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Experience Of Coparents/Partners Of African American Mothers Participating In Breastfeeding Education, Samantha Hickson May 2025

Experience Of Coparents/Partners Of African American Mothers Participating In Breastfeeding Education, Samantha Hickson

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Coparents and partners of African American mothers are critical in the initiation and continuation of breastfeeding and influence a woman’s decision to breastfeed. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the experience of coparents/partners of African American mothers participating in breastfeeding education and its impact on the support they provide. Bandura’s social cognitive theory provided the theoretical foundation for this study. Data were collected via semi-structured interviews with 11 participants. Data analysis followed the traditional seven steps of interpretative phenomenological analysis. Findings showed that while coparents and partners of African American breastfeeding mothers found breastfeeding education to be …


Staff Education To Reduce Medication Error In Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit, Christiana Omodugba-Udeh May 2025

Staff Education To Reduce Medication Error In Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit, Christiana Omodugba-Udeh

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Summary This staff education project was an initiative designed to address the practice problem of medication errors in the psychiatric intensive care unit (PICU). The project’s purpose was to improve the nursing staff’s knowledge regarding medication administration and documentation through a structured educational intervention. The practice-focused question was: Will staff education on medication administration and documentation in the electronic medical record (EMR) result in an increase in staff knowledge with an aim to promote a reduction in medication errors in the PICU? The education was delivered through in-person sessions during regularly scheduled staff meetings to ensure full participation without disrupting …


Parental Vaccine Hesitancy And The Decision To Vaccinate Children Against Covid-19, Jessica Mckee May 2025

Parental Vaccine Hesitancy And The Decision To Vaccinate Children Against Covid-19, Jessica Mckee

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

While there is a significant body of literature regarding vaccine hesitancy, there is a gap in the literature on its impact to parents’ decisions to vaccinate their children against a pandemic pathogen. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between parental vaccine hesitancy, measured using the health belief model (HBM) theoretical framework constructs of the Vaccine Hesitancy Scale (VHS; the degree to which an individual trusts in vaccine efficacy, safety, the reliability and trustworthiness of vaccine programs, community impact, perceived risks, and the importance of childhood vaccinations), and parents’ decision to vaccinate their children against COVID-19 with …


Executive Summary: Development Of An Evidence-Based Prevention Bundle To Reduce Falls On An Inpatient Psychiatric Detoxification Unit, Ramatu Dougrey Jalloh May 2025

Executive Summary: Development Of An Evidence-Based Prevention Bundle To Reduce Falls On An Inpatient Psychiatric Detoxification Unit, Ramatu Dougrey Jalloh

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Following a 16% increase in patient falls from 2023 to 2024 in an inpatient psychiatric detoxification unit, a quality improvement education project was implemented to assess the impact of an evidence-based fall prevention bundle on fall rates and nursing compliance. Nurses received education through a PowerPoint presentation to enhance understanding and implementation of the bundle, which included Edmonson reassessments after high-risk medication administration, ISHAPED bedside shift handoffs, care plan updates, and SWIFT daily safety huddles. Posttests identified that the objective score of 80% knowledge for nurses was met. During the 10-week implementation, the goal was 100% compliance with all bundle …


Staff Education On Medication Reconciliation, Ivana Priscilla Adwoa Antwiwaa Buamah May 2025

Staff Education On Medication Reconciliation, Ivana Priscilla Adwoa Antwiwaa Buamah

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

This Doctor of Nursing Practice education project focused on improving staff knowledge of medication reconciliation through an evidence-based educational intervention in an outpatient clinic. Medication reconciliation is crucial for ensuring accurate and consistent medication lists across care transitions, helping to prevent errors, such as omissions, duplications, dosing mistakes, and drug interactions. The project’s central question was whether staff education on an evidence-based approach to medication reconciliation would improve staff knowledge. A pre- and post-education survey was used to measure changes in staff knowledge after a PowerPoint presentation. Results showed a significant increase in staff knowledge after the intervention; the participants’ …


Staff Education For Infection Control Prevention, Beatrice I. Cesar May 2025

Staff Education For Infection Control Prevention, Beatrice I. Cesar

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

This project was a quality improvement staff education program to address the increase in hospital-acquired infections in the project facility. The hospital administrator identified that staff were overwhelmed and may not be consistently implementing appropriate infection control practices. If infection control practices are not addressed in hospitals system, there would be a much higher rate of hospital-acquired diseases among hospitalized patients and the staff. A staff education program about evidence-based strategies relating to infection control prevention was implemented to increase the nurses’ knowledge about strategies to decrease the spread of infection in the project facility. Eleven registered nurses participated in …


