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Addressing Parental Vaccination Questions In The School Setting: An Integrative Literature Review, Karlen Beth Luthy, Jana Burningham, Lacey M. Eden, Janelle L B Macintosh, Renea L. Beckstrand

Faculty Publications

School nurses work in a unique environment with key opportunities to address parental concerns and questions regarding their child’s health. A common concern for parents during school enrollment is childhood vaccination safety and efficacy. As public health leaders, school nurses are well respected among parents, therefore school nurses are in a prime position to educate parents and promote childhood vaccinations while also dispelling common vaccination myths. The purpose of this integrative literature review is to synthesize evidence-based answers to common parental questions regarding childhood vaccinations.

Qualitative Analysis Of Student Perceptions Of Bachelor Of Science-To-Doctor Of Philosophy In Nursing Programs, Neil E. Peterson, Karen O. Moss, Gwyneth R. Milbrath, Jane R. Von Gaudecker, Eunhee Park, Mihee Chung

Faculty Publications

Background: To address the shortage of PhD-prepared nursing faculty, universities in the United States of America offer direct entry BSN-to-PhD nursing programs. Little research has been done to explore students’ perceptions of these programs and formally evaluate the successes and opportunities for growth of this academic track. Methods: Focusing on the perceptions and experiential reflection of BSN-to-PhD education, a survey with open-ended questions was distributed among voluntary participants who are current BSN-to-PhD students or recent graduates (years) from various universities in the country. Textual data were analyzed using a qualitative descriptive approach with thematic analysis. Results: This article elaborates on …

Nurse Internship In Washington. A Rehab Nurse Perspective., Tina Roma Fisher Msn, Rn, Crrn

Patient Care Services / Nursing

No abstract provided.

A Home-Based Comprehensive Care Model In Patients With Multiple Sclerosis: A Study Pre-Protocol., Lufei Young, Kathleen Healey, Mary Charlton, Kendra Schmid, Rana Zabad, Rebecca Wester

Journal Articles: College of Nursing

Background Disability is prevalent in individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS), leading to difficulty in care access, significant caregiver burden, immense challenges in self-care and great societal burden. Without highly coordinated, competent and accessible care, individuals living with progressive MS experience psychological distress, poor quality of life, suffer from life-threatening complications, and have frequent but avoidable healthcare utilizations. Unfortunately, current healthcare delivery models present severe limitations in providing easily accessible, patient-centered, coordinated comprehensive care to those with progressive MS. We propose a home-based comprehensive care model (MAHA) to address the unmet needs, challenges, and avoidable complications in individuals with progressive MS …

A Comparison Of Quality Of Life Between Intense And Non-Intense Treatment For Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia And High-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome, Sara Marie Tinsley

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) are hematologic malignancies that occur most frequently in the sixth and seventh decades of life. Both disorders are associated with a poor prognosis, with median survival of one year or less. An overall five-year survival rate for both disorders, regardless of treatment, is less than 10%. A primary goal of treatment is to improve quality of life (QOL) because cure is improbable. The purpose of this longitudinal cohort study was to compare QOL between groups, intensive, non-intensive therapy, and supportive care. The sample consisted of 85 patients with high risk MDS …

Vitamin B12: Identification And Treatment Of Deficiencies, Max Mitchell, Donna S. Freeborn

Student Works

Vitamin B₁₂ is essential for the proper functioning of all cells. A deficiency can cause serious hematologic and neurologic damage. Groups at high risk for developing vitamin B₁₂ deficiency include the elderly, vegetarians, pregnant women, persons with pernicious anemia, and patients with a history of gastrointestinal (GI) surgery. The purpose of this article is to increase awareness of vitamin B₁₂ deficiency and discuss its pathophysiology, symptoms, diagnostic testing, and management

An Evidence Based Education For Registered Nurses Working In A Delirium Room, Sheila M. Wiegman

Nursing Capstones

No abstract provided.

Reforming The Veterans Health Administration-Beyond Palliation Of Symptoms, Brett P. Giroir, Md, Gail R. Wilensky, Phd

College of Nursing Faculty Papers & Presentations

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is one of the largest health care delivery systems in the United States, with 9.1 million enrollees, 20,000 physicians, 1600 facilities, 288,000 employees, and a $59 billion budget. In response to highly publicized concerns regarding delayed access to care, preventable deaths in patients awaiting care, and falsification of lists to make waiting times appear shorter, Congress passed and President Barack Obama signed the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014. In addition to expanding non-VHA treatment options for veterans, this law requires a comprehensive, independent assessment of 12 areas of VHA care delivery and …

