual Rural Health Conference sponsored by the National Rural Health Association (NRHA) took place May 10-13 both in person in Albuquerque and virtually, with over 80 sessions designed to help raise the standard of rural health.

“The National Rural Health Association is the premier organization that brings together leading researchers, practitioners and other experts in rural health,” said Dr. Randy Wykoff, dean …

Contributors

Early College Folio

Contributors, Early College Folio, Volume 1, Issue 2 (May 2022)

“Digital By Necessity”: An Interview With Dr. Jane Wanninger, Julia Carey Arendell, Jane Wanninger

Early College Folio

In the summer of 2020, Dr. Jane Wanninger participated in a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Institute hosted by Agnes Scott College to learn about implementing digital storytelling in the classroom, which ironically, had to be completed digitally due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Her experience was the inspiration for this issue of Early College Folio as she pitched her ideas using the phrase “digital by necessity.” Issue Editor Julia Carey Arendell interviewed Jane, captured here, on all that she learned to think more deeply about using the virtual tool of digital storytelling as a teacher, a student, and …

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