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Implementation Of An Inpatient Diabetes Team: Impact On Hypoglycemia Recurrence, Martha Bertin, Elva Diaz

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Advance Directives: Assessing Effectiveness At A Health System, Rose Allen, Tanya Cohn, Christine Edozie, Susan Howard, Patricia Mccrink

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Outcomes Comparison Of Enculturating Advance Directives Process At A Health System, Rose Allen, Tanya Cohn, Christine Edozie, Susan Howard, Patricia Mccrink

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The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services requires organizations to comply with the Patient Self-Determination Act by having processes that inform patients about their rights to execute an advance directive (AD) and engage in shared decision-making. The aim of this study was to compare AD data from a previous study (1999–2002) to a postenculturation (2011–2015) of a structured process for documented patient’s preferences. Second, to conduct a descriptive, bivariate analysis of the enculturated structured ADs process during 2011 and 2015. This descriptive, comparative analysis included 500 random patients from four hospitals, and the enculturated descriptive analysis included 302 patients …

Sustainability And Impact Of Lung Health Outpatient Resource Center, Maureen Lintner, Jose Morales, Rosario Dominguez, Margarita Pallares, Maribel Matos, Robert Ramirez, Tina Hyman, Cristiana Rivas

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Improving Length Of Stay: Transitioning Care From The Emergency Department To A Clinical Decision Unit, Griselle Pastor, Van Cronkhite, Natalie Mancuso, Emilia Villoch

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The Lived Experiences Of Role Transition Among Novice Clinical Nurse Educators: A Phenomenological Study, Edwina Brathwaite

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Reducing Warfarin Adr’S With A Nurse Led Anticoagulation Clinic: A New Model Of Patient Care, Michael Salinero, Tina Hyman

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Introduction: Warfarin was the leading cause of drug related adverse events at South Miami Hospital, which resulted in 27 hospital admissions in a year. A retrospective chart review revealed that patients were being discharged without a clear plan for follow up and management. Having optimal outcomes as a result of Warfarin therapy depends on maintaining the INR (International Normalized Ratio) in its range. In order to do so, high-quality anticoagulation management (HQACM) is required.

Methods: In response to the increased in Warfarin toxicity hospital admissions and community physician’s concern regarding anticoagulation safety, an interdisciplinary team was formed to …

Reliability And Validity Testing Of A Rubric Aimed At Assessing Quality Of Responses In A Virtual Journal Club, Sally Bonet, Simone Cheong, Lizette Gonzalez

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The Effect Of Repetitive Text Messages On The Retention Of Knowledge Among Clinical Staff, Judy Bowling

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Empowering Nurses Through Evidence-Based Practice (Ebp), Quality Improvement (Qi), And Research, Eve Butler, Andrea Prentiss

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Improving Outcomes Through Performance Improvement, Evidence-Based Practice, Or Research: Choosing The Right Road, Eve Butler, Maria Ojeda, Andrea Prentiss

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The Need For Speed: Shared Governance Impacting Nursing Practice Over A 3 Year Magnet Journey Of A Newly Opened Hospital, Rosalina Butao, Julie Lamoureux, Tanya Cohn, Victoria Mccue, Fatima Garcia

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Assessing Potential Relationship Between Medical/Surgical Nurse’S Certification Rate To Patient Outcome In A Newly Designated Magnet Hospital, Eva Mitra, Rosalina Butao, Julie Lamoureux

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Medication Cabinets In Patients' Rooms: Impact On Nurses' Satisfaction Of Medication Administration, Medication Charge Accuracy, And Errors (Published 2013), Mavel Arinal, Tanya Cohn, Carmen Avila-Quintana

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Clinical Alarm Management, Jo Ann Aberilla

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Promoting A Healthy Work Environment In The Icu Through Prayer And Bible Study, Jo Ann Aberilla

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Current And Upcoming Stroke Research At Baptist Health, Amy K. Starosciak

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Outcomes Of A 12-Bed Observation-Holding Unit In A Community Hospital For Patients Experiencing Chest Pain, Sandra Bastidas, Olivia White, Carmen Avila-Quintana, Julie Lamoureux

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Nursing Bedside Swallow Screen: How It Affects Outcome Of Stroke Patients, Honoree Ceballos

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The assessment of a stroke patient’s ability to swallow plays an important role in the management, recovery and patient outcome in stroke. Nurses in the Neuroscience unit encounter this situation daily in caring for stroke patients. This nursing assessment is integral in providing adequate nursing care to prevent complications such as aspiration pneumonia.

National Institutes Of Health Stroke Scale (Nihss) And Tissue Plasminogen (Tpa) Education For All Critical Care Nurses, Cheriese Rawlins

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An Emergency Department's Journey To Decreasing Door-To-Neurology Consult Times In Our Acute Stroke Patient Population, Jessica Sanabria

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An Assessment Of Current Palliative Care Beliefs And Knowledge: The Primary Palliative Care Providers' Perspective, Yvonne Patten, Maria M. Ojeda, Carolyn Lindgren

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Developing A Culture Of Inquiry Through Nursing Research: A New Hospital's 3-Year Journey To Magnet® Designation, Denise Harris, Tanya Cohn

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An Assessment Of Current Palliative Care Beliefs And Knowledge: The Primary Palliative Care Providers' Perspective, Yvonne Patten, Maria M. Ojeda, Carolyn Lindgren

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Investigating The Scholar Nurse Partner Effect On The Novice Nurse, Gisell Gonzalvo, Vanessa Collazo, Steve Lewis, Aubrey Florom-Smith

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An Assessment Of Current Palliative Care Beliefs And Knowledge: The Primary Palliative Care Providers' Perspective, Yvonne Patten, Maria M. Ojeda, Carolyn Lindgren

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Survey Of Nursing Practice At Doctors Hospital, Carolyn Lindgren, Juan Nery, Maria Ojeda, Judy Bowling, Diane Amado Tate

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Baker Act Project, Lucy Arcila, Evelyn Quinones Lassalle, Carla Green, Melinda Patton, Melinda Collins

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Promoting Comfort During Ct-Coronary Angiogram, Margo Archer, Dawn Arevalo, Kelly Vazquez

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Pain Management Of Medical-Surgical Patients At Homestead Hospital: The Role Of Nurse-Patient Communication, Dianne Crabtree, Kathy Gruny, Kimberly Figueroa, Veronica Zamoyski, Carrie Bilek, Rachael Rodriguez, Luchie Anne Dwyer

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