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Bringing The Nicu Rn To The Family, Gale Price, David Hicks, Terry Zeilinger
Bringing The Nicu Rn To The Family, Gale Price, David Hicks, Terry Zeilinger
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After reviewing the current literature on perinatal hospice and meeting with the established team at St. Joseph Hospital, St. Jude Medical Center decided to form a team and provide training to all of the Maternal Newborn division on how to care for these families
Are Independent Double-Checks Vital Prior To Safe Subcutaneous Insulin Administration?, Sarah Turecek
Are Independent Double-Checks Vital Prior To Safe Subcutaneous Insulin Administration?, Sarah Turecek
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BACKGROUND: With the epidemic of diabetes mellitus projected to rise from 1 in 10 U.S. adults (year 2010) to 1 in 3 by the year 2050, there is a need for health care organizations to prepare nurses to manage the complexity of meeting the needs of patients with diabetes, especially in the timely administration of subcutaneous insulin. The traditionally accepted practice of double-checking subcutaneous insulin before administration, albeit non-evidence-based, poses a clinical problem by imposing an unnecessary demand on nurses’ workload, which places an obstacle to their timely administration of time-critical subcutaneous insulin.
PURPOSE: This project aimed to examine if …
Partnership Between Islam And Palliative Care At Swedish Health Services, Hodo Mohamud, Renee Rassilyer-Bomers, Samantha Bohn, Greg Malone, Hilaire Thompson (Faculty Capstone Project Committee Chair), Eeeseung Byun (Committee Member), Margaret Heitkemper (Committee Member)
Partnership Between Islam And Palliative Care At Swedish Health Services, Hodo Mohamud, Renee Rassilyer-Bomers, Samantha Bohn, Greg Malone, Hilaire Thompson (Faculty Capstone Project Committee Chair), Eeeseung Byun (Committee Member), Margaret Heitkemper (Committee Member)
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The spiritual practice of Islam is considered one of the three major monotheistic religions. Islam is the second largest religion in the world with 1.6 billion followers; about 3.5 million of those live in the U.S.1 The number of Muslims in the U.S. is projected to double by 2030.1 Additionally, the number of adults age 65 and older in the U.S. is projected to double from 46 million today to over 98 million by 2060.2 As the U.S. population ages, many healthcare workers are often too overwhelmed to handle the varying and intricate social, economic, familial, spiritual, and cultural needs …