Staff Education To Enhance The Diagnosis Of Depression In Older Adults, Abiola Oyenwen Izekor May 2025

Staff Education To Enhance The Diagnosis Of Depression In Older Adults, Abiola Oyenwen Izekor

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The aim of this staff education project was to improve provider knowledge on using the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) for screening depression in older adults. Geriatric depression is often underdiagnosed due to atypical symptoms and reliance on generalized tools such as the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), leading to delays in treatment and increased health care costs. To address this gap, I collaborated with a librarian to conduct a literature search, initially identifying 149 articles and refining them to 20 for review. I followed the analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation (ADDIE) model to structure the educational intervention. The training included …


Staff Education To Improve Staff Knowledge And Attitudes Regarding Aggressive Patient Behaviors, Roya Khoshbakht May 2025

Staff Education To Improve Staff Knowledge And Attitudes Regarding Aggressive Patient Behaviors, Roya Khoshbakht

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Aggressive behavior among psychiatric patients threatens safety and quality in healthcare, causing physical and psychological harm to staff and contributing to burnout and high turnover rates. This Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) project addressed gaps in staff knowledge and attitudes, particularly among nurses, regarding aggression management and de-escalation techniques through a comprehensive education program on the causes of aggression, warning signs, and effective strategies. The evidence-based practice (EBP) question was, Will staff education on evidence-based strategies for preventing and managing aggressive behavior improve staff knowledge and attitude? Project team members used the Johns Hopkins Evidence-Based Practice (JHEBP) model to develop …


Staff Education On Evidenced-Based Approaches To Lifestyle Modification Teaching For Diabetic Patients, Chinenye Acho Apr 2025

Staff Education On Evidenced-Based Approaches To Lifestyle Modification Teaching For Diabetic Patients, Chinenye Acho

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

A notable gap existed in the healthcare staff's knowledge of evidence-based lifestyle modifications for patients with diabetes within outpatient internal medicine (OP IM) settings. The increasing prevalence of Type 2 diabetes emphasizes the urgent necessity for a structured educational framework to enhance staff understanding. In this project, I evaluated the efficacy of organized staff education in enhancing healthcare providers' confidence related to diabetes management. I conducted a thorough literature analysis and identified 18 peer-reviewed studies classified according to the Johns Hopkins Evidence-Based Practice Model. The findings reveal that Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES) programs are associated with significant reductions …


Staff Education On The Use Of The Teach-Back Method To Decrease Nonadherence To Psychotropic Medications Among Inmates, Moradeke Okunoye Apr 2025

Staff Education On The Use Of The Teach-Back Method To Decrease Nonadherence To Psychotropic Medications Among Inmates, Moradeke Okunoye

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

This staff education project focused on improving nurses’ and mental health clinicians’ knowledge about the teach-back method (TBM) to improve psychotropic medication adherence. The practice problem was psychotropic nonadherence among inmates in a county jail in the Southeast region of the United States. The practice project question for this project was the following: For nursing staff and mental health clinicians in the jail, will training on the use of the TBM increase knowledge toward the goal of decreasing nonadherence to psychotropic medications among inmates? Psychotropic nonadherence is a significant issue in the jail that can lead to serious consequences including …


Baccalaureate Nursing Students’ Beliefs About Peer Feedback In The Nursing Skill Lab: Value, Quality, And Importance, Danielle Elizabeth Fleming Apr 2025

Baccalaureate Nursing Students’ Beliefs About Peer Feedback In The Nursing Skill Lab: Value, Quality, And Importance, Danielle Elizabeth Fleming

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Peer feedback is an instructional method used in nursing education to support student success in the nursing program and professional practice. While a large body of evidence supports the merits of peer feedback as an instructional method, there is limited research on its use in nursing students, especially within the skill lab. The purpose of this study, guided by the feedback intervention theory, was to examine nursing students’ beliefs about peer feedback in the nursing skill lab and how those beliefs change over time. Archival data from the Beliefs About Peer Feedback Questionnaire (BPFQ) from a public midwestern university was …


Unlicensed Assistive Personnel’S Attitudes, Knowledge, And Perceptions Of Alternatives To The Application Of Physical Restraints, Gale Marie Knight Apr 2025

Unlicensed Assistive Personnel’S Attitudes, Knowledge, And Perceptions Of Alternatives To The Application Of Physical Restraints, Gale Marie Knight

