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Influencing Change In Healthcare Providers: Communication Strategies For A New Era In Healthcare, Ceonne Raasikh
Influencing Change In Healthcare Providers: Communication Strategies For A New Era In Healthcare, Ceonne Raasikh
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects
Effective provider communication is the key to patient engagement. However, many providers are not able to effectively communicate with patients, in part due to low health literacy. Evidence in the literature supports the use of specific strategies aimed at improving communication with patients. The purpose of this quality initiative was to influence providers to adopt new communication strategies with their patients. Pharmacists, nurses and physicians were invited to participate in a free, full-day, educational event. During the event providers were alerted to the issue of health literacy and provided communication strategies to improve patient comprehension and engagement. Following the presentation, …
Communication During Palliative Care And End Of Life: Perceptions Of Experienced Pediatric Oncology Nurses, Kathleen Montgomery
Communication During Palliative Care And End Of Life: Perceptions Of Experienced Pediatric Oncology Nurses, Kathleen Montgomery
Theses and Dissertations
Advances in cancer and supportive therapy have led to improved outcomes for children with cancer. Despite progress, children still die from complications of cancer therapy or their disease. Communication during palliative care and end of life is essential to successful navigation through the end of life continuum. Nurse communication during palliative care and end of life is a phenomenon with limited research, and it is unclear how the level of nursing experience influences the perspectives of nurses communicating during end of life. The purpose of this dissertation study was to describe the commonalities of nurses' experiences of communicating palliative care …
Hardwiring Excellence: Applying Healthy Work Environment Principles To The Pediatric/Nicu Department, Diane Pelant
Hardwiring Excellence: Applying Healthy Work Environment Principles To The Pediatric/Nicu Department, Diane Pelant
Nursing Posters
The goals of HWE is to improve trust, communication, employee engagement, patient satisfaction, patient safety, and patient clinical outcomes through skilled communication, true collaboration, effective decision making, appropriate staffing, meaningful recognition, and authentic leadership.
Rehabilitation Fall Prevention Strategies, May Schomer, Kathy Toulouse
Rehabilitation Fall Prevention Strategies, May Schomer, Kathy Toulouse
Nursing Posters
To improve communication and education among health care workers on fall prevention measures in order to decrease fall rates and increase patient satisfaction.
Northern Stars Of Education: Enhancing Nursing Practice Through Collaboration, Jenelle Brekken, Kristin Brandt, Tammy Filippi, Mary Leyk
Northern Stars Of Education: Enhancing Nursing Practice Through Collaboration, Jenelle Brekken, Kristin Brandt, Tammy Filippi, Mary Leyk
Nursing Posters
To utilize collaboration to increase communication, innovation, and support.
Communication Metaphor Of Patient Prognosis In The Spirit Of Hope, Dory Hanks
Communication Metaphor Of Patient Prognosis In The Spirit Of Hope, Dory Hanks
Theses and Graduate Projects
Prognosis for terminally ill patients is intended to serve the purpose of educating patients on the expected clinical outcome of their illness. This information is generally communicated to a patient by their primary physician when options for fufiher treattnent or "cure" are limited. Learning a prognosis may be helpful to some patients, while burdensome to others. A review of the literature reveals many barriers to effective communication of prognosis. The purpose of this project is to develop a metaphor for enhanced communication of prognosis to be used by hospice nurses that incorporates a caring perspective on living with hope during …