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Improving Medication Education On An Infectious Disease Unit For Hospitalized Patients At Discharge: A Quality Improvement Project, Kristin L. Pilong

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Medication education by nurses during patients’ hospital stay is an important component of patient care. Nurses’ knowledge of specific medications and the resources that support teaching patients about medications may play a key role in increasing their satisfaction with the hospitalization experience. This quality improvement doctoral project created and validated evidenced-based cognitive aids for nurses to support this process. The project is part of a quality improvement initiative at a hospital in South Jersey to create and validate cognitive aids for 5 high frequency medications prescribed for patients prior to discharge from the hospital The cognitive aids focused on three …

Examining Perceived Stress And Diet Quality Among Low-Income Families Engaged With A Nutrition-Based Food Assistance Program, Kelsey R. Wolfe, Kathryn L. Dambrino, David Phillippi, Laura Gray

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Abstract

Introduction: Evidence suggests poor-quality diets and high levels of stress have negative impacts on health, especially in low-income families in the southern United States. Nutrition-based food assistance programs were developed to meet nutritional needs of food insecure clients. The purpose of this scholarly project was to explore the relationship between perceived stress and diet quality among low-income families engaged with a nutrition-based food assistance program.

Methods: A retrospective and observational design was used to analyze previously collected survey responses from clients participating in a nutrition-based food assistance program in Nashville, TN (N = 425). Descriptive statistics and Spearman’s …

Promoting A Culture Of Self-Care: Application Of A Caring Science Framework To Prevent Nursing Faculty Burnout, Angela M. Braswell

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BACKGROUND: Threats to nurses’ well-being from chronic workplace stress often leads to burnout. Lack of self-care contributes to nursing faculty burnout due to the inability to maintain well-being. Emerging evidence points to theory guided self-caring practices as effective coping strategies to manage the negative effects of workplace environments on well-being.

METHODS: This quality improvement project aimed to provide nursing faculty and staff in the academic workplace with opportunities to cultivate and enhance self-care practices to promote overall health and well-being following principles of Caring Science and Jean Watson’s 10 Caritas Processes^®. A multifaceted set of interventions were provided: …