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Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences
Implementation Of Synchronous And Asynchronous Car-T Education For Emergency Room And Intensive Care Unit Nurses In Non-Oncology Units, Kylie Kuck
Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Projects
Background: Chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR-T) therapy is a novel and promising cancer treatment for hematologic malignancies. This treatment is highly regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and The Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT) because of the known toxicities associated with treatment.
Local problem: In 2022, FACT published guidelines requiring formal education for both oncology and non-oncology nurses who care for these patients, including emergency room and intensive care unit nurses.
Methods: This quality improvement project provided education to emergency room and intensive care unit care nurses who are caring for CAR-T cell therapy …
Ultrasound Guided Piv Insertion Implementation, Blake Hotchkiss, Beth O'Donnell, Miles Merwin, Billie Jo Senecal, Ronica Smith, Eric Alan, Bryan Tavary, Chelsea Harkins, Taylor Archard, Leslie Geissinger, Lauren Remington
Ultrasound Guided Piv Insertion Implementation, Blake Hotchkiss, Beth O'Donnell, Miles Merwin, Billie Jo Senecal, Ronica Smith, Eric Alan, Bryan Tavary, Chelsea Harkins, Taylor Archard, Leslie Geissinger, Lauren Remington
Operations Transformation
Observed high number of unsuccessful peripheral IV insertion attempts. This increases waste (cost and time) and decreases patient satisfaction.
Dnp Final Report: Effects Of Open-Access Scheduling On Patient No-Show Rates In An Outpatient Clinic, Maria Aileen A. Wilkinson Msn, Mba, Rn
Dnp Final Report: Effects Of Open-Access Scheduling On Patient No-Show Rates In An Outpatient Clinic, Maria Aileen A. Wilkinson Msn, Mba, Rn
DNP Final Reports
No-show rates in a South Texas outpatient clinic have been as high as 16% to 20% which increases wait times to be seen in the clinic and decreases patient access to outpatient care. This no-show rate data has continued despite multiple interventions that have been implemented in an academic health science center. Physical, socio-economic, geographic, and health/lifestyle factors affecting no show or missed appointments are crucial to determining the most appropriate interventions to alleviate this issue. No-show rates are important metrics to improve because it directly affects the organization's revenue, access to care, and appointment wait times. Research evidence regarding …
Implementation Of An Education Program To Decrease Inpatient Falls, Elizabeth M. Carpenter, Jewyl Gibson
Implementation Of An Education Program To Decrease Inpatient Falls, Elizabeth M. Carpenter, Jewyl Gibson
Graduate Publications and Other Selected Works - Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
BACKGROUND: Inpatient falls are affecting 1 million patients across the United States every year with 25% of fall resulting in injury. Approximately 25% of falls are preventable with accurate assessment and appropriate fall precaution interventions. According to the literature, obtaining an accurate fall risk assessment is the first step in inpatient fall prevention.
LOCAL PROBLEM: Patient falls increased on 2 cardiac stepdown units in a level III trauma center in Knoxville, Tennessee. From 2020- 2022, the combined units experienced a 48% increase in patient falls. Nursing leadership identified staff knowledge deficits and inaccurate scoring of fall assessments as primary contributors …
Clinician Education Program: Promoting The Use Of Care Bundles In Reducing The Hospital Length Of Stay And Readmission Rates Of Adult Copd Patients, Nordita R. Bascon
Clinician Education Program: Promoting The Use Of Care Bundles In Reducing The Hospital Length Of Stay And Readmission Rates Of Adult Copd Patients, Nordita R. Bascon
MSN Capstone Projects
Management of COPD patients can cost hospitals approximately $308,502 per month. This is based on a single COPD readmission encounter costing $7,500 and estimated daily expenses of $2,883 (Davis, 2023; Hegwer, 2018). This executive summary outlines a clinician education program held at a community hospital in West Texas to promote patient quality care by encouraging healthcare professionals to use evidence-based chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) care bundles. Eighteen physicians and nurse practitioners attended the program. Then, a survey was conducted to assess the impact of the proposed program. Most attendees said they would incorporate care bundles in COPD care.
