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Improving Admission Medication Reconciliation Completion At Gw Hospital, Amanda Nizam, Andrew Shelton, Dembi Iyekegbe, Matthew Cichocki, Puya Jafari, Paul Pickmans, Jessica Logan, Cherinne Arundel

GW Research Days 2016 - 2020

Background: Medication errors represent a major cause of adverse events in hospitalized inpatients. 27-83% of hospitalized patients will have at least one discrepancy in their medication history at admission, with 11%–59% of errors having clinical importance. Current processes for completing admission medication reconciliations are ill-defined, further increasing the risk of errors. Implementation of a standardized medication reconciliation process has led to a reduction in medication errors. Aim Statement: To increase the number of admission medication reconciliations completed within 48 hours of admission to GW Hospital by 25% over three months. Methods: From September 2017 until December 2017, an educational intervention …

Enriching The Medical Student Radiology Clerkship: Simulating The Radiologist’S Experience, Liqi Shu, Faraien Bahri, Navid Mostaghni, Ramin Javan

GW Research Days 2016 - 2020

Background

Current radiology training in medical schools is still predominantly limited to passively observing the radiologist at the workstation and through lectures, textbooks and online sources. Evaluation is also mainly limited on still image interpretation or knowledge-based multiple-choice questions. Furthermore, students may have specific interests based on their choice of residency. In order to create a tailored and active learning experience, and to evaluate students’ ability in image interpretation, we utilized an open-source web-based Picture archiving and communication system (PACS) named "Weasis" and integrated a report system.

Method

We establish a new PACS teaching system by utilizing the open-source PACS …

Improving The Interprofessional Relationship Between Nurses And Speech–Language Pathologists: Expansion Of A Project, Christina Hamling, Kristy Weissling, Jan Tubbs, Jenna Dubas

UCARE: Research Products

The research presented on this poster explored the impact of extraprofessional education on undergraduate nursing and speech-language pathology students with an overall goal of improving the interprofessional relationship between the two fields. Utilizing quantitative and qualitative methods in the form of a pre-test, educational materials, live guided observation, and post-tests, the researchers found an increase in the nursing students ability to identify the role of the speech-language pathologist in a medical setting. There was also an increase in the speech-language pathology student’s ability to understand how and when to communicate with nurses in a medical setting.

Effects Of A Formal Educational Class On The Quality Of Life In Patients Diagnosed With Hypothyroidism, Tahimina Popal, Dnp, Bsn, Msn, Fnp-C

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Background: Hypothyroidism is a chronic disease that requires self-care skills such as healthy diet, exercise, and a daily medication regimen where timing of food intake is essential. Adequate education is essential for patients with hypothyroidism to be able to manage their disease, and to live with the best quality of life possible. Many studies have been conducted to assess the perceived health status of patients with hypothyroidism, but few have examined the effects of a formal educational program on the quality of life.

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to determine if a formal hypothyroidism educational class will improve …

Cime Newsletter : April 2018, Cime

Centre for Innovation in Medical Education (CIME) Archives

- Practice 360º – Training 108 junior doctors from across Pakistan

- Hackers in Action Again!

- Palliative Care Simulation Workshop

- Simulation Workshops – Urology Week

- A ‘resilience awareness’ afternoon at CIME

- “Urinar” – A Webinar on Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumor (TURBT) and LASER Surgery Workshop

- World Oral Health Day

- In Case You Missed!

- A New Arrival in CIME

- The Essex Bird’s Story

It’S Not About You—It’S About Me, Robert F. Johnson

Peer Reviewed Articles

Hold Me, a film written and directed by Teace Snyder (2016) was distributed by email to palliative care clinicians and educators. The viewpoint presented here is not a review of this movie as a drama for entertainment. Rather it reviews the film to address the suggestion by its producers that it could serve as an adjunct to palliative care professional education.

Intergroup Dialogue - A Method For Engaging Dialogue Among Faculty And Students., Margaret A. Hadinger Edd, Ms, Elizabeth Beaty Msiv, Alexander J. Lemheney Edd, Judith Sabino Mph, Cdp, Jeffrey L. Sternlieb Phd, Shaneka Storey Msn, Rn-Bc

Department of Education

No abstract provided.

Incorporating Just Culture Principles Into Clinical Learning Experiences, Paula Gendreau, Dnp, Msn, Rn, Cne

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Background: Although nursing student’s confidence regarding patient safety is influenced by both clinical faculty and environments in which they learn, faculty seemed to have the most influence in shaping student’s attitudes surrounding a culture of safety. Objectives: To explore and support faculty culture of safety practices that promote meaningful learning experiences for students surrounding patient safety in clinical learning environments.

Methods: An embedded mixed method design was utilized for this pilot study. Quantitative data was collected both pre- and post-semester utilizing an adapted Health Professional Education in Patient Safety Survey, and post-semester qualitative data further expanded on faculty perceptions and …

Peer To Peer Review: Professional Development To Improve Feedback Skills And Self-Efficacy, Brittany H. Gnilka, Dnp, Msn, Rn-Bc

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Background: Peer to peer review is the most essential form of peer review as it encourages nurses to evaluate the quality, safety, and effectiveness of nursing care amongst peers. Poor communication skills for providing feedback during peer review is a barrier identified in the literature, which can be addressed in professional development training.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of communication-focused professional development sessions on the ambulatory care nurses’ perceived self-efficacy to successfully provide meaningful feedback during peer to peer review.

