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Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences
Nutrition Support Nursing Handoff: A Computerized Template, Suzanne L. Bundrick
Nutrition Support Nursing Handoff: A Computerized Template, Suzanne L. Bundrick
Theses and Graduate Projects
At a large Midwest private nutrition support practice, a manual reporting tool has been the communication practice used in daily handoff practices. For patients who require consultation from the Nutrition Support Consulting Service, accurate communication of the nutrition plan of care among members of the health care team is a critical element of patient care and safety. Because communication errors are a leading cause of sentinel events for patients, having a safe transfer of care from nurse to nurse each day is imperative. A nutrition support computerized handoff template not only creates continuity of care among team members, it also …
Cervical Cancer Screening In Rural Tanzania, Shangwe Kiliaki
Cervical Cancer Screening In Rural Tanzania, Shangwe Kiliaki
Theses and Graduate Projects
Healthcare is complex, ever-changing, and unpredictable, and the healthcare system in Tanzania is susceptible to such complexities. As one of the poorest countries in the world, with approximately 75 percent of the 50,000,000 people residing in rural areas, increasing access to health services in remote regions is crucial. The leading cause of death among women is cervical cancer in Tanzania. This is due to limited preventive health services such as cancer screening programs, shortage of healthcare facilities in rural areas, vaccination programs for HPV, and simple lack of cervical cancer awareness in rural communities. As a starting point, a cervical …
Circle Of Care And Hope: An Adaptation And Empowerment Mental Health Healing Model For Blacks, Judy Edvaline Vansiea
Circle Of Care And Hope: An Adaptation And Empowerment Mental Health Healing Model For Blacks, Judy Edvaline Vansiea
Theses and Graduate Projects
PURPOSE- To engage and empower Black people with a "Circle of Care and Hope" that helps them to overcome their unequal access to effective mental health treatment. PROJECT DESCRIPTION- Black people in the United States have experienced unequal access to effective mental health care treatment due to centuries of oppression by the dominant Caucasian culture in the United States. This history has caused many Black people to distrust the purely Western and Caucasian-dominated model of mental health treatment. In response to this problem the author has adapted and integrated three healing modalities: multiple Western, theoretically-based therapies; culturally appropriate practices for …
Retreat As A Learning Medium For Health, Empowerment And Transformation Of Tanzanian Girls, Rebecca S. Hartwig
Retreat As A Learning Medium For Health, Empowerment And Transformation Of Tanzanian Girls, Rebecca S. Hartwig
Theses and Graduate Projects
Social determinants of health in Tanzania include poverty, low educational standards, and pandemic diseases such as malaria and HIV/AIDS. Girls in Tanzania are at an increased disadvantage in educational and vocational opportunities relative to boys. They are also an identifiable 'at risk' population regarding access to health care and health education. To address vulnerability of girls, a 5 day retreat for 12 year old girls was held in July, 2014 in Ruaha Mbuyuni, a small village in Iringa region of Tanzania. Using cirlce process, focused group discussions, and creative arts, participants were given the opportunity to express their hopes, dreams, …
Stepping Away From The Path: A Transformational Journey Affirming Emic Food Security Practices On The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation In South Dakota, Beth E. Grund
Theses and Graduate Projects
This Doctor of Nursing Practice project concerns improving the level of food security on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. Despite attempts by etic, or mainstream society, food security for the indigenous Oglala Lakota people who live there remains an elusive goal. Life expectancy for both men and women continues to decrease due to skyrocketing rates of chronic diseases related to malnutrition. Although the project initially focused on how effectiveness of etic food security solutions might be improved, unforeseen events prompted and examination of Pine Ridge food security from an emic, or Lakota, perspective. This more personal outlook …
Exploring The Complexities Of Daily Life And Healthcare For The Old Order Amish Of Central Wisconsin, Denise E. Barten
Exploring The Complexities Of Daily Life And Healthcare For The Old Order Amish Of Central Wisconsin, Denise E. Barten
Theses and Graduate Projects
My heritage includes a long line of farmers dating back to the 1800's. This connection to farming, the land and my community in Clark County, Wisconsin was the impetus for me to create a cultural immersion experience for the students of Augsburg's nursing program. My projection is an exploration into the old order Amish community of central Wisconsin, a glimpse into farming both past and present and a celebration of the land. As a requirement for the completion of the DNP program I completed practicum hours at a small self-pay clinic owned and operated by a Mennonite physician in the …
Lgbt Advocacy: One Leader's Journey Through Fear To Transcendence, Paula Suffrins
Lgbt Advocacy: One Leader's Journey Through Fear To Transcendence, Paula Suffrins
Theses and Graduate Projects
