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Preventing Pressure Injuries In Critical Care Settings, Chassidy Eddlemon, Cassady Coomes Oct 2023

Preventing Pressure Injuries In Critical Care Settings, Chassidy Eddlemon, Cassady Coomes

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2.5 million people develop a hospital-acquired pressure injury each year, and 60,000 of these result in death as an outcome. Nationwide, hospitals have policies in place to prevent HAPIs, but that does not always stop them from occurring. For this project, we looked at one hospitals policy regarding prevention of pressure injuries. In this powerpoint, we outlined the products we found throughout our research to aide in prevention, as well as our recommendations for practice.


The Addition Of Nature To The Patient's Healing Regimen, Katelyn Lewis, Audrey Henry Oct 2023

The Addition Of Nature To The Patient's Healing Regimen, Katelyn Lewis, Audrey Henry

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Through our scholarly research, we have found many benefits to the use of nature to help facilitate healing within patients. Our project aims to spread awareness of the positive aspects of nature during the healing process. Specifically, our research focuses on healing gardens and outside therapy for patients. Our presentation is based upon Nightingales' theory of the environment. Our hope is that facilities will implement the addition of nature to the patient's plan of care.


Benefits Of Bedside Report, Konner Spalding, Hannah Mattingly Oct 2023

Benefits Of Bedside Report, Konner Spalding, Hannah Mattingly

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Benefits Of Minimizing Foley Catheterization Time In Nursing Homes, Carly Robertson, Laney Farmer Mar 2023

Benefits Of Minimizing Foley Catheterization Time In Nursing Homes, Carly Robertson, Laney Farmer

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Foley catheterization is a commonality seen in various healthcare settings. There is a high risk of infection, trauma, and dependence associated with indwelling urinary devices. This research project addresses the benefits of decreasing foley catheterization time, specifically in nursing home patients. Previous research has deemed foley catheters as dangerous, invasive, and in some cases unnecessary. Foley’s are accompanied by many complications, trauma to urinary structures, as well as a major source of infection. This project used meta-analysis nursing journals to support the importance of decreasing catheterization time. This evidence-based practice project has discovered many risks associated with foley catheters and …