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The use of physical restraints in mental health care settings is a common practice, yet it poses significant risks to patients’ physical and psychological well-being. The issue of excessive restraint use was addressed through this doctoral project by designing an educational program aimed at promoting alternative strategies. The practice-focused question was: How can an educational program for unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) impact their knowledge and attitudes towards alternatives to physical restraints? The purpose of the project was to develop and evaluate an education program to improve UAP knowledge and attitudes to reduce reliance on physical restraints. The project was informed …


An Educational Intervention Focused On The Importance Of Nurse Leader Rounds, Shantelle Mobley Apr 2025

An Educational Intervention Focused On The Importance Of Nurse Leader Rounds, Shantelle Mobley

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Nurse leader rounding (NLR) is essential in most healthcare organizations as NLR has been associated with improved nurse recruitment and retention, increased patient satisfaction, and increased quality of care. In the local organization, leadership identified that there was a lack of knowledge and awareness of NLR among nurse managers and charge nurses. Thus, the purpose of this Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) project was to determine if an education intervention focused on structured NLR increased knowledge and awareness among charge nurses and nurse managers. Thirty-seven individuals were invited to participate in the educational intervention. With the support of leadership, 34 …


Clinical Practice Guideline For Patient Education On Indwelling Catheters In The Home, Lyndsy Bolstad Apr 2025

Clinical Practice Guideline For Patient Education On Indwelling Catheters In The Home, Lyndsy Bolstad

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Home healthcare agencies transition patients from the hospital to the home where caregivers may assist in providing care for indwelling Foley catheters. About half of urinary tract infections are in the presence of an indwelling catheter. The agency for which this Doctor of Nursing Practice project was developed does not have an evidence-based clinical practice patient education guideline (CPPEG) for the care of the indwelling catheter to prevent infection. The practice-focused questions were: (a) What evidence-based literature supports the development of a CPPEG for patient education on the care of the Foley catheter in the home and (b) Will the …


Organization Change Process Initiative Recurrent Emergency Room Visits By Mental Health And Substance Use Patients, Julie Marie Tucker Apr 2025

Organization Change Process Initiative Recurrent Emergency Room Visits By Mental Health And Substance Use Patients, Julie Marie Tucker

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The rising rates of patients diagnosed with mental health and substance use disorders (MHSUD) signify a critical national crisis, worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic, as reported by the United States Department of Health and Human Services. This increase has reduced access to essential resources and treatment options, resulting in overcrowded emergency rooms (ER) and extended wait times. Addressing these issues is vital for nursing practice, as they significantly influence patient care and health outcomes, especially for vulnerable populations. This doctoral project explores whether an organizational change designed to raise awareness of updated community resources impacts MHSUD patient visits to the …


Relation Of Persistent Organic Pollutant Exposure With Autism, Gender, Age, And Body Mass Index, Tekle Mitiku Apr 2025

Relation Of Persistent Organic Pollutant Exposure With Autism, Gender, Age, And Body Mass Index, Tekle Mitiku

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Approximately one third (37%) of children in the United States are impaired with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) resulting in intellectual disability, and about 1 in 6 children in the United States has one or more developmental disabilities. The economic burden of ASD is estimated to be over $40 billion lost per year. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of polybrominated diphenyl ether derivatives (PBDEs) with ASD, age, gender, and body mass index (BMI). The conceptual framework of the study was based on the physiologically based pharmacokinetic theory that the body burden of PBDEs’ free radicals may …


The Relationship Between Climate Change Awareness And Mental Health Among Adults In The United States, Stanley Nkemjika Apr 2025

The Relationship Between Climate Change Awareness And Mental Health Among Adults In The United States, Stanley Nkemjika

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Understanding the connection between climate change awareness and overall well-being is crucial, particularly regarding its impact on the environment and mental health. However, there is a need for more research on this topic, especially within the American context. The mental health implications of climate change are not yet fully understood, and there is a gap in the literature. This gap was addressed by exploring climate change awareness effects on mental health among U.S. adults. The social ecological model provided a framework to examine the impact of climate change awareness on mental health, considering individual, interpersonal, community, and societal factors. This …


Stereotype, Stigma, And Discrimination And Prep Use Among Black And Latino Men And Women, Aieshia Brooks Poole Apr 2025

Stereotype, Stigma, And Discrimination And Prep Use Among Black And Latino Men And Women, Aieshia Brooks Poole

