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Increasing Clinical Internal Mobility Through A Student Nurse Technician Program, Radiance G. Bean Oct 2025

Increasing Clinical Internal Mobility Through A Student Nurse Technician Program, Radiance G. Bean

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Practice Problem: Currently 67% of internal applicants are hired into our nurse residency program. Feedback from nursing leadership suggests internal candidates often fall short in areas like interviewing skills and professionalism, making external candidates stronger. Given the higher education resources provided to team members and our organization’s commitment to internal mobility, identifying ways to support employees and retaining top nursing talent is a priority. Our EBP question is: Will participation in a Student Nurse Technician (SNT) program increase the percentage of Patient Care Technicians (PCTs) in good standing that are accepted into the nurse residency compared to the current …


Elevating Nursing Leadership: How Nurse Managers Empower Unit Practice Councils, Katie Fields Oct 2025

Elevating Nursing Leadership: How Nurse Managers Empower Unit Practice Councils, Katie Fields

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Problem: Unit Practice Councils (UPCs) are foundational to Nursing Professional Governance (NPG), a structure that is designed to foster autonomy, accountability and authority for nurses. These councils are vital for empowering nurses to engage in decision-making and implementing practice changes. At one large pediatric hospital, UPC effectiveness varied across units, largely due to differences in nurse manager engagement and support. This variation highlighted a critical gap in how nurse managers were supporting UPCs within their unit. To close this gap, it was important to identify leadership best practices and behaviors that lead to successful UPCs. The following PICOT question …


Ask Me 3® In Action Advancing Health Literacy In Pediatric Acute Care, Yaseming Medina Sep 2025

Ask Me 3® In Action Advancing Health Literacy In Pediatric Acute Care, Yaseming Medina

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Background: Parents and caregivers’ understanding of how to provide safe and effective care at home is vital. However, elevated levels of stress and limited health literacy face significant challenges in understanding discharge instructions.

For parents of pediatric patients seen in an acute perioperative setting, how will the use of the Ask Me 3® health literacy tool impact understanding of medical information and communication with healthcare providers?

Literature Evidence: Patients who understand heath instructions make fewer mistakes when they take their medicine, follow treatment plans, and prepare for medical appointments (Six-Means, Amy, et al, May 2012). Patients have reported …


Empowering Nurses: A Training Initiative On Essential Oils For Pediatric Neurosurgery Patients, Sheri Sacks Sep 2025

Empowering Nurses: A Training Initiative On Essential Oils For Pediatric Neurosurgery Patients, Sheri Sacks

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PICO Question: In pediatric neurosurgical bedside nurses, does education on lavender essential oil, compared to no education, improve knowledge, confidence and intent to integrateit as a complementary therapy for TBI patients?

Literature Review: Pediatric neurosurgery patients often face increased anxiety and agitation. Nurses may lack knowledge of non-pharmacological interventions to reduce agitation and anxiety in their patients. Literature review used MeSH Headings and keywords to find recent English articles. Evidence shows EO reduces anxiety. Lavender inhalation lowers anxiety, pain, and vital signs in pediatric dental patients. In adults, aromatherapy decreases anxiety, pain, blood pressure, and improves sleep, also …


Fierce And Focused - Virtual Reality Support For Pediatric Oncology Patients, Javarius Barber-Esparza Sep 2025

Fierce And Focused - Virtual Reality Support For Pediatric Oncology Patients, Javarius Barber-Esparza

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Practice Problem: Pediatric oncology patients often experience anxiety during needle procedures. Even with anesthetic pain management in place, visually encountering the needle can be more distressing than the procedure itself. Virtual Reality (VR) has emerged as a nonpharmacological tool that provides immersive distraction, effectively lowering pain perception and anxiety. Studies show VR reduces anxiety during medical procedures, including accessing Implanted venous access devices (IVAD). Yet, its adoption in pediatric oncology settings remains limited.

