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The Right Way To Health Care, Robert Curlee Jan 2020

The Right Way To Health Care, Robert Curlee

Student Research Poster Presentations 2020

This poster takes the position that health care is a human service that should be provided by need independent of ability to pay, not a commodity to be allocated as a market good based on ability to pay.


Do Nurse Residency Programs Better Prepare Nurses To Enter The Nursing Profession?, Faith Sinclair Jan 2020

Do Nurse Residency Programs Better Prepare Nurses To Enter The Nursing Profession?, Faith Sinclair

Student Research Poster Presentations 2020

Nurse residency programs better prepare new graduate nurses to enter the nursing profession by bridging the gap from nursing school to professional nursing.


Is The Evidence Worth It?, Christian Contessa Jan 2020

Is The Evidence Worth It?, Christian Contessa

Student Research Poster Presentations 2020

No abstract provided.


Syringe Service Programs: A Solution To Promoting Good Health & Well Being, Amy Roth Jan 2020

Syringe Service Programs: A Solution To Promoting Good Health & Well Being, Amy Roth

Student Research Poster Presentations 2020

Syringe service programs offer crucial benefits for members and promote an overall better health and well being for society. SDG-3 is designed to promote good health and well being and syringe exchange programs (SEP) is one solution to helping achieve this goal by the year 2030.


Crowded Er Waiting Rooms – Are Freestanding Ers The Way To Go?, Jesse Keats Jan 2020

Crowded Er Waiting Rooms – Are Freestanding Ers The Way To Go?, Jesse Keats

Student Research Poster Presentations 2020

This poster discusses the differences in freestanding and hospital emergency departments. My position on this topic focuses on the idea that free standing ERs do not reduce overcrowding in an emergency room.


Evidence Based Practice Positively Affects The Delivery Of Nursing Care, Miranda Lee Jan 2020

Evidence Based Practice Positively Affects The Delivery Of Nursing Care, Miranda Lee

Student Research Poster Presentations 2020

No abstract provided.


Are Healthcare Workers In The Hospital Ready For Disasters In The Community?, Nicholas Hromek Jan 2020

Are Healthcare Workers In The Hospital Ready For Disasters In The Community?, Nicholas Hromek

Student Research Poster Presentations 2020

This poster presents the idea that healthcare workers in hospitals are not equipped for disasters in the community. During such a vulnerable and relevant time such as the COVID-19 pandemic, this poster focuses on the pitfalls of the healthcare and hospital system.


Is Technology Really Improving Quality And Safety Of Care?, Shaelyn O'Leary Jan 2020

Is Technology Really Improving Quality And Safety Of Care?, Shaelyn O'Leary

Student Research Poster Presentations 2020

Technology has come to impact healthcare tremendously in the past decade alone and as time goes by, there are more and more improvements. In the case of healthcare technology being used in the clinical setting, any benefits that have come from using it have come to completely outweigh any cons. There have been improvements in the ability of healthcare professionals to provide quality and safety of care to their patients through reducing medication errors through bar code medication administration, making communication easier, and allowing information about patients and disease processes to be readily available. The most important guideline to healthcare …


Street Medicine And Its Implications, Dylon Hess Jan 2020

Street Medicine And Its Implications, Dylon Hess

Student Research Poster Presentations 2020

No abstract provided.


Has Planetree Patient-Centered Care Models Have A Positive Effects On Patient Outcomes?, Jacob Nagle Jan 2020

Has Planetree Patient-Centered Care Models Have A Positive Effects On Patient Outcomes?, Jacob Nagle

Student Research Poster Presentations 2020

No abstract provided.


Safety Promotion Via A Just Culture, Eric Gurzynski Jan 2020

Safety Promotion Via A Just Culture, Eric Gurzynski

Student Research Poster Presentations 2020

No abstract provided.


Freestanding "Er's" Come At A Cost, Krystal Whitenight Jan 2020

Freestanding "Er's" Come At A Cost, Krystal Whitenight

Student Research Poster Presentations 2020

No abstract provided.


Does A “Just Culture” Improve Patient Safety?, Alexis Hockenberry Jan 2020

Does A “Just Culture” Improve Patient Safety?, Alexis Hockenberry

Student Research Poster Presentations 2020

No abstract provided.


Uninsured/Underinsured: Who's Problem Is It?, Manpreet Kaur Jan 2020

Uninsured/Underinsured: Who's Problem Is It?, Manpreet Kaur

Student Research Poster Presentations 2020

The problem of uninsured and underinsured in terms of health care was implored in the population of the United States of America. Other developed nations have implemented universal health care whereas the United States have fallen behind. It is an ongoing problem in the nation, and it is not only the problem of the people who face being uninsured and underinsured. It is everyone’s problem because it affects the economy as a whole and every person is affected by the way the country decides to treat health care. Nurses, as health care professionals, have the opportunity to help patients access …


Planetree Model Blooms Success, Madelyn Roerig Jan 2020

Planetree Model Blooms Success, Madelyn Roerig

Student Research Poster Presentations 2020

No abstract provided.


Is It Time For Universal Healthcare In The Us?, Liz Gurzynski Jan 2020

Is It Time For Universal Healthcare In The Us?, Liz Gurzynski

Student Research Poster Presentations 2020

No abstract provided.


Can We Innovate Our Way Out Of The Opioid Epidemic?, Alexis Williard Jan 2020

Can We Innovate Our Way Out Of The Opioid Epidemic?, Alexis Williard

Student Research Poster Presentations 2020

No abstract provided.


Qi: Saving Skin, Saving Lives, Carrie Ann Kinney Jan 2020

Qi: Saving Skin, Saving Lives, Carrie Ann Kinney

Student Research Poster Presentations 2020

Quality Improvement (QI) projects are interprofessional team efforts, developed to improve health-care quality. Pressure injury prevention has been identified by the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI) as a key nursing sensitive outcome. QI projects such as the Deal with Heels project, the Save Our Skin program, and the implementation of designated turn teams have significantly reduced the incidence of hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs). This has reduced the risk of patients developing severe complications, which significantly improves health outcomes.


Clean Water And Sanitation For All, Ashley Barnes Jan 2020

Clean Water And Sanitation For All, Ashley Barnes

Student Research Poster Presentations 2020

Nurses should advocate for people around the world to have clean water and sanitation because they are essential for good health.


Are Core Measures Improving Health Outcomes?, Alyssa Bajkowski Jan 2020

Are Core Measures Improving Health Outcomes?, Alyssa Bajkowski

Student Research Poster Presentations 2020

No abstract provided.


Nurse Migration And The Effect On Source Country, Taylor Lane Jan 2020

Nurse Migration And The Effect On Source Country, Taylor Lane

Student Research Poster Presentations 2020

Even though there are some positive effects on source country of nurse migration, nurse migration has led to a severe shortage of nurses in source country which has led to decreased health and wellness in the source country.