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Evidence Based Practice (Ebp) Literature Searching Skills-Part 1 And 2, Patricia Wynne, Bsn, Ms
Evidence Based Practice (Ebp) Literature Searching Skills-Part 1 And 2, Patricia Wynne, Bsn, Ms
Academic Commons and Scott Memorial Library Staff Papers and Presentations
Two PowerPoint presentations presented at 8th Annual Nursing Research Conference, Christiana Hospital, Newark Delaware.
Part 1: slides 1-30
Part 2: slides 31-47
Education And Referral Criteria: Impact On Oncology Referrals To Palliative Care., Barbara Reville, Joanne Reifsnyder, Deborah B Mcguire, Karen Kaiser, Abbie Santana
Education And Referral Criteria: Impact On Oncology Referrals To Palliative Care., Barbara Reville, Joanne Reifsnyder, Deborah B Mcguire, Karen Kaiser, Abbie Santana
Department of Family & Community Medicine Faculty Papers
OBJECTIVE: To describe a quality improvement project involving education and referral criteria to influence oncology provider referrals to a palliative care service.
METHODS: A single group post-test only quasi-experimental design was used to evaluate palliative care service (PCS) referrals following an intervention consisting of a didactic presentation, education outreach visits (EOV) to key providers, and referral criteria. Data on patient demographics, cancer types, consult volume, reasons for referral, pre-consult length of stay, overall hospital stay, and discharge disposition were collected pre-intervention, then post-intervention for 7.5 months and compared.
SETTING AND SAMPLE: Attending oncologists, nurse practitioner, and house staff from the …
Advancing The Future Of Nursing: A Report By The Building Academic Geriatric Nursing, Jennifer L. Bellot, Dana Carthron, Melissa O'Connor, Karen Rose, Casey Shillam, Janet Van Cleave, Amy Vogelsmeier
Advancing The Future Of Nursing: A Report By The Building Academic Geriatric Nursing, Jennifer L. Bellot, Dana Carthron, Melissa O'Connor, Karen Rose, Casey Shillam, Janet Van Cleave, Amy Vogelsmeier
College of Nursing Faculty Papers & Presentations
In the United States, the number of older adults will double during the next 25 years (United States Census Bureau, 2008). This dramatic demographic shift is changing the landscape of health care practice as more people live longer with multiple chronic conditions. To better prepare nurses to care for this future population, the John A. Hartford Foundation partnered with the American Academy of Nursing in 2000 to launch the Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity (BAGNC) program. Since that time, 251 scholarships and fellowships have been awarded to nurses to advance geriatric nursing education, research, and practice. In 2009, …