Internal …
Ozempic (Semaglutide) Versus Nonpharmacologic Interventions For Weight Management In Overweight Individuals, Elena N. Jacey, Lily Jennings, Callie Gillmore, Emily Kane, Emma Digirolamo
Ozempic (Semaglutide) Versus Nonpharmacologic Interventions For Weight Management In Overweight Individuals, Elena N. Jacey, Lily Jennings, Callie Gillmore, Emily Kane, Emma Digirolamo
Non-Thesis Student Work
Ozempic (semaglutide) is a medication prescribed for individuals managing Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by mimicking the action of a hormone called GLP-1, helping to regulate glucose levels by stimulating insulin secretion and reducing glucagon secretion. Many patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus rely on Ozempic (semaglutide) as a weight loss aid as opposed to implementing healthy lifestyle changes. This information proposes the question: in overweight individuals taking Ozempic (semaglutide), a medication prescribed for those with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, for the management of weight loss, does the use of Ozempic (semaglutide) compared to non-pharmacologic weight loss strategies exaggerate the occurrence …
Use Of Mentor Education In Nursing Dedicated Education Unit (Deu) Clinical Models: Correlation To Student And Preceptor Satisfaction Levels, Maggie Menter
Non-Thesis Student Work
The project focuses on implementing preceptor education for those within the dedicated education unit clinical model and its correlation to increased student and preceptor satisfaction. Implementing Dedicated Education Units (DEU) aims to increase satisfaction within the learning environment, thus creating greater student engagement in the clinical experience. Nursing students who participated in the DEU model report positive learning experiences, increased self-confidence, supportive learning environments, teamwork and communication, and decreased cognitive loads and stress levels after participating in the DEU clinical experience. It is essential to have preceptors who have been well-prepared to involve students in the care they are providing …
Implementation Of An Evidence-Based Guideline To Improve Vital Sign Assessment And Documentation In The Emergency Department, Mary Darden Mason, Jennifer Lynn Smith, Laura Sturla
Implementation Of An Evidence-Based Guideline To Improve Vital Sign Assessment And Documentation In The Emergency Department, Mary Darden Mason, Jennifer Lynn Smith, Laura Sturla
Graduate Publications and Other Selected Works - Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
BACKGROUND: The emergency department (ED) is a fast-paced area at risk for medical errors. Studies have found that patients with abnormal vital signs (VS) experience preventable adverse events and worse process outcomes, such as extended length of stay (LOS) times and increased readmission rates. Despite ongoing reports of VS inconsistencies, there remains a lack of evidence-based VS assessment and documentation standards across healthcare, which results in missed opportunities to mitigate deficits in quality of care.
LOCAL PROBLEM: The project site, a 19-bed rural ED in Maryland, lacked a standardized process delineating VS assessment frequency for the ED nurses, …
Evaluation Of Registered Nurses’ Knowledge And Confidence In Encouraging Cardiac Surgery Patients To Participate In Digital Education, Katelin A. Welch, Jewyl Gibson
Evaluation Of Registered Nurses’ Knowledge And Confidence In Encouraging Cardiac Surgery Patients To Participate In Digital Education, Katelin A. Welch, Jewyl Gibson
Graduate Publications and Other Selected Works - Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Abstract
Background: Cardiac surgery remains a necessary means of medical management for cardiac disease. Patient anxiety is a common mental health challenge experienced by cardiac surgical candidates. Preoperative educational videos can reduce anxiety and improve the surgical experience.
