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Parent Education On Childhood Vaccinations: Implications For Nursing Practice, Kristen Sevier
Parent Education On Childhood Vaccinations: Implications For Nursing Practice, Kristen Sevier
The University Honors Program
Early childhood vaccination rates in Ohio have been stagnant in the past couple of years. The purpose of this project was to use current evidence regarding early childhood vaccination rates to identify how nurses can effectively educate parents to increase childhood vaccination rates. The findings from this project helped establish an educational brochure for pediatric nurses as a nurse-led intervention to address vaccination adherence among parents at the point of care. The ultimate goal is to improve vaccination coverage among early childhood populations in Yellow Springs, Ohio. The educational brochure was created and presented to pediatric nurse faculty at Wright …
Test Anxiety And Undergraduate Nursing Students: The Concept, Impact, And Interventions, Sarah Macadam
Test Anxiety And Undergraduate Nursing Students: The Concept, Impact, And Interventions, Sarah Macadam
The University Honors Program
Test anxiety in undergraduate nursing students negatively impacts test scores and overall academic success. This project utilizes current literature to identify the concept of test anxiety, the impact of test anxiety on undergraduate nursing students, and interventions to help reduce test anxiety. Literature findings will then be included in an educational PowerPoint presentation given to an undergraduate nursing course at Wright State University.
Educational Strategies For Preventing And Managing Coronary Artery Disease (Cad), Anna M. Mills
Educational Strategies For Preventing And Managing Coronary Artery Disease (Cad), Anna M. Mills
The University Honors Program
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a leading cause of death in the United States and many older people suffer from this disease (Luisi et al., 2015). It is vital that nurses understand the importance of education, good nursing care, and support in improving patient outcomes. Nurses care for patients with heart disease every day and it is important that nurses have a good understanding of the disease process, how to effectively educate patients, and how to care for them in hospital and community settings. The purpose of this project is to (1) perform a comprehensive literature review regarding prevention, education, …
A New Understanding Of Palliative Care, Sarah Gale
A New Understanding Of Palliative Care, Sarah Gale
The University Honors Program
The purpose of this paper is to discuss palliative care and how it is relates to chronic illness. It will include the current problems with palliative care as it is associated with chronic illness. The significance to nursing will be indicated and a review of literature follow and then by a synthesis of the literature. A project proposal will follow the synthesis followed by an evaluation of the implemented project and conclusion.