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Initiating A Skin-Care Bundle In The Emergency Department To Decrease Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries In Geriatric Patients, Suzanne Babcock, Pamela Hardesty

Graduate Publications and Other Selected Works - Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

BACKGROUND: Adults 65+ comprise 15.2% of the United States (U.S.) population and 17.9% of Emergency Department (ED) visits. Aging causes changes to skin, including thinning and loss of elasticity. Annually, in the U.S., 2.5 million individuals develop Pressure Injuries (PI), causing 60,000 deaths. Hospital acquired PIs in the U.S. cost $26.8 billion annually, over $10,000/patient and increase the length of stay by greater than four days.

LOCAL PROBLEM: This project occurred in a 27-bed Geriatric Accredited Emergency Department in a southeastern U.S. city where patients 65+ comprise 40% of the patient volume annually. PIs can begin developing within two hours. …

Faith Influences On Health Of Rural Appalachian Older Adults In East Tennessee: An Ethnonursing Study, Karina Elizabeth Strange

Doctoral Dissertations

As the U.S. older adult population increases and diversifies, healthcare providers need innovative, cost-effective, and culturally congruent approaches to gerontological nursing care. Decades of multidisciplinary evidence demonstrate that spirituality enhances older adult holistic health. However, although research about spirituality and nursing has become more culturally diverse, little is known about spirituality-health linkages of rural Appalachian older adults (RAOAs). This knowledge gap is significant because Appalachia leads the country in mortality related to chronic comorbidities such as heart disease, cancer, and depression. Given age, poverty, limited transportation, and health provider shortage areas, RAOAs experience severe health disparities. Moreover, spirituality is an …

Testing A Musical Game Activity For Community-Dwelling Older Adults, Jordan Riggins, Susan Mclennon Phd Arnp

Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

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