Local Problem: This project was conducted for hospital nurses caring for cardiac surgery patients. Cardiac patients are assigned digital education to educate them about their procedures. Regardless of availability, nurse and patient engagement of the material is low. Competing nursing priorities prevent nurses from disseminating education to cardiac surgery patients, thus increasing patient anxiety. Educating nurses on utilizing digital surgery …
The Implementation Of Nurse Practitioner Residency Programs To Increase The Employment Retention Of New Graduates, Roni-Jo Panganiban
The Implementation Of Nurse Practitioner Residency Programs To Increase The Employment Retention Of New Graduates, Roni-Jo Panganiban
Master of Science in Nursing Family Nurse Practitioner
This review explores the effectiveness of Nurse Practitioner (NP) residency programs in addressing role strain, burnout, and retaining new graduates. It emphasizes the factors contributing to NP resignations and proposes formal residency programs to improve job satisfaction and retention rates. Research highlights benefits such as enhanced preparedness, credibility, and better patient care, advocating for increased program accessibility and funding. Additionally, the application of the theory of planned behavior underscores compliance with regulations, evidence-based practice, and environmental influences for patient safety in advanced practice registered nursing. The literature review on NP residency programs draws from six empirical articles, focusing on job …
Psychosocial Consequences Of Diagnosed Malignant Melanoma, Savanna Eve Smallwood-Corcoran, Mary Johnson, Lindsay Frazier
Psychosocial Consequences Of Diagnosed Malignant Melanoma, Savanna Eve Smallwood-Corcoran, Mary Johnson, Lindsay Frazier
Graduate Publications and Other Selected Works - Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
BACKGROUND: Psychosocial consequences frequently accompany the diagnosis of malignant melanoma (MM), such as fear, anxiety, burden, and distress. Patients are not receiving the proper psychiatric care needed to address the psychosocial consequences they are experiencing. Patients diagnosed with MM have expressed a lack of assessment and supportive care by providers to address psychosocial consequences they are experiencing.
LOCAL PROBLEM: The setting for the quality improvement project was a private dermatology clinic in Knoxville, Tennessee. There was no standard procedure for anxiety screening at the site. Comparable to published studies, there is a lack of procedures for screening patients …
Initiating A Skin-Care Bundle In The Emergency Department To Decrease Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries In Geriatric Patients, Suzanne Babcock, Pamela Hardesty
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. …
Massive Transfusion And Shock Index, Kasey House
Massive Transfusion And Shock Index, Kasey House
MSN Capstone Projects
Hemorrhagic shock is one of the leading causes of preventable death in military trauma patients. Literature shows that pre-hospital transfusions of blood products within the combat environment have shown to have a greater likelihood of survival. This has produced a challenge in the pre-hospital setting to have a standardized method of predicting the patient’s need for a massive transfusion. In the last few years, the development of a Massive Transfusion Protocol (MTP) has become the standard to quickly deliver blood products to actively bleeding patients. Every minute waiting to administer blood products increases mortality by 5%.
While initiating an MTP …
Reducing Hopelessness In Patients With Parkinson’S Disease: Educational Intervention, Kara R. Callear, Pamela Hardesty
Reducing Hopelessness In Patients With Parkinson’S Disease: Educational Intervention, Kara R. Callear, Pamela Hardesty
Graduate Publications and Other Selected Works - Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Reducing Hopelessness in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease: Educational Intervention
BACKGROUND: Parkinson’s disease (PD), features several non-motor manifestations, including cognitive dysfunction, which impacts patients and their families. Depression, hopelessness, and anxiety are all prevalent in the psychiatric conditions of PD. In fact, at least 50% of those diagnosed with PD will experience some sort of depression, hopelessness, or anxiety disorder after diagnosis (Ray & Agarwal, 2020). The specific purpose of this project was to help patients with PD diagnosis feel less hopeless and more resilient when coping with their symptoms of PD.
LOCAL PROBLEM: The project setting was a …
Improving Oncofertility Discussions And Referrals: Implementation Of A Formal Fertility Preservation Program, Mackenzie Danielle Browning, Melissa Marie Hessock
Improving Oncofertility Discussions And Referrals: Implementation Of A Formal Fertility Preservation Program, Mackenzie Danielle Browning, Melissa Marie Hessock
Graduate Publications and Other Selected Works - Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
BACKGROUND: Impaired fertility is a risk of life-saving cancer treatment in adolescents and young adults (AYAs). Despite this known risk and clinical practice guidelines that stress their importance, treatment-associated fertility risk education and preservation referrals are often neglected in this population.
