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Crna’S Knowledge And Attitudes Regarding Acupressure As An Adjunct To Postoperative Nausea And Vomiting Prevention, Kimberly A. Homa, Jacqueline Kuhn
Crna’S Knowledge And Attitudes Regarding Acupressure As An Adjunct To Postoperative Nausea And Vomiting Prevention, Kimberly A. Homa, Jacqueline Kuhn
College of Science and Health Theses and Dissertations
Background: Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) continues to be a problem for patients despite multimodal pharmacologic treatments available. Although acupressure has demonstrated clinical usefulness, it is still not widely used in mainstream anesthesia practice. Objectives: The purpose of this descriptive survey design was to assess current knowledge and attitudes among CRNAs and SRNAs regarding acupressure for PONV treatment. A secondary objective was to develop an educational handout designed to increase the use of acupressure as an adjunct to postoperative nausea and vomiting prevention using the findings from this current study. Methods: A descriptive, cross sectional survey design was utilized to …
Dnp Project: Knowledge And Attitudes Regarding Current Technology To Prevent Drug Diversion, Grant T. Balbarin
Dnp Project: Knowledge And Attitudes Regarding Current Technology To Prevent Drug Diversion, Grant T. Balbarin
College of Science and Health Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this project was to assess Student Registered Nurse Anesthetists (SRNA) and Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) knowledge and attitudes about current interventions using technology to prevent drug diversion. A descriptive survey was sent to current Illinois Association of Nurse Anesthetists members that included SRNAs and CRNAs. The survey was a modified version of the Evidence-based nursing tool originally developed by Upton and Upton (2006) and was coded utilizing a Likert scale. Data were collected from a sample of 145 SRNAs and CRNAs. Knowledge regarding drug diversion was in the neutral range with a mean = 2.64 - …
Dnp Project: Knowledge And Attitudes Regarding Current Technology To Prevent Drug Diversion, Cheryl Botsford
Dnp Project: Knowledge And Attitudes Regarding Current Technology To Prevent Drug Diversion, Cheryl Botsford
College of Science and Health Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this project was to assess Student Registered Nurse Anesthetists (SRNA) and Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) knowledge and attitudes about current interventions using technology to prevent drug diversion. A descriptive survey was sent to current Illinois Association of Nurse Anesthetists members that included SRNAs and CRNAs. The survey was a modified version of the Evidence-based nursing tool originally developed by Upton and Upton (2006) and was coded utilizing a Likert scale. Data were collected from a sample of 145 SRNAs and CRNAs. Knowledge regarding drug diversion was in the neutral range with a mean = 2.64 - …