Peak Flow Versus Symptom Monitoring To Manage Childhood Asthma, Ashleigh Ohlmann

Kaleidoscope

Asthma is the most prevalent chronic respiratory disease in children. If asthma is not well managed, it can result in significant morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this paper is to assess the effects of peak flow versus symptom monitoring on asthma health outcomes in children. A literature review was conducted for research articles related to peak flow and symptom monitoring as they relate to asthma outcomes in children. The MEDLINE, PubMed, and CINAHL databases were accessed. The search was narrowed to include articles from the years 2000-2006 using the search terms child, asthma, peak flow meter, and symptom monitoring. …

Age-Appropriate Post-Reduction Care Of Anterior Shoulder Dislocation, Hans B. Ayres, Blaine Winters, Craig Nuttall

Student Works

Background and Purpose: The shoulder is the most commonly dislocated joint in the body. This paper provides age-appropriate recommendations for post-reduction management of anterior shoulder dislocations. Methods: Literature was reviewed, limited to English language in the last five years. Appropriate articles were rated using the Levels of Evidence tool found in the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. Conclusion: We recommend aggressive treatment in younger patients, and increased screening for concomitant injuries in older patients. Implications for Practice: Age should be an important consideration when formulating a plan of care for the patient with shoulder dislocation.

Domestic Violence In The Workplace, Amanda Fallin

Kaleidoscope

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a pervasive problem that follows victims from the home into the workplace. Many women who experience violence in their homes are also harassed at work and are abused in the workplace. For the current study, thirty women who reported a history of workplace violence were recruited from a homeless women’s shelter. Of the participants, thirteen experienced domestic violence in the workplace, and this paper focuses on the results obtained from those thirteen respondents. This paper also discusses the link between poverty and homelessness, intimate partner violence, and workplace violence.

Nurse's Pledge, Kate Vander Veen

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

"Caring for the living. It's an honor. Every human being - from the tiniest string of paired chromosomes to the frail and dying - is a precious treasure to our heavenly Father."

Posting about the value of life from a nurse's perspective from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

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Preparedness Of Hospitals In The Republic Of Ireland For An Influenza Pandemic, An Infection Control Perspective, Mary Reidy, Fiona Ryan, Dervla Hogan, Seán Lacey, Claire Buckley

Department of Mathematics Publications

When an influenza pandemic occurs most of the population is susceptible and attack rates can range as high as 40–50 %. The most important failure in pandemic planning is the lack of standards or guidelines regarding what it means to be ‘prepared’. The aim of this study was to assess the preparedness of acute hospitals in the Republic of Ireland for an influenza pandemic from an infection control perspective.

Pain Management In The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Holly N. Hagy

Montview Journal of Research & Scholarship

While pain management in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) was thought to be useless due to the infants’ inabilities to experience pain, research has confirmed that infants can and do experience pain at the same, if not greater, level of intensity as adults experience pain. Painful stimuli cause a system-wide sympathetic nervous system response that can cause damage when prolonged or unmanaged. There are multitudes of ways to treat an infant’s pain, but there seems to be a discrepancy between the knowledge that health care workers have regarding pain management in the NICU and the actual implementation of that …

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Nursing: News & Publications (2013-2023)

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Social Disruption And Physical Limitation Related To Quality Of Life Of Adolescents With Asthma, Jennifer L. Baumgardner

Kaleidoscope

During adolescence, teenagers experience many physical, emotional, and social changes. Teenagers with chronic conditions, however, may face challenges in normal adolescent development because their illness can impact body image, independence, and peer socialization. Little is known about the effect of asthma on adolescent quality of life (QOL). In this paper, I review the existing literature on social disruption and physical limitations related to asthma and the subsequent impact on adolescent asthma QOL. In addition, adolescent issues leading to poor control of asthma symptoms and interventions to improve asthma QOL for adolescents are addressed.

Perceived Barriers To Infection Prevention And Control For Nursing Home Certified Nursing Assistants: A Qualitative Study., Jasmine Travers, Carolyn T A Herzig, Monika Pogorzelska-Maziarz, Eileen Carter, Catherine C Cohen, Patricia K Semeraro, Ragnhildur I Bjarnadottir, Patricia W Stone

College of Nursing Faculty Papers & Presentations

Healthcare-associated infections, while preventable, result in increased morbidity and mortality in nursing home (NH) residents. Frontline personnel, such as certified nursing assistants (CNAs), are crucial to successful implementation of infection prevention and control (IPC) practices. The purpose of this study was to explore barriers to implementing and maintaining IPC practices for NH CNAs as well as to describe strategies used to overcome these barriers. We conducted a multi-site qualitative study of NH personnel important to infection control. Audio-recorded interviews were transcribed verbatim and transcripts were analyzed using conventional content analysis. Five key themes emerged as perceived barriers to effective IPC …

