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Assessing Knowledge And Perspectives Of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners Students After Receiving Trauma Informed Care Training, Laura Roettger, Phd, Crnp, Jane Tobias, Dnp, Crnp

College of Nursing Posters

PNP students showed improved understanding and comfort level in caring and managing children exposed to adverse childhood experiences following two TIC learning sessions.

Future Implications

• TIC education should be integrated into curriculum.
• Interprofessional collaboration among students improves knowledge base and understanding of TIC

Reflux, Apnea And The Impact On Discharge, Michele Savin, Dnp, Nnp-Bc, Kaitlin Kenaley, Md, Maureen Moffet, Msn, Rula Nassar, Md

College of Nursing Posters

Decisions made about timing of discharge can be subjective. Definitions of significant bradycardia are multiple, and interventions are variable.

This necessitates an informed discussion with parents about the natural course of apnea, bradycardia and reflux.

The physiology of gastroesophageal reflux and respiratory control have intermingled confounding variables.

Critical thinking is required to educate and support families, however a paucity of research exists. Risks and benefits of pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic interventions should be evaluated.

Nurses need increased confidence in understanding how to approach the preterm infant with apnea and/or reflux as well as how to interact with families to support discharge …

Experiential Learning And Injury Prevention: A Win-Win, Christine Mckeever, Msn, Rn, Julia Ward, Phd, Rn, Anita Fennessey, Drnp, Rn, Cne, Kathryn M. Shaffer, Edd, Rn, Msn, Cne

College of Nursing Posters

Purpose

Experiential learning opportunities help prepare students for patients in crisis management

Harm reduction by ensuring students become certified in the Stop the Bleed Campaign & Opioid Overdose Narcan Prevention

Felty Syndrome, Dorothea Frederick, Dnp, Fnp-C

College of Nursing Posters

Take home point: It is important to remember that the diagnosis of FS may be masked in patients who present with infection, since active bacterial infection raises the WBC count to normal or slightly elevated – the neutropenia reappears shortly after successful treatment (Kay, 2017).

The Effect Of A Didactic Educational Program With Practical Application On Nursing Knowledge And Empowerment In Antibiotic Stewardship, Eleanor Fitzpatrick, Rn, Msn, Ag-Cns, Acnp, Ccrn

College of Nursing Posters

• Antimicrobial use is a crucial element of patient care but their overuse and misuse have detrimental effects including the growing problem of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
• Nurse empowerment and engagement has resulted in improvements in many quality initiatives including enhanced patient safety in the areas of Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI), Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI) and pressure injuries (Carter, 2016).
• Enhancing nurse empowerment in AS may be effective in reducing antibiotic misuse.
• The purpose of this study is to implement an educational program engaging nurses in AS activities and determining the effect of this educational intervention on the knowledge …

Rotating Shifts Vs. Fixed Schedules, Sara Vallett, Ba, Bsn, Rn, Dilek Reisoglu, Bs, Bsn, Rn

College of Nursing Posters

Purpose

• This EBP project seeks to examine the literature and nurses’ perceptions related to rotating shifts, especially the impact of quick returns on nurses and possible solutions.
• Nurses struggle to manage rotating shifts with quick turnaround between shifts. Quick returns defined as returning to work a different shift within 24 hrs

PICO question: What effect does rotating shifts with (quick returns) have on clinical nurses?