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The Impact Of An Educational Cooking Class On Inflammatory Potential Of Diet In Cancer Survivors, Mariah K. Jackson
The Impact Of An Educational Cooking Class On Inflammatory Potential Of Diet In Cancer Survivors, Mariah K. Jackson
Theses & Dissertations
Cancer survivors face long-term effects from cancer treatments, with cognitive dysfunction being an important, yet understudied, consequence of cancer treatment. Inflammation is a proposed mechanism for impaired cognition status. As research demonstrates diet is associated with both pro- and anti-inflammatory effects, diet may represent a novel strategy to mitigate cognitive decline in cancer survivors. The purpose of this study was to 1) quantify the impact of an educational cooking class on inflammatory potential of diet (measured by the Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII)) in cancer survivors and 2) determine the relationship between dietary changes and cognitive function in cancer survivors. Dietary …
Reducing Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injury In An Inpatient Medical-Surgical Telemetry Adult Unit By Educating And Encouraging Basic Wound Care Prior To Wound Care Consult, See Wai (Amy) Kong
Reducing Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injury In An Inpatient Medical-Surgical Telemetry Adult Unit By Educating And Encouraging Basic Wound Care Prior To Wound Care Consult, See Wai (Amy) Kong
Master's Projects and Capstones
Problem: A medical center in the Diablo Service Area had one of the highest rates in hospital-acquired pressure injury (HAPI), benchmarking with other facilities, with the project unit one of the top offenders. The patients and the medical center both suffered from the harm. Barriers to HAPI prevention included lack of patient turnings, skin assessment, and early standard wound care treatment.
Context: This project focused on the primary care team standardizing early wound care treatment to avoid wound progression.
Interventions: Interventions included re-educating the primary care team on early basic wound care using a standard wound care guideline created by …
Non-Clinical Perspectives On Sepsis: A Project For Enhanced Awareness, Anjali Kumari Singh
Non-Clinical Perspectives On Sepsis: A Project For Enhanced Awareness, Anjali Kumari Singh
Master's Projects and Capstones
Problem: This project aimed to enhance non-clinical staff knowledge of sepsis through a targeted awareness campaign, while also seeking to uphold or enhance the organization's sepsis-related performance.
Context: Clinical Nurse Leader students conducted a microsystem assessment in five crucial non-clinical departments of an urban Bay Area hospital, each playing a vital role in the organization's efficiency at different levels.
Intervention: During Sepsis Awareness Month, a sepsis awareness campaign was implemented. This involved a concise presentation on sepsis, its consequences, and the significance of awareness in each department. Additionally, informational fliers detailing sepsis signs and symptoms were distributed.
Measures: A pre-and …
Campaigning Beyond: Sepsis Awareness Among Non-Clinical Staff, Cynthia Wong
Campaigning Beyond: Sepsis Awareness Among Non-Clinical Staff, Cynthia Wong
Master's Projects and Capstones
Problem: Sepsis stands as the foremost cause of illness and death among hospitalized patients globally, yet a considerable number remain oblivious to this critical condition. Based on the pre-implementation survey among non-clinical staff members of an urban hospital, awareness of sepsis must be heightened to ensure swift recognition and response.
Context: The project conducted takes place in five distinct non-clinical departments at a large hospital organization in Northern California. Each department plays an essential role in the holistic and efficient functioning of the organization to provide quality patient care.
Interventions: A sepsis awareness campaign was implemented throughout the month of …
Dodge The Fall: A Newborn Fall Prevention Initiative, Lenora Thompson
Dodge The Fall: A Newborn Fall Prevention Initiative, Lenora Thompson
Master's Projects and Capstones
Problem: This newborn fall prevention initiative was developed in response to an increase in the number of newborn falls at a Bay Area hospital on the postpartum unit. This hospital had gone six years without a newborn fall but by September of 2023 had three falls on the postpartum unit.
