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The Impact Of Self-Care Education On Heart Failure Patients With A High Risk For Readmission, Neil Williams Ii
The Impact Of Self-Care Education On Heart Failure Patients With A High Risk For Readmission, Neil Williams Ii
Nursing Theses and Capstone Projects
The purpose of this Capstone Project study was to answer the question: Does self-care education improve knowledge and decrease 30 day readmission rates in a class of heart failure patients that are at high risk for exacerbation? The study used a randomized control design with a pre-test/post-test. A convenience sample of 50 African Americans diagnosed with heart failure were entered; control group (n=25) and experimental group (n=25). Both groups received the Heart failure Pre/Post Test developed by the researcher during the initial interview and four weeks post discharge. The experimental group received a phone call weekly over the four weeks …
Incorporating Simulation Into Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Lorraine Calwile
Incorporating Simulation Into Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Lorraine Calwile
Nursing Theses and Capstone Projects
The knowledge and practical skills of the Basic Life Support (BLS) and the Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) are among the most important determining factors of the cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) success rates. Every year there are millions of healthcare workers that dread coming to ACLS class for fear of failure of the written exam or the mega code. Many of these participants haven’t participated in a code situation since they left class the previous two years. Participants sit in class for two days listening to lectures and going through practice mega codes to prepare them for the final mega code. …