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A Success Story In Shifting The Paradigm Together : Partnership Between Service And Education In Building An Onsite Clinical Nurse Leader Program, Enna Edouard Trevathan Jan 2009

A Success Story In Shifting The Paradigm Together : Partnership Between Service And Education In Building An Onsite Clinical Nurse Leader Program, Enna Edouard Trevathan

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects

Access to advanced academic preparation has been an important consideration in the design of educational programs for the working professional nurse. Nursing education has a history of developing and implementing strategies to respond to their needs beyond the traditional, on campus classroom setting. Nursing programs were early adopters of distance learning technologies, from the first two-way audio, one-way video classes, to satellite, two-way video classes to the recent proliferation of web-based programs. However, an innovative alternative is proposed - bringing the course work to the employment setting and designing the program to be responsive to the learning needs of the …


Child Neurology Curriculum, Ruth K. Rosenblum Jan 2009

Child Neurology Curriculum, Ruth K. Rosenblum

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects

Provision of comprehensive health services to children and adolescents is a central role for school nurses. Children with chronic health conditions are at the intersection of the health and education systems. Recently, educators, neurology care providers (MD/NP/PA) have initiated discussions about the impact of a child’s health on their ability to learn. The purpose of this project was to develop a child neurology curriculum for school nurses. A needs assessment survey was distributed. The survey results revealed a need for further education and training in child neurology diagnoses. Four areas were chosen for curriculum development:seizures/ epilepsy, headaches/migraines, tics, and post-concussion …


Health Literacy And Medication Adherence, Seanny Minn Jan 2009

Health Literacy And Medication Adherence, Seanny Minn

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects

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Improving Medication Safety By Implementing A Just Culture, Karen S. Lounsbury Jan 2009

Improving Medication Safety By Implementing A Just Culture, Karen S. Lounsbury

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects

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Using The Transtheoretical Model In Primary Care Weight Management: Tipping The Decisional Balance Scale For Exercise, Janice (Jan) M. Peterson Jan 2009

Using The Transtheoretical Model In Primary Care Weight Management: Tipping The Decisional Balance Scale For Exercise, Janice (Jan) M. Peterson

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects

Changing or modifying a behavior that is addictive or potentially harmful is difficult for most people. The Transtheoretical Model (TM) (Prochaska, Norcross, & DiClemente, 1994) incorporates a compilation of previous theories, providing a framework for the stages of progression when deciding to change a problematic behavior. The stages include: Precontemplation, Contemplation, Preparation, Action, Maintenance, and Termination. Other constructs of the model, some adapted from previous models, include the Decisional Balance (Janis & Mann, 1977), Self-efficacy (Bandura, 1977) and the Processes of Change (Prochaska, Norcross, & DiClemente, 1994, Velicer, Prochaska, Fava, Norman, & Redding, 1998). Traditionally, examining the stages of change …


The Experience Of African American Hospice Patient/Family With Board Certified Music Therapy As A Component Of Their Plan Of Care, Elizabeth Joy Gifford Jan 2009

The Experience Of African American Hospice Patient/Family With Board Certified Music Therapy As A Component Of Their Plan Of Care, Elizabeth Joy Gifford

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects

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