Context: The setting for this newborn fall prevention initiative is an urban, NICU level III Bay Area hospital that provides high-risk obstetric care. This Bay Area hospital has 247 licensed patient beds; 10 beds make up the postpartum unit and 11 beds make up the antepartum unit which serve as …
Lovenox Prophylaxis: Improving Lovenox Nurse Education In A Postpartum Unit, Amy T. Nguyen
Lovenox Prophylaxis: Improving Lovenox Nurse Education In A Postpartum Unit, Amy T. Nguyen
Master's Projects and Capstones
Problem: This quality improvement project aimed to increase nurse education about Lovenox
prophylaxis within the postpartum unit to reduce risks of pulmonary embolism among high-risk postpartum women in the postpartum unit. Context: A microsystem assessment was completed by Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) students in the postpartum unit at Hospital X located in the southern Bay Area. This unit accommodates 25 beds and provides care for postpartum mothers after both cesarean section and vaginal births. Intervention: An anonymous pre-intervention survey was distributed to the registered nurses on the unit. Educational handouts were created and distributed to the nurses on the unit. …
Optimizing Sepsis Management Through Enhanced Protocol Compliance In The Emergency Department, Oscar J. Castillo
Optimizing Sepsis Management Through Enhanced Protocol Compliance In The Emergency Department, Oscar J. Castillo
Master's Projects and Capstones
Problem: The Quality Improvement (QI) Project focused on improving early sepsis management and sepsis bundle adherence among Emergency Department (ED) nurses to decrease sepsis mortality rates and avoidable length of hospital stays (LOS).
Context: A group of Clinical Nurse Leaders (CNL) students evaluated sepsis protocol compliance at Hospital A's ED, which provides critical care for patients with various medical conditions. The CNL students concentrated on patients identified with sepsis for the QI Project.
Interventions: Limitations and time did not allow for the implementation of interventions. Recommendations offered to management included increasing sepsis training biannually and intravenous placement skills, offering sepsis …
Improving Education On Preeclampsia With Non-Severe Features And Frequency Of Assessment Among Nurses In The Maternal-Child Postpartum Unit, Alyssa J. Willsher
Improving Education On Preeclampsia With Non-Severe Features And Frequency Of Assessment Among Nurses In The Maternal-Child Postpartum Unit, Alyssa J. Willsher
Master's Projects and Capstones
Problem: This Quality Improvement (QI) project aims to improve preeclampsia education among nurses and reduce the frequency of preeclampsia assessments among patients(without severe features) (SF) in the Mother-Baby postpartum unit at Hospital A. Nurses often stated that patients are unable to have uninterrupted rest periods with frequent assessments, which research shows is necessary for reducing patient blood pressure.
Context: The QI project is implemented in a 25-bed postpartum unit that cares for women and their newborns in the postpartum period. The unit’s nurse educator and nurse manager requested that the visiting University of San Francisco research group focus on simplifying …
Improving Preeclampsia Education And Assessment Frequency Among Nurses And Patients With Non-Severe Features In A Postpartum Unit, Monica Heredia
Improving Preeclampsia Education And Assessment Frequency Among Nurses And Patients With Non-Severe Features In A Postpartum Unit, Monica Heredia
Master's Projects and Capstones
Problem: This Quality Improvement project aimed to improve preeclampsia education among Registered Nurses (RNs) and simplify the preeclampsia assessment frequency for patients with non-severe features in the Mother-Baby Postpartum Unit at Hospital Y.
Context: The Quality Improvement project occurred in a 25-bed Mother-Baby Postpartum unit at Hospital Y. The nurse educators at Hospital Y requested that University of San Francisco (USF) nursing students focus on increasing preeclampsia education among nurses and reducing the nursing assessment frequency.
Interventions: Collect quantitative data through observation and hand anonymous questionnaires to the registered nurses and clinical nurse leaders (CNLs) to determine …
Improving Early Sepsis Recognition: Resocializing Intensive Care Unit Nurses In A Large Hospital On The Inpatient Sepsis Bundle Checklist, Elizabeth Rose Maykel
Improving Early Sepsis Recognition: Resocializing Intensive Care Unit Nurses In A Large Hospital On The Inpatient Sepsis Bundle Checklist, Elizabeth Rose Maykel
Master's Projects and Capstones
Problem: In order to lower sepsis morbidity and mortality rates through early recognition and treatment, this quality improvement project sought to raise sepsis awareness and bundle compliance within the Intensive Care Unit.
