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Protecting The Skin Of Older Adults Through Surveillance And Pressure Ulcer Prevention Beginning In Emergency Services, Jennifer L. Zoeteman

Doctoral Dissertations

ED (emergency department) personnel are admitting to inpatient services increasing numbers of elderly clients who are at risk for skin breakdown. The ED environment is designed for short term care in response to emergent situations. Pressure related injuries originating in the ED lead to both physical suffering and financial burdens. Pressure relief strategies have been actively employed on an inpatient basis without translation to the ED environment. Evidence for best practice in PUP (pressure ulcer prevention) in the ED is not widely embraced. Prevention of PUs is primarily within the scope of nursing practice and amenable to improvements in the …

An Evidence-Based Approach For The Implementation Of An Osteoporosis Educational And Exercise Intervention Among Perimenopausal Women, Joanne Maura Cecile Finazzi

Doctoral Dissertations

According to the osteoporosis criteria developed by the World Health Organization, 10 million individuals residing in the United States are estimated to have osteoporosis, and 8 million of these individuals are women (National Osteoporosis Foundation [NOF], 2009). Educational and exercise interventions (Bohaty, Rocole, Wehling, & Waltman, 2008) have been developed in an effort to prevent osteoporosis. However, medical record reviews reveal that only 18% of patients receive counseling regarding osteoporosis educational interventions and exercise preventive measures during health care visits (Lee, Zuckerman, & Weiss, 2002).

The purpose of the pilot study was to examine the effectiveness of a 4-week, 4- …