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Prevention Of Infection During Hemodialysis Treatment Initiation, Jessica Stroupe
Prevention Of Infection During Hemodialysis Treatment Initiation, Jessica Stroupe
Master of Science in Nursing Theses and Projects
Infection in the dialysis access of a patient can be detrimental to the health of a dialysis patient. For this reason, infection control is extremely important in the outpatient hemodialysis setting. The goal of this project is to prevent infection during dialysis treatment initiation. This goal will be achieved during a 5-week project in which staff of an outpatient hemodialysis unit will be directly observed and then educated on the importance of infection control during treatment initiation. Staff will be given education on areas that need improvement regarding infection control during treatment initiation. The staff will be able to use …
Improving Utilization Of Palliative Care For Heart Failure Patients, Devin Tilley
Improving Utilization Of Palliative Care For Heart Failure Patients, Devin Tilley
Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects
The purpose of this program was to educate providers regarding palliative care for heart failure patients. Palliative care is underutilized in conjunction with usual heart failure management despite proven benefits of decreased symptom burden, reduced hospitalizations, and improved overall quality of life. Provider education has the ability to improve provider knowledge of palliative care for heart failure patients. A brief education session was given to hospital providers in an acute care setting to evaluate the benefits of provider education on palliative care utilization for heart failure patients. Findings included improved provider confidence in referring heart failure patients to palliative care. …
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Education To The Rural Community, Brandi Harris
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Education To The Rural Community, Brandi Harris
Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects
This project was executed to provide obstructive sleep apnea education to the men and women of the rural community. Many residents of rural communities remain undereducated and unaware of diseases and disorders in which they are subjected to or have increased risks for. Obstructive sleep apnea affects approximately twenty-two billion Americans. Of those affected, nearly eighty percent remain undiagnosed and untreated (Nagappa et al., 2015). Victims of the sleep disorder fail to acknowledge signs and symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea, many oblivious to the etiology, risk factors, symptoms, and pathophysiology of the disorder. Presenting education to residents of the rural …