Context: Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) students completed a microsystem assessment of the Intensive Care Unit at Hospital X in Northern California. This unit cares for patients with sepsis, organ failure, respiratory failure, different types of shock, acute kidney injury, and traumatic brain injury.
Interventions: The implemented intervention included a refresher huddle on sepsis bundle awareness. Though the intervention was ineffective, the students did offer recommendations …
Optimizing Sepsis Management Through Enhanced Protocol Compliance In The Emergency Department, Efrain Perez Trujillo
Optimizing Sepsis Management Through Enhanced Protocol Compliance In The Emergency Department, Efrain Perez Trujillo
Master's Projects and Capstones
Problem: This quality improvement (QI) project aims to optimize early sepsis management and sepsis bundle compliance among Emergency Department (ED) registered nurses in order to reduce the risk of sepsis-related deaths and associated hospital length of stay.
Context: Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) students conducted a microsystem assessment on the ED at Hospital A, located within the greater San Francisco Bay Area. This microsystem, equipped with 115 nurses and 44 rooms, consists of an acuity of care for urgent to life-threatening medical conditions, including sepsis.
Intervention: Following time constraints, and limitations, implementation of an intervention was not feasible; however, CNL students …
Improving Triage Accuracy In The Emergency Department, Maia E. Baglin
Improving Triage Accuracy In The Emergency Department, Maia E. Baglin
Master's Projects and Capstones
A Northern California emergency department (ED) faced increased triage inaccuracy. An analysis of 400 random ED visits from January to April 2023 discovered a 23% mistriage rate, with under- and over-triage rates at 16.25% and 6.75%, respectively. Mistriage creates an imbalance in unit acuity, leading to inappropriate staffing levels. Potential breaks in the triage process, include inaccurate triaging by the screener or triage nurses, as well as delays in the providers inputting initial orders, leaving patients waiting without appropriate care orders. An educational training focusing on the updated Emergency Nurses Association Emergency Severity Index (ESI) algorithm version 5 was mandated. …
Dodge The Fall: A Newborn Fall Prevention Initiative, Shirley B. Varela
Dodge The Fall: A Newborn Fall Prevention Initiative, Shirley B. Varela
Master's Projects and Capstones
Problem: There has been a rise in In-hospital newborn falls following evidence-based practices such as breastfeeding and rooming that promote mother and baby bonding (Karlsson et al., (2021). U.S. hospitals have approximately 600 to 1,600 newborn falls annually (The Joint Commission [TJC], 2018).
Context: A San Francisco Bay hospital with a postpartum unit experienced three newborn falls as of 2023. The level III neonatal intensive care unit is a high-risk obstetric facility with more than 3,000 births annually. It comprises 21 hospital beds: 10 on the postpartum and 11 on the antepartum floors.
Intervention: Developing and implementing the “Pledge Form …
Mentoring Nurses After Specialty Training Or Orientation In Labor And Delivery, Benjamin Jlopleh Worji
Mentoring Nurses After Specialty Training Or Orientation In Labor And Delivery, Benjamin Jlopleh Worji
Master's Projects and Capstones
Mentoring Nurses After Specialty Training or Orientation in Labor and Delivery
Abstract
Background: The setting for this project was a northern California hospital-based healthcare system referred to as “Hospital KV.” Hospital KV is a non-profit, integrated hospital that operates to improve the community’s health. Hospital KV’s maternal child health (MCH) department comprises a labor and delivery(L&D) unit, a mother and baby unit (MBU), also referred to as a postpartum unit, and an intermediate nursery (IMN).