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

HIV infections continue to rise in the Southern United States, with Black and Latino men who have sex with men (MSM), bisexual men, and women experiencing disproportionate impacts. Although pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an effective biomedical intervention for reducing HIV transmission, disparities in its uptake remain due to healthcare stereotype threat, felt stigma, and everyday discrimination. This quantitative cross-sectional study analyzed secondary data from the Generations: A Study of the Life and Health of LGB People in a Changing Society (2016–2019) to examine the relationship between these psychosocial barriers and PrEP use among Black/Latino MSM, bisexual men, and women aged …


Retroactive Quality Improvement By Utilization Of The Leaf, Preston Stigall Apr 2025

Retroactive Quality Improvement By Utilization Of The Leaf, Preston Stigall

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Summary This project is a retroactive quality improvement initiative to evaluate the effectiveness of the LEAF wearable pressure sensor and reduce sacral hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs) in critically-ill adult patients. The practice problem addressed is the high incidence of pressure injuries in hospitalized patients, which can lead to increased mortality, prolonged hospital stays, and higher healthcare costs. The evidence-based practice question was: In critically ill adult patients at risk of pressure injuries, how does the use of the LEAF wearable pressure sensor compared to standard care without sensors impact the incidence of sacral HAPIs over the past year? The purpose …


Staff Education On The Management Of Diabetes Among Type 2 Diabetic Black American Patients, Ngozi Philomena Anonyuo Apr 2025

Staff Education On The Management Of Diabetes Among Type 2 Diabetic Black American Patients, Ngozi Philomena Anonyuo

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The aim of this staff education project was to increase nurses’ knowledge and confidence in providing patient education for diabetes self-management. Insufficient nurse knowledge regarding diabetes care and management was the gap in The practice-focused question was: Among Black American patients, does increasing nurses’ knowledge regarding implementation of diabetes-self management education programs result in a measurable increase in knowledge about diabetes management, ultimately contributing to improved expected diabetic outcomes involving glycemic control and reduced complications? Analytical strategies included descriptive and comparative analysis of deidentified pre- and post-knowledge assessments to evaluate the program’s impact on learning outcomes. An anonymous satisfaction survey …


Risk Factors Of Self-Reported Prediabetes Status In New York State, Kari Ann Hunter Thompson Apr 2025

Risk Factors Of Self-Reported Prediabetes Status In New York State, Kari Ann Hunter Thompson

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Prediabetes affects over 4 million people in New York State and increases the risk of Type 2 diabetes. Prior research identified risk factors such as poor diet, inactivity, obesity, hypertension, and smoking; but no studies examined these collectively or assessed their interactions. This quantitative, cross-sectional study analyzed a sample of 289 non-institutionalized adults aged 18 or older with landline or cellular phone, from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. The study examined relationships between prediabetes and 16 factors in five categories: demographic (age, race, sex, education), socioeconomic (income, employment), behavioral (fruit intake, vegetable intake, physical activity, smoking), physiological (hypertension, BMI), …


Socioeconomic Status, Parental Sex Education, And Race: Intersecting Influences On Adolescent Sexually Transmitted Infection Rates, Kiersten Hawkins-Moore Apr 2025

Socioeconomic Status, Parental Sex Education, And Race: Intersecting Influences On Adolescent Sexually Transmitted Infection Rates, Kiersten Hawkins-Moore

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Adolescents and young adults represent many of the new sexually transmitted infections diagnosed each year in the United States, with pronounced disparities among minority racial and ethnic groups. This study examined 3,480 participants aged 15-24 from the 2017-2019 National Survey on Family Growth to explore the influence of race and socioeconomic status (SES) on the likelihood and comprehensiveness of parental sex education before the age of 18, using the Intersectionality Theory and Social Determinants of Health as frameworks. Controlling for formal sex education, binary and multinomial logistic regression models demonstrated that formal sex education significantly increased the odds of adolescents …


Executive Summary: Quality Improvement Initiative Retrospective Program Evaluation Of Sms Reminder System In Decreasing Outpatient Mental Health Clinic No-Show Rates, Jordan Rogers Apr 2025

Executive Summary: Quality Improvement Initiative Retrospective Program Evaluation Of Sms Reminder System In Decreasing Outpatient Mental Health Clinic No-Show Rates, Jordan Rogers

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

This doctor of nursing practice (DNP) project presents an organizational quality improvement initiative implementing a text message reminder system to decrease appointment no-show rates in the outpatient mental health clinic. The project was developed based on the high rate of appointment no-shows at the DNP project site. Appointment no-shows are costly to both clinics and patients. Clinics experience decreased revenue and efficiency, and patient outcomes can be compromised. The project evaluated whether text message reminders sent 24 hours before a scheduled appointment time decreased no-show rates by at least 10%. Preimplementation data were collected for months October, November, and December, …


