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Relationships Between Cortisol, Sleep, Stress, And Mood Among Night Shift Nurses, Teresa Bigand, Panshak P. Dakup, Devon Hansen, Marian Wilson, Benjamin Thomas, Steven James, Lois James, Shobhan Gaddameedhi
Relationships Between Cortisol, Sleep, Stress, And Mood Among Night Shift Nurses, Teresa Bigand, Panshak P. Dakup, Devon Hansen, Marian Wilson, Benjamin Thomas, Steven James, Lois James, Shobhan Gaddameedhi
2021 Providence Nurse Research Conference
Background: Working night shift is a physical and emotional stressor related to negative health outcomes. Cortisol is a biomarker that has been related to an increased risk for metabolic syndrome among adults. Cortisol levels follow a circadian rhythm in humans; levels reach a peak in the early morning and drop to the lowest level in the late evening. Changes in cortisol levels have been related to changes in mood or sleep and to exposure to stressful situations. In a group of Registered Nurses, the impact of consecutive 12-hour night shifts on relationships between cortisol levels, sleep, stress, and mood, was …
Postpartum Depression Screening To Improve Maternal Outcomes, Jill Goebel, Jeff Ramirez
Postpartum Depression Screening To Improve Maternal Outcomes, Jill Goebel, Jeff Ramirez
2021 Providence Nurse Research Conference
Background: Postpartum depression (PPD) is correlated with worsened maternal and infant health outcomes, and an estimated10-20% of women experience this condition after giving birth. Universal depression screening for PPD in maternity and well-child appointments is the standard of care. However, PPD screening is not well-integrated into outpatient lactation visits which assist new moms with difficulties breastfeeding. To address this gap, routine PPD screening and education was implemented in an outpatient lactation clinic servicing postpartum women in Eastern Washington. Purpose: The purpose of this quality improvement project was to implement the use of PPD screening in a lactation clinic to …