Problem: The hospital KV MCH department faced the challenge of a nursing shortage. The nursing shortage was associated with substantial challenges to Hospital KV, its …
Enhancing Diabetic Patient Continuous Glucose Monitoring Access, Colleen Ildefonso
Enhancing Diabetic Patient Continuous Glucose Monitoring Access, Colleen Ildefonso
Master's Projects and Capstones
Problem: Diabetic patients utilize treatments that require frequent monitoring and medication changes based on their blood sugar results. Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) is more commonly used for diabetes management as time in range is becoming more prevalent to measure diabetes outcomes. Many diabetic patients find CGM use more accessible than finger sticks and glucometers. In contrast, others utilize the technology to closely monitor their blood sugars for interventions throughout the day. However, older adults have difficulty facilitating new CGM technology and may require further reinforcement using additional education methods such as teach-back.
Context: The endocrinology clinic serves a patient population, …
Implementation Of A Community Health Worker (Chw) Training Program To Improve Birth Outcomes, Emiko Maruri
Implementation Of A Community Health Worker (Chw) Training Program To Improve Birth Outcomes, Emiko Maruri
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects
Background
Those who have been affected by any adverse childhood experience (ACE) have an increased likelihood of poor birth outcomes. These include low infant birth weight, preterm delivery and can even lead to pregnancy loss.
Problem
Latina women have been identified by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as those most affected by ACEs. Further evidence supports those affected by 2 or more ACEs have poor birth outcomes.
Context
For this project, The Save the Children organization in partnership with the University of San Francisco Doctorate of Nursing Practice (USF DNP) students and Community Health Workers (CHWs) of the Central …
Improving Early Sepsis Recognition: Resocializing Intensive Care Unit Nurses In A Large Hospital On The Inpatient Sepsis Bundle Checklist, Nancy Zhu
Master's Projects and Capstones
Problem: Sepsis is a life threatening disease that has caused over a million deaths annually in the nation. Early recognition of sepsis is highly crucial for health care professionals to know to prevent an increase of mortality and morbidity rates. This quality improvement project aimed to increase sepsis bundle checklist awareness to the staff and compliance in the Intensive Care Unit to improve the sepsis cases.
Context: Clinical Nurse Leader students completed a microsystem assessment of the Intensive Care Unit at Hospital X in San Mateo County. This unit cares for patients with sepsis, septic shock, severe sepsis, organ failure, …
Sleep, Sleepiness, And Driving Performance In Healthcare Shiftworkers, Melissa Knott
Sleep, Sleepiness, And Driving Performance In Healthcare Shiftworkers, Melissa Knott
Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository
Almost half of Canadian healthcare workers are employed in rotating day/night shifts to provide essential 24-hour services. However, poor sleep quantity and quality are pervasive in shiftwork and may negatively impact cognitive functions required for driving. Furthermore, healthcare shiftworkers (HCSW) are under-represented in research examining shiftworkers’ sleep and driving performance. Thus, this dissertation examined sleep, sleepiness and driving performance in HCSW via three aims. First, chapter 2 aimed to quantify and describe HCSWs’ sleep-related driving experiences and advance the understanding of occupational adaptations used by HCSWs to meet driving demands. Second, chapter 3 aimed to quantify differences in sleep, sleepiness, …
Promoting Parent-Child Relationships Through Community-Based Family Wellness Programs To Improve Mental Health In Children, Maria Elena Falcon
Promoting Parent-Child Relationships Through Community-Based Family Wellness Programs To Improve Mental Health In Children, Maria Elena Falcon
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects
Objective: Adverse childhood experiences can affect a child mentally and lead to mental, health, and learning problems later in life. Establishing healthy parent-child relationships through family-oriented programs can promote mental well-being, improve behavior and learning in children and strengthen positive parent-child relationships.