LOCAL PROBLEM: The site of this evidence-based practice improvement project is an outpatient hematology-oncology clinic serving adults with varying cancer diagnoses. The site did not have a standardized approach to ensure treatment-associated fertility risk education and fertility preservation referrals were provided to AYAs with newly diagnosed cancer. The purpose of this project was to implement a formal fertility preservation …
Self Management Programs And Its Effects On Blood Pressure, Thao Vo
Self Management Programs And Its Effects On Blood Pressure, Thao Vo
Master of Science in Nursing Family Nurse Practitioner
No abstract provided.
Implementation Of Readmission Prevention Pathway To Reduce Skilled Nursing Facility Readmission, Bina Darai
Implementation Of Readmission Prevention Pathway To Reduce Skilled Nursing Facility Readmission, Bina Darai
Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Projects
Background: Individuals admitted to Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) are at risk of preventable hospital readmissions due to complex medical issues. Evidence indicates that many residents are transferred from SNFs to the hospital at least once. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services penalizes facilities with high rehospitalization rates. Implementing an evidence-based strategy could reduce 30-day readmission rates in this setting.
Local problem: This project was conducted in a 34-bed Sub-Acute Care Unit in an SNF. The unit's 30-day readmission rate was high compared to the average rate at the SNF and the national benchmark, identifying a need to reduce readmission. …
Complexities Of Health And Care Worker Migration Pathways And Corresponding International Reporting Requirements, Margaret Walton-Roberts, Ivy Bourgeault, Denise Spitzer
Complexities Of Health And Care Worker Migration Pathways And Corresponding International Reporting Requirements, Margaret Walton-Roberts, Ivy Bourgeault, Denise Spitzer
Global Nurse Migration Pathways: A Comparative Project
The increasing complexity of the migration pathways of health and care workers is a critical consideration in the reporting requirements of international agreements designed to address their impacts. There are inherent challenges across these different agreements including reporting functions that are misaligned across different data collection tools, variable capacity of country respondents, and a lack of transparency or accountability in the reporting process. Moreover, reporting processes often neglect to recognize the broader intersectional gendered and racialized political economy of health and care worker migration. We argue for a more coordinated approach to the various international reporting requirements and processes that …
Nutritional Medicine: Education For Advanced Practice Providers, Natalie Organ
Nutritional Medicine: Education For Advanced Practice Providers, Natalie Organ
DNP Research Projects
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The project's primary goal was to educate the APP and develop positive attitudes and beliefs concerning plant-based nutrition regarding obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. The project addressed a crucial gap in healthcare education. APPs were not routinely given the chance to learn nutritional medicine, leading to decreased confidence in providing nutritional guidance in clinical practice.
METHODS: The DNP project participants were practicing advanced practice providers. The Knowledge, Attitude, Behavior (KAB) education theory and CREATION Life were used. This project used Qualtrics to send a pre-and post-intervention survey titled Student Survey for Nutritional Medicine. The intervention was a …
Prepaing Nursing Faculty For Next Generation Nclex: An Interactive Workshop, Rachel Loukota
Prepaing Nursing Faculty For Next Generation Nclex: An Interactive Workshop, Rachel Loukota
DNP Research Projects
Abstract
Objective: The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) launched the next- generation NCLEX (NGN) in April 2023. Pre-licensure nursing faculty are unprepared for the change in teaching and evaluating nursing students' clinical judgment skills. Method: This was a quantitative workshop intervention with a pre-post survey. Intervention: Two-hour online and in-person workshops were held between August and October 2022 on how to create unfolding case studies following NCSBN’s clinical judgment measurement model. A template was created for use by participants, with samples to follow along. Results: There was a significant difference
in preparedness and confidence in those who …
Dedicated Vascular Access Team Benchmark Study, Rachel Davis
Dedicated Vascular Access Team Benchmark Study, Rachel Davis
MSN Capstone Projects
Hospitals see a rise in the critically ill population. These patients present with multiple comorbidities resulting in frequent emergency department trips. Unfortunately, with each visit, these patients require a vascular access device. Over time their veins will no longer be easily accessible. Patients with veins that are no longer visible, palpable, or require special techniques to obtain access are considered to be difficult intravenous access (DIVA) patients. They will likely experience multiple attempts with each admission to the hospital, resulting in physical and emotional pain, not to mention being costly. The purpose of this paper is to compare the advantages …
Feasibility Of A Mindfulness Education Module For Nurses: An Evidence-Based Practice Project, Executive Summary, Emily Looper, Palmer Gleason, Dr. Katherine Newnam
Feasibility Of A Mindfulness Education Module For Nurses: An Evidence-Based Practice Project, Executive Summary, Emily Looper, Palmer Gleason, Dr. Katherine Newnam
