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Evaluation Of A Continued Safe Patient And Handling Program, Mary K. Daily
Evaluation Of A Continued Safe Patient And Handling Program, Mary K. Daily
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects
Nursing staff have a high risk of on the job injury from patient handling and movement. Safe Patient Handling and Movement programs help reduce injury through education and training to employees. Programs need to be evaluated regularly to determine if the goals are being met. When a program is not meeting its projected goals, modifications are needed to improve the program and its outcomes. The purpose of this project was to evaluate a continued safe patient handling program. The goals were to provide best evidence from research. Use best evidence to enhance the program. Promote positive behaviors from employees. Reduce …
Eat Well, Live Actively: A Primary Care Interventional Program For The Treatment Of Childhood Obesity, Julianne M. Randlemon
Eat Well, Live Actively: A Primary Care Interventional Program For The Treatment Of Childhood Obesity, Julianne M. Randlemon
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects
Over the last thirty years, childhood obesity has become one of the presiding diseases in the pediatric population. Last year the CDC (2012) reported that 12.5 million children under the age of five were not only overweight but also obese. This growing trend has been inadequately addressed by the United States preventive healthcare system. The pandemic has continued to spread: America’s obese children have substantially contributed to the ever-growing fiscal demands of health care in the United States. Olshansky et al. (2005) suggest this will in turn translate into the first generation of American adults that will be sicker and …