Methods: A systematic electronic search using databases Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), PubMed, and PsycINFO, contextualized current research on the importance of parent-child relationships and their influence on mental health. The inclusion criteria for the review used were articles in the English language and relevant dates from 2014 to 2021. The key terms used …
Early Management Of Nutritional Deficiencies To Reduce Musculoskeletal Disabilities Of Pediatric Populations In Africa, Kristin Freitas
Early Management Of Nutritional Deficiencies To Reduce Musculoskeletal Disabilities Of Pediatric Populations In Africa, Kristin Freitas
Doctor of Medical Science (DMSc)
An estimated 1.3 billion individuals live with disabilities across the world, however many of these impairments are developed throughout childhood and could be prevented or treated with prompt and early intervention. In Africa, nutritional deficiencies are a common reason for disability in pediatric populations, often due to a limited supply of resources and diets high in grains and beans. This results in the development of genu varum and valgum deformities, which are most commonly caused by rickets attributed to calcium deficiencies in these areas. The children often go untreated, evidently causing musculoskeletal disabilities and further complications of osteomalacia or fractures …
Anesthesia Agents And The Risk Of Postoperative Delirium In Adult Non-Cardiac Surgical Patients: An Integrative Review, Narah Latortue
Anesthesia Agents And The Risk Of Postoperative Delirium In Adult Non-Cardiac Surgical Patients: An Integrative Review, Narah Latortue
Master of Science in Nursing Final Projects
Introduction: As patients recover from surgery, it has been recognized that anesthetic agents are an external risk factor for the development of acute postoperative delirium. Postoperative delirium (POD) manifests as inattention with changes in perception or cognition, altered levels of consciousness, and changes in motor activity such as agitation or lethargy up to seven days after surgery. POD is linked to increased morbidity and mortality, prolonged hospitalizations and recovery, and persistent cognitive decline.
Purpose: The purpose of this integrative review was to determine which anesthetic agents decrease the risk of postoperative delirium (POD) development in adult non-cardiac surgical patients.
Methods: …
Policy Review And Recommendation For Secondary Education Np-Led Clinics In The Southeastern United States, Shiney Alex Jacob
Policy Review And Recommendation For Secondary Education Np-Led Clinics In The Southeastern United States, Shiney Alex Jacob
Student Scholarly Projects
Secondary-level education involves adolescent children aged 11-12 years to 18-19 with unique healthcare needs. Their healthcare is of significant importance as they are transitioning to adulthood, and a majority of them lack access to primary healthcare needs. Advanced Practice Registered Nurses/Nurse Practitioners (APRNs/NPs) provide high-quality, cost-effective, and evidence-based care to people across the lifespan, and there is minimal utilization of their services in meeting the primary care needs of adolescents at the secondary school level. The purpose of the policy project was to determine if current policies and practices related to school health services in three southeastern states of the …
Hospital Characteristics Impact On Left Without Being Seen, Anthony Roberts
Hospital Characteristics Impact On Left Without Being Seen, Anthony Roberts
MUSC Theses and Dissertations
Emergency Department (ED) care is provided to patients for urgent and life-threatening emergencies. Inefficiency and overcrowding of ED continues to be a problem for the U.S. Health systems threaten the ability to provide care for the most vulnerable patients. The inefficiency of ED and hospital throughput creates challenges in being able to provide timely and effective care for ED patients. Prolonged ED wait times can be related to the availability of ED and hospital beds, inefficiencies in the emergency department, staffing, and other factors. Timely and effective care is important to providing high-quality care and decreases the risk of serious …
Oral Health Inequalities In Adolescents And Young Adults In Ontario, Maria Rahman
Oral Health Inequalities In Adolescents And Young Adults In Ontario, Maria Rahman
Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository
Oral health is consistently linked to physiological, psychological, and social aspects of well-being in adolescents and young adults. In this thesis, I aimed to examine the social determinants of oral health and dental care utilization. First, I conducted a scoping review of the literature, demonstrated the multifaceted nature of oral health and its connections to broader social and economic factors. Then, I conducted a cross-sectional analysis of the Canadian Community Health Survey which showed a social gradient in oral health and dental care utilization among adolescents and young adults in Ontario. When stratified by age, there was a protective association …
The Overture! Then Is Here-And-Now: Hindsight Is Twenty, Twenty?, Elena Kydd
The Overture! Then Is Here-And-Now: Hindsight Is Twenty, Twenty?, Elena Kydd
Music Therapy Theses
My existence and presence as a Black woman and graduate scholar in music therapy have allowed me to share my experience of racial trauma and oppression in the hallways of GCSU’s music therapy program. Autoethnography is the method I use to write my thesis on the relationships between Blackness, pedagogy, and music therapy. Thus, I perform an evocative autoethnographic study that allows me to share my personal experience of racial trauma and oppression within the culture of music therapy and to critique the larger social structures of whiteness that disenfranchise and dominate me and other Black student music therapists (SMTs). …
The Role Of Niacinamide In Skin Cancer Risk Reduction, Britny Ruilova Tellez
The Role Of Niacinamide In Skin Cancer Risk Reduction, Britny Ruilova Tellez
Doctor of Medical Science (DMSc)
The contents of this article are the author’s original unpublished findings.