Graduate Publications and Other Selected Works - Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Nurse burnout is a well-defined problem that has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and negatively affects nurses’ mental health, nursing shortages, patient safety, and quality of care. Evidence shows that mindfulness is an effective strategy for managing stress and decreasing burnout in nurses. This article describes an evidence-based practice project that translated this evidence into practice via a vetted mindfulness educational intervention for nurses in intensive care and acute care settings. The purpose of this project was to assess the feasibility of this educational intervention, processes, and outcomes with the goal to extend the project hospital-wide. Pre-intervention levels of …
Dnp Final Report: Developing Competence And Improving Patient Safety With Documentation Training In The Simulated Environment, Laura Zebreski
Dnp Final Report: Developing Competence And Improving Patient Safety With Documentation Training In The Simulated Environment, Laura Zebreski
DNP Final Reports
With the advent of electronic health records, nursing documentation has declined in quality. Poor documentation exposes patients to safety risks. Nursing documentation is subject to legal standards set by the Texas State Board of Nursing. A DNP scholarly project was designed to create a learning and safety intervention to train student nurses to provide correct documentation before entering clinical settings. The goal of this project was to prepare nursing students to provide quality documentation that fulfills the legal standard to attempt to correct the current deficiencies seen in practice and promote patient safety. For this project, the students took a …
Nurse Efficiency & Ultrasound Guided Intravenous Access: Evidence Based Intervention Benchmark, Jacob D. Frost
Nurse Efficiency & Ultrasound Guided Intravenous Access: Evidence Based Intervention Benchmark, Jacob D. Frost
MSN Capstone Projects
Gaining IV access is this first step into accurate, timely diagnosis and interventions of patients. Nurses are typically the first medical professional a patient sees. If the nurse can establish IV access as early as possible this will lead to faster interventions faster diagnostic results and better management for patients and ultimately better patient outcomes. Ultrasound guided IV can increase first attempt success rates leading to decreased painful IV insertions by multiple nurses. This would increase patient satisfactions scores leading to higher re-imbursement.
How Covid-19 Changed New Nurse Orientation, Lindsey Js Sanders
How Covid-19 Changed New Nurse Orientation, Lindsey Js Sanders
MSN Capstone Projects
Universities were no longer able to do in person learning for nursing students. Nursing students were being taught vital skills like inserting an IV catheter via online simulation. The number of hours nursing students had to participate in clinical hours at the hospital was diminished due to the hospitals not allowing in nursing students. This created a huge educational deficit in nursing students. The nursing students who graduated during the COVID-19 pandemic are arguably less skilled than their predecessors before them. To fill this educational gap, additional training and orientation time must be provided to allow for fully competent new …
An Evidence-Based Teaching Plan To Increase Awareness Of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists To Patient Safety Threats Due To Provider Fatigue And To Offer Effective Strategies To Mitigate Fatigue, Tieneasha Hines, Lisa Alexander
An Evidence-Based Teaching Plan To Increase Awareness Of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists To Patient Safety Threats Due To Provider Fatigue And To Offer Effective Strategies To Mitigate Fatigue, Tieneasha Hines, Lisa Alexander
DNP Scholarly Projects
The mental, physical, and emotional effects of stress and fatigue pose significant patient safety risks resulting from impaired concentration, coordination, and overall productivity in certified registered nurse anesthetists. Fatigue is commonly experienced by nurse anesthetists. Fatigue is an occupational hazard that affects not only nurse anesthetists but also patients, colleagues, and other healthcare stakeholders. Certified registered nurse anesthetists are most affected by fatigue due to the prolonged duration of extensive patient monitoring during surgical and complex medical procedures. Due to their central role in ensuring patient safety and comfort during surgery and other procedures requiring anesthesia, certified registered nurse anesthetists …
Inspiring Excellence In Doctoral Nursing Education Through Partnership: Incorporating An Innovative Change Model To Improve Dnp Project Outcomes, Melanie Brewer, Debbie Conner, Transition Management Partners, Llc
Inspiring Excellence In Doctoral Nursing Education Through Partnership: Incorporating An Innovative Change Model To Improve Dnp Project Outcomes, Melanie Brewer, Debbie Conner, Transition Management Partners, Llc
All Faculty and Staff Scholarship
Background/Introduction
Franklin University, a leader in educating working adults, formed an academic practice partnership with OhioHealth. Integrating the OhioHealth Change Management Model (CM) into the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program marks a deviation from a theory-based project to a more theory-to-practice model for managing organizational change. The CM provides leadership-driven DNP students with access to an innovative, real-world approach to prepare to transform organizations, systems, and healthcare through evidence-based interventions.
