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Gap In Patient Expectations Of Deep Brain Stimulation For The Treatment Of Parkinson's Disease, Colleen D. Knoop Dnp-C
Gap In Patient Expectations Of Deep Brain Stimulation For The Treatment Of Parkinson's Disease, Colleen D. Knoop Dnp-C
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Capstones
Abstract
Purpose: This project studied a specific group of patients with Parkinson’s disease to: determine if they were asked to verbalize expectations of DBS pre-operatively; determine if patient expectations were met post-operatively; gain information that could aid in improved pre-operative patient education for deep brain stimulation (DBS), address unrealistic expectations before surgery, and meet patient expectations post-operatively.
Methodology: This study was a retrospective, single academic center, two-part design that included a questionnaire and chart review of 29 patients. Those included were patients with Parkinson’s disease who had DBS programming at the academic center, between the years 2007 and 2014.
Results: …
Transformational Leadership In Nursing: A Pilot Nurse Leader Development Program, Audria G. Denker
Transformational Leadership In Nursing: A Pilot Nurse Leader Development Program, Audria G. Denker
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Capstones
Current research reveals that staff nurses are routinely placed into front-line leadership roles with little formal preparation. The purpose of this project was the development, implementation, and evaluation of a pilot nurse leader development program for nurse leaders at a small community hospital located in Clarksville, Indiana. This study consisted of a quasi-experimental design, with the intervention consisting of a leadership course delivered to a convenience sample of nurses in managerial positions. Leadership attributes was quantified, both pre/post interventions, through the administration of the Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI), a Likert-scaled survey. The LPI was administered to the nurse leaders, their …