Background: Each year, approximately 6 million Americans are treated for skin cancer, resulting in a total annual medical expense of $8.9 billion 1. The two most common types of skin cancer are basal cell carcinoma (BCC) followed by squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)2. The metastatic potential of these cancers is minimal; however, their treatment may involve severe scarring and disfigurement2. In contrast, melanoma is an aggressive skin malignancy that grows rapidly and can metastasize in a quick manner2. Risk factors of these skin cancers include UV exposure, fair skin complexions, …
Cognitive Test Anxiety, Course Grades, And Course Repetition In Associate Degree Nursing Students, Crystal Elaine Jones
Cognitive Test Anxiety, Course Grades, And Course Repetition In Associate Degree Nursing Students, Crystal Elaine Jones
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
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The Impact Of High Temperatures On Child Anthropometric Outcomes Worldwide, Natalia A. Cancino Garcia
The Impact Of High Temperatures On Child Anthropometric Outcomes Worldwide, Natalia A. Cancino Garcia
Master's Theses
High temperatures caused by climate change significantly impact society, including child nutrition. Our research focuses on the impact of high temperatures on the anthropometric outcomes of children aged 1 to 5 in 54 countries worldwide. We analyze the historical climate and anthropometric data to evaluate the effect of high temperature on weight-for-age (WAZ) and weight-for-height (WHZ) in children. Results indicate that high temperatures negatively affect child nutrition, particularly in areas above 20°C, and children in rural areas are more vulnerable. The impact of monthly temperature on child anthropometric outcomes varies across countries, regions, and cultural practices. Economic status alone is …
Optimizing Sepsis Management Through Enhanced Protocol Compliance In The Emergency Department, Teela Sade Miller-Buford
Optimizing Sepsis Management Through Enhanced Protocol Compliance In The Emergency Department, Teela Sade Miller-Buford
Master's Projects and Capstones
Abstract
Problem: This quality improvement project aims to enhance early sepsis management and sepsis bundle compliance among Emergency Department nurses to reduce the risk of sepsis-related deaths and hospital length of stays.
Context: A group of students studying to become Clinical Nurse Leaders (CNLs) evaluated Hospital A's Emergency Department (a clinical microsystem) located in the greater Bay Area. This microsystem provides diverse emergency care for patients with various medical conditions and diagnoses. The CNL students concentrated on patients diagnosed with sepsis for their quality improvement project.
Interventions: Although time constraints prevented the implementation of interventions, the CNL students proposed recommendations …
A Picture Of Spirituality In Youth Living With Bipolar Disorder, Michelle S. Solomon
A Picture Of Spirituality In Youth Living With Bipolar Disorder, Michelle S. Solomon
Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository
There is a paucity of literature concerning how youth living with bipolar disorder understand and experience spirituality. The management of bipolar disorder through psychosocial interventions such as spirituality is critical due to the chronic and complex nature of the illness and the fact that pharmacotherapy has not been found to fully restore mood and quality of life (Michalak et al., 2016; Miller et al., 2014; Sanchez-Moreno et al., 2009; Stroppa & Moreira-Almeida, 2013). Spirituality has been defined as being concerned with the ultimate questions in life; the meaning in life that a person gains in relation to something bigger than …