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Intraoperative Ketamine Administration: An Adjunctive Therapy That Reduces Postoperative Pain For Patients Undergoing Spinal Surgery, Brittany Pierce
Intraoperative Ketamine Administration: An Adjunctive Therapy That Reduces Postoperative Pain For Patients Undergoing Spinal Surgery, Brittany Pierce
Doctoral Projects
In 2017, the United States Department of Health and Human Services declared that the country was experiencing an opioid crisis (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2018). As a result of this phenomenon, healthcare providers are examining how they are managing pain and researching new avenues for the treatment of pain. Anesthesia providers are in a unique position to help reduce postoperative pain and ultimately the development of chronic pain. This doctoral project was conducted in order to write an evidence-based policy that directs and educates anesthesia providers in the administration of intraoperative ketamine to reduce postoperative pain in …
Barriers To Preoperative Teaching In A Culturally Diverse Healthcare Environment, Rancelle Ablan
Barriers To Preoperative Teaching In A Culturally Diverse Healthcare Environment, Rancelle Ablan
Doctoral Projects
The role of the professional nurse is integral in educating and ensuring that patients understand essential components of their plan of care. This is especially true for patients who are to undergo surgical interventions; evidence has demonstrated that preoperative education provided to patients is linked with positive patient outcomes and a decrease in post-operative complications (Blackstone, Garrett, & Hasselkus, 2011). This qualitative study investigated the barriers that nurses experience in providing preoperative education to diverse patients in a multicultural healthcare environment. Ten registered nurses at a private community hospital in the San Francisco Bay Area participated in an hour long …