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Preventing Pressure Ulcers In Adults: An Integrative Review, Abram Bassinger, Kara Kistler, Melissa Soule

The Research and Scholarship Symposium (2013-2019)

Introduction and Background: Pressure ulcers (PU’s) are a preventable healthcare concern which can impede the health quality and recovery for adult patients.

Purpose: To determine if in the adult population, the use of alternative mattresses or standard mattresses reduces the risk of pressure ulcers more effectively.

Framework: The Iowa Model of Evidence-Based Practice.

Results: Of the 10 articles reviewed, 7 articles had significant focus on the comparison between alternative versus standard mattresses while 3 articles discussed alternative versus standard mattresses but concentrated on other interventions for PU’s. Of the 7 focused on alternative versus standard mattresses, 5 have significant evidence …

Predictive Value Of The Functional Movement Screen As It Relates To Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury, Daniel A. Herring, Kyle D. Cherry, Hannah L. Stedge

The Research and Scholarship Symposium (2013-2019)

Introduction: Anterior cruciate ligament injuries occur over 200,000 times annually in the United States alone (Brophy, et al. 2009). This injury strains the healthcare system and affects the players, teams, parents, and the organization they are a part of. There have been, however, clinically researched risk factors that predispose athletes to ACL injury (Gignac, et al. 2015; Laible, et al. 2014). As a result, there is a clinical need for an effective screening tool to identify those athletes at risk for ACL injury. The Functional Movement Screen has been shown to be an effective screening tool for detecting athletes who …

Prevention Of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia: An Integrative Review, Taylor M. Craig, Jessica L. Lingaas, Rebekkah C. Reisner, Mary C. Smith

The Research and Scholarship Symposium (2013-2019)

Background: Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) not only brings about physical challenges to patients that can lead to death, it also involves financial burdens. Research on how to prevent HAP is a necessity; however, a deficit exists in research concerning prevention of non-ventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia (NV-HAP). The purpose of this study is to synthesize the current research on the nurse’s role in prevention of NV-HAP, identify where additional research is needed, and suggest clinical standards of care to prevent pneumonia in hospitalized patients.

Methods: Data for this integrative review was collected from the following databases: PubMed, Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied …

Preventing The Progression Of Prediabetes To Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Through Increasing Physical Activity And Healthy Diet, Peyton Hannon, Hayley Blackburn, Ella Kinsinger, Rachel Meeker

The Research and Scholarship Symposium (2013-2019)

Background: Health care professionals have started to diagnose patients as prediabetic in efforts to monitor and intervene in the disease process of diabetes before the person reaches the complete diagnosis of diabetes. Specific interventions such as, physical activity and diet, are considered to be major contributing factors in reducing the progression of diabetes and potentially reversing the process of this disease.

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to compare the effectiveness of diet modification versus increased physical activity during the prediabetic phase in reducing the progression to Type 2 diabetes.

Methods: A literature review was conducted using sources written …