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Effects Of Shift Length On Nursing Staff’S Productivity, Safety, And Well-Being, Victoria Sivesind

Nursing | Senior Theses

In this thesis the relationship between normal shift length for nurses and fatigue, burnout, intention to leave job, and patient outcomes and satisfaction. A review of literature has been done and conclusions have been made about the previous research reviewed in the thesis. A proposal for further research has been included and details how the author plans to provide further clarification to the questions at hand in order to better clinical nursing practice for the future. The proposed study includes sending out a survey to members of the Sigma Theta Tau Honors Nursing Society. It will inquire about shift length, …

Nurse Practitioner Approach To Care For Peripheral Vascular Disease, Jessica R. Wozniak

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The Amputation Coalition indicates that there were approximately 2 million people with limb loss in the United States primarily caused by peripheral vascular disease in 2019. Those with amputation related to vascular disease have a 5-year mortality rate. The gap in clinical practice at the facility used for this project is that there were no comprehensive program guidelines for nurse practitioners and other health care professionals working with people who are at risk for vascular intervention or limb loss. The practice-focused question was answered that an interprofessional team did develop a prototype for a comprehensive peripheral vascular program that serves …

The Relationship Between Practice Environment, Role Overload And Job Satisfaction Of Nurses In Canada, Olabisi Amao Olaniyan

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Abstract

The shortage of nurses is a global phenomenon. The problem is particularly pronounced in rural areas and contributes to the health disparities experienced in the healthcare sector. Many factors had been shown to adversely impact the recruitment and retention of nurses, most especially in the rural areas. No study has examined how some factors such as the practice environment variation; geographical locations; and role overload impact job satisfaction of nurses. The Herzberg two-factor theory, with constructs of Motivation and Hygiene factors guided the study. In this quantitative, cross-sectional study, correlational approach was used to examine the association between the …

Exploring Health Literacy In The Acute Care Setting In A Rural Border Region, Shiloh Williams

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Health literacy is important to ensuring patients have the necessary knowledge and skills needed to actively participate as a member of their own healthcare team. Patients with low health literacy are at increased risk for poor outcomes and limited participation in decisions affecting their health or treatment plan. Using the Social Ecological Model (SEM) as a framework, the purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between medical-surgical registered nurses, medical-surgical patients and the registered nurse’s (RN) assessment of their patient’s health literacy of those who live in a rural-border region. The study’s sample consisted of 84 pairs of …