Purpose
The CM is a novel, goals-focused, data-driven approach used to manage people while implementing evidence-based practice, policy, or business change in an organization. The model includes Identifying executive …
Informing Healthcare Operations With Integrated Pathology, Clinical, And Epidemiology Data: Lessons From A Single Institution In Kenya During Covid-19 Waves, Allan Njau, Jemimah Kimeu, Jaimini Gohil, David Nganga
Informing Healthcare Operations With Integrated Pathology, Clinical, And Epidemiology Data: Lessons From A Single Institution In Kenya During Covid-19 Waves, Allan Njau, Jemimah Kimeu, Jaimini Gohil, David Nganga
Pathology, East Africa
Pathology, clinical care teams, and public health experts often operate in silos. We hypothesized that large data sets from laboratories when integrated with other healthcare data can provide evidence that can be used to optimize planning for healthcare needs, often driven by health-seeking or delivery behavior. From the hospital information system, we extracted raw data from tests performed from 2019 to 2021, prescription drug usage, and admission patterns from pharmacy and nursing departments during the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya (March 2020 to December 2021). Proportions and rates were calculated. Regression models were created, and a t-test for differences between …
Educational Plan For Certified Nursing Assistants In Long-Term Care Facilities On Assessing Pain Of Residents With Dementia, Rachel Lynn Spoon
Educational Plan For Certified Nursing Assistants In Long-Term Care Facilities On Assessing Pain Of Residents With Dementia, Rachel Lynn Spoon
DNP Scholarly Projects
Certified nursing assistants employed in long-term care agencies may have little education on the assessment of pain experienced by residents with dementia. The purpose of the Doctor of Nursing Practice Project was to develop an evidenced-based teaching plan for certified nursing assistants caring for residents with dementia in long-term care settings. The plan includes content on dementia, dementia symptoms, pain indicators, and pain assessment in residents with dementia, non-medicinal management strategies, and communication strategies for referring assessment findings to licensed practical and registered nurses. Supplemental PowerPoint™ slides were developed that match the teaching plan. The draft teaching plan was judged …
Revision And Deployment Of An Oral Anticancer Medication Adherence Toolkit, Kristine Lefebvre
Revision And Deployment Of An Oral Anticancer Medication Adherence Toolkit, Kristine Lefebvre
Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Projects
BACKGROUND: Oral anticancer medications offer state-of-the-art cancer treatment with the convenience and autonomy of self-care in the home. Professional organizations often provide expert guidance and resources to support the provision of high quality, safe, evidence-based care. LOCAL PROBLEM: Many institutions lack a formal oral anticancer medication program, including a process to assess and monitor adherence. Nurses and their colleagues look to the literature, training, collaboration with colleagues, and through practice tools and programs available through their specialty associations for support in their adherence work. The Oral Adherence Toolkit released in 2016 needed updating to reflect current best practices. METHODS: The …