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Utilizing A Social Media Platform To Increase Participation In A Virtual Journal Club, Alex Bubica, Trisha Saul
Utilizing A Social Media Platform To Increase Participation In A Virtual Journal Club, Alex Bubica, Trisha Saul
2021 Providence Nurse Research Conference
Background: A virtual journal club (VJC) is a place where nurses can read, synthesize, and discuss research and evidence-based practice articles. There is a well-known time lag of disseminating this knowledge from bench to bedside. In 2016, a 300-bed community hospital constructed a VJC to educate nurses on the latest studies. In 2016 and 2017, this VJC was used via an intranet-based platform with little success. Main barriers included (1) no access outside of work and (2) difficulty following threads leading to in-cohesive interactions. In 2018, a website was created. This platform had one fatal flaw, a multistep verification process …
How Much Is Too Much: Examining Fluid Responsiveness In Septic Patients, Natalie Kitago, Lak Tuong, Sarah Rosenberg
How Much Is Too Much: Examining Fluid Responsiveness In Septic Patients, Natalie Kitago, Lak Tuong, Sarah Rosenberg
2021 Providence Nurse Research Conference
Background & Significance: The leading cause of death of critically ill patients is sepsis. The CDC reports that sepsis is estimated to be responsible for 1 of every 3-hospital deaths. Furthermore, in hospitals located in California for one large hospital system, a reported30.74% patients admitted to the ICU with sepsis died in the year 2017.
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to determine if utilizing non-invasive pulse contour technology (PCT) is a feasible intervention to manage fluid responsiveness and resuscitation specifically with septic patients in a community Intensive Care Unit in California. A secondary aim was to determine …