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Increasing Advance Care Planning In The Primary Care Setting, Nicole Marie Coffey
Increasing Advance Care Planning In The Primary Care Setting, Nicole Marie Coffey
Doctoral Dissertations and Scholarly Projects
Evidence shows the many benefits of advance care planning (ACP) discussions, including; giving patients peace of mind, decreasing healthcare costs, increasing quality of care, and decreasing distress at the end of life. Due to the many proven benefits of ACP, the United States Department of Health and Human Services as well as many leading national health organizations are promoting ACP, even tying it to reimbursement. The best setting and time to initiate ACP is in the primary care setting as early as possible, before patients have any cognitive decline. In this context, patients have an established relationship with their provider, …
Pots: Educating School Nurses, Stephanie Sherwood
Pots: Educating School Nurses, Stephanie Sherwood
Doctoral Dissertations and Scholarly Projects
The project used educational modules as a means for providing knowledge about postural orthostatic tachycardia (POTS) to school nurses. It evaluated knowledge of symptoms and the referral process. A pre and post-test were used immediately prior to and following an educational module to determine gained knowledge about POTS. Participants completed a survey evaluating their perceived knowledge and comfort level to evaluate POTS symptoms and refer patients for further evaluation. One hundred percent of participants demonstrated improvement in their post-test score confirming knowledge gained in all participants. All participants reported that the modules helped them about POTS, and they felt confident …
Knowledge And Attitudes Of Orthopedic Nurses Regarding Pain Management, Matthew Neumann
Knowledge And Attitudes Of Orthopedic Nurses Regarding Pain Management, Matthew Neumann
Doctoral Dissertations and Scholarly Projects
Nurses are at the forefront in the care of patient pain management; however, many nurses do not possess the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for best pain management outcomes. Adequate pain management education is often infrequent in academic settings and in post-graduate health care environments. That shortcoming suggests a need to improve pain management education as advocated by The Joint Commission and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The purpose of this study is to measure 20 nurses’ knowledge and attitudes regarding pain and pain management while working in an orthopedic setting. It was an evidence-based practice project utilizing …