Results: The results showed a statistical significance difference between the mean pre and postGSES …

Measuring Nursing Students’ Perceptions Of Teamwork In A Multiple Patient Simulation, Christine Seaton, Dnp, Msn

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Background: Simulation based education offers safe, reflective learning opportunities. However, data had not been obtained of nursing students’ perceptions of teamwork performed during Virtual Hospital (VH), a multiple patient simulation.

Objectives: This evaluation gap was addressed using the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s (AHRQ) TeamSTEPPS® Teamwork Perceptions Questionnaire (T-TPQ). The validated survey measures self-reported perceptions of teamwork in communication, mutual support, and situational awareness on a Likert scale from 1 to 5 (AHRQ, 2014).

Methods: A pre-and post, one group design was used to measure perceptions of teamwork. Twenty participants were recruited from students, enrolled in a second-degree undergraduate …

The Write Stuff - Spring 2018 (Vol. 15, No. 2), Research Medical Library

Write Stuff 2018

• What is a PMCID and how do I get one?
• Updates to ClinicalTrials.gov
• EndNote Manuscript Matcher helps authors identify journals
• NIH grant applications: Where should the preliminary data go?
• Unusual terms used in scientific writing and publishing: h-index

Effectiveness Of Residency Training Programs For Increasing Confidence And Competence Among New Graduate Nurse Practitioners, Heather Parkhill, Dnp, Msn, Fnp-C

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Background: Nurse practitioners (NPs) are enrolling in post-graduate residency programs that provide training and mentorship during transition to practice.

Objective: This project explored whether participation in NP residency improved feelings of confidence, competence, preparedness to provide care and job satisfaction among new graduate NPs who completed a residency program compared to new graduate NPs who did not complete a residency program.

Method: This mixed-methods study collected survey data from NPs who attended the 2017 AANP National Conference and two residency programs. A modified Misener Nurse Practitioner Job Satisfaction Scale (MNPJSS) (Misener & Cox, 2001) and Hart’s New Nurse Practitioner Preparedness …

Premedical Programs Newsletter, April-May 2018, University Of Dayton

Pre-Health Resource Center Campus Communications

Newsletter for students, staff, and faculty in the premedical and predental programs.

A Qualitative Assessment Of New Graduate Nurse Practitioners First Year Of Practice, Alex Beggs Rn, Msn

Muskie School Capstones and Dissertations

This project serves as a Capstone and final requirement for the Master of Public Health Degree at the University of Southern Maine Muskie School for Public Service. The project is a qualitative inquiry into the experience of new graduate nurse practitioners’ in their first year of practice, and their transition from the registered nurse (RN) into the nurse practitioner (NP) role. Using the theoretical constructs of Benner’s “From Novice to Expert” and the Burch’s “Conscious Competence model” new graduate nurse practitioners’ experiences will be analyzed. Risk and protective factors for role confidence will be identified through the use of qualitative …

The Flipped Classroom: An Active Teaching And Learning Strategy For Making The Sessions More Interactive And Challenging, Amber Shamim Sultan

Department for Educational Development

Flipping the classroom is a pedagogical model that employs easy to use, readily accessible technology based resources such as video lectures, reading handouts, and practice problems outside the classroom, whereas interactive group-based, problem-solving activities conducted in the classroom. This strategy permits for an extended range of learning activities during the session. Using class time for active learning provides greater opportunity for mentoring and peer to peer collaboration. Instead of spending too much time on delivering lectures, class time can best be utilized by interacting with students, discussing their concerns related to the particular topic to be taught, providing real life …

Resource Review: 5minuteconsult, Ivan Armando Portillo

Library Articles and Research

A product review of 5MinuteConsult, an online resource from WoltersKluwer "designed to help health care professionals and clinical students by providing information that is needed at the point-of-care".

Impressions Of Participants In A Chemical Mass Casualty Exercise, Ethan J. Start, Joan M. Culley, Abbas Tavakoli

Senior Theses

A mass casualty exercise was performed to investigate triage and decontamination of patients exposed to an irritant gas. Nursing students participated in two groups: emergency department triage (ED) and decontamination (DECON). While participants felt overall that the experience was valuable, DECON participants had a greater interest in emergency response and were more likely to volunteer again.

April 2018, Swosu Bulldog Wellness Committee

SWOSU BULLDOG WELLNESS

No abstract provided.

Oral Health Convening Focusing On Children With Special Health Care Needs, Health Justice Alliance

HJA Scholarship

Barriers to good oral health care pose a significant health threat to low-income individuals and families, which in extreme cases can result in fatal consequences. Lack of good oral health may also negatively impact social function and interaction, limiting verbal and nonverbal communication, and interfering with intimacy, nutrition, and sleep. Often ignored, oral care is the most prevalent unmet health care need among children and adolescents, and tooth decay is the most chronic illness in school-age children. Within this already vulnerable group, children with special health care needs (CSHCN) are especially at risk for a variety of economic, social, environmental, …

Prevalence Of Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, And Dyslipidemia In Student-Run Screening Clinics For Rural Communities In The Sierra Norte Of Puebla, Mexico, Sean Navin, Daniel M. Tomaszewski

Pharmacy Faculty Articles and Research

Background: The growing prevalence of hypertension (HTN), diabetes mellitus (DM), and in Mexico highlights the need for preventative health care services. Rural communities worldwide lack access to such services. The purpose of this study was to describe the prevalence of HTN, DM, and dyslipidemia in student-run screening clinics in rural communities of the Sierra Norte of Puebla, Mexico to better understand the role the clinics play for the patients served.

Methods: Data were collected from patients from rural, Mexican towns participating in free pharmacy student-run screening clinics. Patients consented to have their de-identified information pooled for re-search. Screenings …