The LGBT population experiences healthcare disparities at higher rates than their heterosexual counterparts. Fear among this population prevents them from seeking health care. Nurses can be influential in addressing this fear and decreasing healthcare disparities within the LGBT population. However, LGBT content offered in nursing programs is not adequately preparing students to care for this specific population in a culturally sensitive manner. Healthcare organizations lack LGBT content in orientation programs as well. Transformational nursing leaders can initiate and support the effort to create a safe and welcoming environment for the LGBT population where healthcare can be delivered by culturally sensitive …
Quest For Health: An Early Beginning To A Lifelong Journey, Kerry P. Appleton
Quest For Health: An Early Beginning To A Lifelong Journey, Kerry P. Appleton
Theses and Graduate Projects
Childhood obesity has been cited as a modern day public health crisis. Despite the creation of many health education programs and interventions, the prevalence of childhood obesity remains largely unchanged. In response to this growing epidemic, nurses have been called to action to help mitigate health education disparities. The purpose of this project is to pool existing community resources to impact the general health of school-age children while influencing the health norms of their surrounding communities. A partnership between local school districts and a non-profit children's hospital has been created to provide health education to school age children in the …
Expanding The Practice Of Caring In The Peri-Anesthesia Unit, Jacqueline J. Meyer-Rostad
Expanding The Practice Of Caring In The Peri-Anesthesia Unit, Jacqueline J. Meyer-Rostad
Theses and Graduate Projects
Caring is a central theme of the nursing profession; the essence of nursing. The preoperative and postoperative surgical settings at a large Midwestern Hospital are extremely busy and very demanding, which can affect patient care. It is essential for Patient Care Assistants (PCAs) to identify caring actions and to provide authentic caring for patients and families. Themes of witnessed uncaring behavior include: rough handling, loud and inappropriate conversations, ignoring the patient or family, abrupt answers to questions, and negative non-verbal body language. Conversations with several patient care assistants (PCAs) revealed they feel 'too busy' during their work day or are …
Improving Patient Safety In The Operating Room: Utilizing A Safety Checklist And Briefings, Lori R. Schacht
Improving Patient Safety In The Operating Room: Utilizing A Safety Checklist And Briefings, Lori R. Schacht
Theses and Graduate Projects
The perioperative care setting can be a hazardous environment for patients undergoing surgery. Surgical teams caring for patients undergoing complex surgical procedures may create an opportunity for surgical errors impacting patient safety. The purpose of this project is to improve consistent standardized Surgical Safety Checklist (SSC) use and briefings in the orthopedic perioperative care setting in a large Midwestern hospital, thereby supporting a culture of safety through staff engagement and a team-based communication approach. Watson’s Theory of Human Caring guided this project through the theoretical concepts of presence and faith. An initial implementation of the SSC and briefings revealed a …
A Collaborative Approach To An Advanced Nursing Practice, Elizabeth R. Janeczko
A Collaborative Approach To An Advanced Nursing Practice, Elizabeth R. Janeczko
Theses and Graduate Projects
Collaboration within multiple disciplines is fundamental to the success of any health care practitioner. For the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), collaboration as well as the use of a mentor during a detailed, organized orientation leads to success in the chosen field of the APRN. A good orientation requires the current staff to work together in a harmonious way to mentor the new orientee and ultimately produces a confident staff member. An unorganized orientation lacking in collaboration may force the orientee to struggle, never knowing if they are on the right path, can lead to disruption of the unit, dissatisfaction, …
Developing A Healthy Work Environment For Radiology Nurses Through Metaphor, Anne Cords
Developing A Healthy Work Environment For Radiology Nurses Through Metaphor, Anne Cords
Theses and Graduate Projects
A healthy work environment is an essential part of a nurse's professional practice. Providing nurses access to resources to understand the importance of a healthy work environment should be present in healthcare organizations. After evaluating a Radiology Department at a large hospital in the Midwest, the themes of communication, collaboration, and authentic leadership were revealed as areas to be improved upon for this work environment. Not only will these themes contribute to the workplace as well as providing effective patient care. The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) Standards for Establishing and Sustaining Healthy Work Environments (Barden, 2005:2016) and Martha …
Nurse Burnout: When The Flame Goes Dim, Brittany M. Barden
Nurse Burnout: When The Flame Goes Dim, Brittany M. Barden
Theses and Graduate Projects
Anticipating and responding to the needs of others is the forefront of the nursing profession. Nurses all too often place the needs of patients, patient's families, and organizations ahead of their own. The constant care of others without proper attention to one's own needs can lead to nurse burnout. There is little education being provided to nurses regarding the danger and effects of nurse burnout and how one can create a healthy balance between meeting their own needs as well as those of others. The purpose of this project is to develop an educational module that will raise awareness of …