การศึกษาวัฒนธรรมองค์การพยาบาล เครือโรงพยาบาลกรุงเทพดุสิตเวชการ กลุ่มภาคตะวันออก, พิมพ์ชนก จามะรี, กัญญดา ประจุศิลป

Journal of Nursing Research, Innovation, and Health

วัตถุประสงค์: เพื่อศึกษาวัฒนธรรมองค์การพยาบาล เครือโรงพยาบาลกรุงเทพดุสิตเวชการ กลุ่มภาคตะวันออก\n \nรูปแบบการวิจัย: การวิจัยเชิงพรรณนา โดยใช้เทคนิคการวิจัยเชิงอนาคต\n \nวิธีดำเนินการวิจัย: กลุ่มตัวอย่าง คือ ผู้เชี่ยวชาญ จำนวน 17 คน ประกอบด้วย ผู้เชี่ยวชาญกลุ่มผู้บริหารโรงพยาบาล และผู้เชี่ยวชาญกลุ่มผู้บริหารทางการพยาบาล เครือโรงพยาบาลกรุงเทพดุสิตเวชการ ผู้เชี่ยวชาญกลุ่มอาจารย์พยาบาล และผู้เชี่ยวชาญในองค์กรวิชาชีพ การดำเนินการวิจัยประกอบด้วย 3 ขั้นตอน คือ ขั้นตอนที่ 1 สัมภาษณ์ความคิดเห็นเกี่ยวกับวัฒนธรรมองค์การพยาบาล เครือโรงพยาบาลกรุงเทพดุสิตเวชการ กลุ่มภาคตะวันออก ขั้นตอนที่ 2 นำข้อมูลที่ได้มาวิเคราะห์เนื้อหาแล้วนำมาสร้างแบบสอบถามวัฒนธรรมองค์การพยาบาล เครือโรงพยาบาลกรุงเทพดุสิตเวชการ กลุ่มภาคตะวันออก เพื่อให้ผู้เชี่ยวชาญแสดงความเห็นเกี่ยวกับระดับความน่าจะเป็นของวัฒนธรรมองค์การพยาบาล เครือโรงพยาบาลกรุงเทพดุสิตเวชการ กลุ่มภาคตะวันออก และขั้นตอนที่ 3 นำความคิดเห็นของผู้เชี่ยวชาญทั้ง 17 คน มาคำนวณค่ามัธยฐาน ค่าพิสัยระหว่างคลอไทล์ และให้ผู้เชี่ยวชาญยืนยันความเห็นอีกครั้ง แล้วนำข้อมูลที่ได้จากการยืนยันมาคำนวณหาค่ามัธยฐานและค่าพิสัยระหว่างควอไทล์ เพื่อสรุปผลการวิจัย\n\nผลการวิจัย: วัฒนธรรมองค์การพยาบาล เครือโรงพยาบาลกรุงเทพดุสิตเวชการ กลุ่มภาคตะวันออก ประกอบด้วย 2 ด้าน จำนวน 40 ข้อรายการ ได้แก่ 1) วัฒนธรรมองค์การด้านบุคลากรพยาบาล และ 2) วัฒนธรรมองค์การด้านผู้รับบริการ\n\nสรุป: ผู้บริหารทางการพยาบาลสามารถนำผลการวิจัยไปเป็นแนวทางในการจัดทำนโยบาย กลยุทธ์และแนวทางปฏิบัติที่สอดคล้องกับบริบทวัฒนธรรมขององค์การพยาบาล\n

We Can Do Better: An Argument For Improved Care Of The Opioid Addicted Mother-Infant Dyad, Michele K. Savin, Msn, Nnp-Bc

College of Nursing Faculty Papers & Presentations

As the number of addicted maternal-infant dyads increases, so does the need for nursing to expand its understanding of the addiction process and the evidencebased interventions that best serve mothers and infants. Nursing attitudes toward the opioid-addicted mother and infant dyad are influenced by knowledge deficits and communication difficulties. Care required encompasses medical, legal, social, and economic perspectives. Professionals and society at large have disagreements regarding whether to approach the phenomenon from a punitive or supportive strategy. Facilities to care for the mother-infant dyad with addiction are limited. Increasing knowledge has great potential for active understanding and ability to impact …

The Lived Experience Of Aging: Listening To The Oldest-Old, Julia A. Pusztai

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Although embraced as desirable by most, living into very old age is largely unexplored as a distinct season of life, with increased, varied, and cumulative changes during a unique time of vulnerability and frailty. The purpose of this study was to listen to the oldest-old, and to explore their lived experience of growing old. This hermeneutic phenomenology study examines the experience of finding meaning and living with losses and gains in advanced old age. This study design included three separate interviews one month apart with participants over 85 years of age. Purposive sampling resulted in 13 participants, 5 being male …