Literature/Evidence: Search strategy in the CINAHL (EBSCOhost) database used MeSH headings and keywords, including English articles published within the last five years. Studies show that …


Improving Confidence And Competence In Treating Pediatric Peripheral Intravenous Extravasation, Ann Gosdin Sep 2025

Improving Confidence And Competence In Treating Pediatric Peripheral Intravenous Extravasation, Ann Gosdin

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Practice Problem: Peripheral Intravenous Infiltrations and Extravasation (PIVIE) can cause severe skin and tissue damage. Prompt intervention helps prevent moderate or severe skin tissue damage. In the U.S. PIVIE complications can cost $10,895 versus $7,009 per patient without PIVIE. An Australian ED estimated the annual cost of PIV occlusion/infiltration and dislodgement of $14.01 million Australian dollars.

Quality event reviews demonstrated a staff knowledge deficit of treating extravasations per guidelines. Treatment could be delayed if the Vascular Access Team (VAT) was not available. Education on treatment of IV extravasation was needed to address this practice gap.

PICO(T) Question: In …


We All Fall Down - Fall Prevention On An Inpatient Pediatric Unit, Jennifer Watt Sep 2024

We All Fall Down - Fall Prevention On An Inpatient Pediatric Unit, Jennifer Watt

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No abstract provided.


Using Storybooks With Images To Improve Diagnosis Understanding And Decrease Anxiety Among Patients And Parents, Jennifer Brown Sep 2024

Using Storybooks With Images To Improve Diagnosis Understanding And Decrease Anxiety Among Patients And Parents, Jennifer Brown

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Training Nurses To Practice Within A Wellness Model - A Rn’S Role In Using Social Determinants Of Health To Improve Patient Outcomes, Brittney Saldierna Sep 2024

Training Nurses To Practice Within A Wellness Model - A Rn’S Role In Using Social Determinants Of Health To Improve Patient Outcomes, Brittney Saldierna

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Remain Calm - Decreasing Perceived Stress Levels Through Implementation Of A Quiet Room, Chelsea Reynolds Sep 2024

Remain Calm - Decreasing Perceived Stress Levels Through Implementation Of A Quiet Room, Chelsea Reynolds

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Reduce Unplanned Extubations In Seven Questions Or Less, Leslie Huntington Sep 2024

Reduce Unplanned Extubations In Seven Questions Or Less, Leslie Huntington

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Preventing Patient Deterioration And Increasing Family Satisfaction By Creating A Reassessment And Escalation Process For The Emergency Department Waiting Room, Virginia Elizondo Sep 2024

Preventing Patient Deterioration And Increasing Family Satisfaction By Creating A Reassessment And Escalation Process For The Emergency Department Waiting Room, Virginia Elizondo

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No abstract provided.


Ironing Out The Details - Early Detection And Treatment Of Iron Deficiency In A Level 4 Nicu, Rachel Mills Sep 2024

Ironing Out The Details - Early Detection And Treatment Of Iron Deficiency In A Level 4 Nicu, Rachel Mills

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Implementation Of A Standardized Pre- Procedure Pain Management Agents, Dhanu N. Bhandari Sep 2024

Implementation Of A Standardized Pre- Procedure Pain Management Agents, Dhanu N. Bhandari

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Identify Best Preceptor Strategies For New Graduate Pediatric Float Pool Nurses With Learning Disabilities, Janna Berg Sep 2024

Identify Best Preceptor Strategies For New Graduate Pediatric Float Pool Nurses With Learning Disabilities, Janna Berg

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No abstract provided.


From Hospital To Home - Health Literacy Champions Empowering Caregivers Of Medically Complex Children, Sarah Clark Sep 2024

From Hospital To Home - Health Literacy Champions Empowering Caregivers Of Medically Complex Children, Sarah Clark

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No abstract provided.


Fall Prevention Strategies In A Pediatric Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, Bailey Cochrum Sep 2024

Fall Prevention Strategies In A Pediatric Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, Bailey Cochrum

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Empowering Unit Council Leaders To Expand Professional Governance Engagement - An Ebp Project, Misty Daugherty Sep 2024

Empowering Unit Council Leaders To Expand Professional Governance Engagement - An Ebp Project, Misty Daugherty

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No abstract provided.


Emergent Medication Labels In The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Christine Hajovsky Sep 2024

Emergent Medication Labels In The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Christine Hajovsky

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No abstract provided.


Cease The Alarms - A Nurse-Led Bundled Approach To Alarm Management, Annie Tolliver Sep 2024

Cease The Alarms - A Nurse-Led Bundled Approach To Alarm Management, Annie Tolliver

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No abstract provided.