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Improving Caloric Intake And Nutrition For Elderly Dementia Patients By Modifying The Environment, Tiffany Hobbs, Sheila Hutchens

Graduate Research Projects

Visual perception, difficulty distinguishing objects, judging distance and determining color or contrast are common problems contributing to weight loss and nutritional decline in dementia clients. Mealtime burdens and challenges for individuals with dementia can be minimized or eliminated by some simple, inexpensive alterations in the physical environment that can profoundly influence how patients feel, behave, and function; as well as ease frustration and promote more independent functioning. The purpose of this pilot study was to examine the effect of table setting contrast on residents’ weight, oral intake, arm circumference, and feeding behaviors during meals in an assisted living facility serving …

A Comparison Of The Wishes Of Hospitalized Patients Regarding Prayer From Healthcare Professionals In Religious Based And Non Religious Based Healthcare Facilities, Jessica White, Tracy Polley

Graduate Research Projects

Aim

This paper examines patient’s desire for prayer from their health care providers and looks at the difference in prayer frequency between religious and non-religious based hospitals.

Background

Continued debate surrounds this concept: How much spiritual care should be integrated into the medical field? Many theorists have included spirituality as an integral part to holistic care. Therefore healthcare providers should address prayer and spirituality.

Method

A convenience sampling of 93 patients was taken from a government and a religious based hospital in southeastern Tennessee. The questionnaire used was specifically designed for the study. Information collected included demographics, religious affiliation, habits …

Nursing Turnover As Related To Patient Mortality, Melinda Helton, Zoila Leon, Rhonda Simmons

Graduate Research Projects

No abstract provided.

Eating Disorder Assessment Handbook For School Nurses In Hamilton County Schools, Victoria A. Brumlow

Graduate Research Projects

No abstract provided.

Nursing Simulation Project Improving Patient Safety: Development Of A High-Fidelity Simulation Scenario To Develop Critical Judgment And Drug Calculation Skills In Medication Administration, Joelle Wolf

Graduate Research Projects

No abstract provided.

Nurses Of 2010: The Dichotomy Between Continuity Of Patient Care And Nursing Fatigue As Related To Shift Length, Christy Kurtz

Senior Research Projects

Nursing shift lengths are widely debated, and the implications on both nurse and patient safety are quite large. This work seeks to present a current review of literature describing the current work schedules of nurses in comparison to the Institute of Medicine’s 2004 recommendations and both the positive and negative effects that these schedules have on nurses and their patients. Eleven studies from the past five years (2004-2009) are included, with particular emphasis on those studies that address the dispute between continuity of care and nursing fatigue. Results show that nurses are regularly working longer than is recommended, and this …

Point Of Origin And Mortality When An Elderly Person Is Diagnosed With Sepsis, Monica Chamberlain

Graduate Research Projects

No abstract provided.