Enhancing Provider Knowledge With Phq-9 Education, Laurette Abunaw Apr 2025

Enhancing Provider Knowledge With Phq-9 Education, Laurette Abunaw

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Depression represents a significant public health concern that often remains undiagnosed or untreated, primarily due to insufficient systematic screening in primary care settings. The lack of standardized screening tools such as the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) elevates patient risks, increasing symptom severity, increasing suicide rates, and delaying interventions. Research studies show that a significant number of individuals with depression go untreated for long durations, with primary care settings recognizing only a small percentage of cases. The PHQ-9 is an effective tool for assessing and monitoring depression in a primary care setting, leading to early detection of symptom severity. Clinical practice …


Nursing Educators’ Perceptions Of Using Virtual Simulated Games In Nursing Education, Ruhee Waheeda Mir Apr 2025

Nursing Educators’ Perceptions Of Using Virtual Simulated Games In Nursing Education, Ruhee Waheeda Mir

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Nursing educators of Trinidad and Tobago have limited experience with virtual simulated games (VSGs) as a part of their teaching methodology. This lack of experience was highlighted during the COVID-19 pandemic as educators had to use virtual approaches in their classrooms and struggled with unfamiliar technologies. The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study, guided by the extended technology acceptance model, was to explore the perceptions of Trinidadian and Tobagonian nursing educators regarding the use of a VSG as a teaching tool. The sample consisted of eight nursing educators from an educational institute in Trinidad who met the criteria of being …


Staff Education For Nursing Staff, Tina Clarke Cherry Apr 2025

Staff Education For Nursing Staff, Tina Clarke Cherry

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Executive Summary: Staff Education Project


Staff Update On Type 2 Diabetes Education, Toochukwu Endaline Mba Apr 2025

Staff Update On Type 2 Diabetes Education, Toochukwu Endaline Mba

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The current rise in Type 2 diabetes among middle-aged individuals poses significant risks of health complications such as kidney damage, heart disease, stroke, nerve damage, vision loss, and skin problems. Research has shown that proper education on the causes and risk factors of Type 2 diabetes would increase people’s knowledge about the medical problem, helping promote positive health outcomes. This project was a staff education program using didactic and interactive case studies.


Clinical Practice Guideline Workflow For Medication Prescription, Patience Morikang Apr 2025

Clinical Practice Guideline Workflow For Medication Prescription, Patience Morikang

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The type of project was a clinical practice guideline (CPG) workflow for medication prescriptions. The practice problem was the lack of an evidence-based approach regarding medication prescriptions, resulting in increased errors. It is essential to address this problem to promote safe prescribing, increase team knowledge, and encourage patient safety in the organization and within nursing practice. The practice focused question was the following: Will a clinical practice guideline for medication prescription workflow be approved by experts for use in an outpatient mental health clinic to promote the reduction of errors? The project aimed to seek expert approval of a CPG …


Staff Education To Structured Bedside Handoff, Kevin Omwanghe Apr 2025

Staff Education To Structured Bedside Handoff, Kevin Omwanghe

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Nursing bedside handover (NBH) strategies as a nursing practice is often implemented at the patient’s bedside to improve communication safety during the shift change. This practice is vulnerable due to inconsistent application among nurses. This staff education Doctor of Nursing Education project consisted of interviews with staff to explore the barriers to successfully implementing a bedside nurse handoff approach in an intermediate care unit and introducing a staff education program to increase staff knowledge of NBH. Ten registered nurses participated in this project. Results of the pre-education program survey revealed that 100% of the participants had participated in interviews related …


Relationship Between Congestive Heart Failure, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Inflammatory Biomarkers, And Hospital Length Of Stay Among Covid-19 Patients., Alice Aghamie Osuji Apr 2025

Relationship Between Congestive Heart Failure, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Inflammatory Biomarkers, And Hospital Length Of Stay Among Covid-19 Patients., Alice Aghamie Osuji

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

COVID-19 has put immense pressure on healthcare facilities, especially in managing patients with comorbidity. This study addressed the association between two important coinfections, congestive heart failure (CHF) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and their effect on hospital length of stay (LOS) among COVID-19 patients. The study also explored the predictive role of the inflammatory biomarker C-reactive protein (CRP) in prolonged hospitalization, also considering the influence of age and race. This study applied the Biopsychosocial Model and Chronic Care Model (CCM) to examine health outcomes and resource use. A retrospective cohort research design was used to examine medical records of …