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Nursing Students’ Knowledge And Attitudes About Pain Management And Opioids, Hedieh Hatami Sirjani
Nursing Students’ Knowledge And Attitudes About Pain Management And Opioids, Hedieh Hatami Sirjani
Health Services Research Dissertations
Statement of the problem: healthcare professionals’ knowledge of using opioids for pain management safely is critical in preventing opioid abuse and overdose. Undergraduate curricula of health professional schools, including undergraduate nursing programs, need to improve and adopt a comprehensive education regarding this issue.
Method: the first project was a systematic analysis of the literature regarding the educational interventions’ impact on healthcare professional knowledge and practice behavior regarding prescription opioids. The second project was a qualitative study of nursing students to explore their experience, self-efficacy, and knowledge of prescription opioid use for pain management and whether they feel the need for …
Mobile Technology In Undergraduate Nursing Education: An Evidence-Synthesizing Project, Jillian Sisson
Mobile Technology In Undergraduate Nursing Education: An Evidence-Synthesizing Project, Jillian Sisson
Nursing (graduate) Student Scholarship
Background: Undergraduate nursing students are faced with entering a complex healthcare environment with increasing acuity in which they must perform significant information recall in order to provide safe and quality patient care. Students are also tasked with the translation of nursing theory into ever-changing practice. The purpose of this capstone project was to review published studies to discover what is known about the accessibility of educational content on mobile technology in undergraduate nursing education.
Methods: A systematic literature search was conducted using Medline, CINAHL, and the Cochrane Library databases. Articles were chosen for inclusion in the project if they were …
The Influence Of Nurse Residency Programs On Retention Rates, Jennifer Wagner
The Influence Of Nurse Residency Programs On Retention Rates, Jennifer Wagner
Nursing (graduate) Student Scholarship
Background: New nurses face many challenges when starting their jobs, leading to job vacancy if the challenges are not addressed. Turnover can be costly for an institution due to training costs. Nurse residency programs have become more common to reduce turnover rates. Additionally, nurse residency programs provide support and professional development opportunities as new nurses’ transition into their new positions. Mentorship, preceptorship and the duration of orientation are all components of nurse residency programs that are necessary to evaluate. The purpose of the paper is to investigate how nurse residency programs affect retention rates of new nurses after one year. …
Examining Instructional Methods In End-Of-Life Nursing Education: Lecture Vs. Simulation, Jonathan M. Benson
Examining Instructional Methods In End-Of-Life Nursing Education: Lecture Vs. Simulation, Jonathan M. Benson
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Undergraduate nursing programs have historically glossed over end-of-life care, if their curricula addressed it at all. This lack of instruction can leave practicing nurses feeling poorly prepared to deliver this specialized care. Feeling incompetent and lacking confidence may lead to poorer attitudes regarding this nursing specialty. Thus, effective continuing education activities are paramount in equipping nurses to provide this care and improve attitudes towards caring for terminally ill patients and their families. The purpose of this study was to examine how registered nurse attitudes towards end-of-life care are impacted using a simulation-based learning experience compared to a traditional face-to-face lecture …