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Vaccination Perceptions And Barriers Of School Employees: A Pilot Study, Kim Cranney Houle

Theses and Dissertations

Schools are group settings where vaccine-preventable diseases can spread quickly, especially if vaccination rates are suboptimal. Vaccination of school children has been the subject of many studies; however, data are lacking regarding the vaccination status, vaccination perceptions, and potential barriers to vaccination for school employees. Method: A questionnaire was developed to measure school employees' perceptions,awareness of current vaccination status, and potential barriers to vaccinations. This study included a convenience sample of 277 employees from a small urban school district located in central Utah. Results: Adult vaccination knowledge is lacking in the school employee population, with over half believing they were …

Developing A Clinical Nurse Leader Practice Model: An Interpretive Synthesis, Miriam Bender Phd

Dissertations

Objective: The Institute of Medicine's Future of Nursing report identifies the Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) as an innovative and necessary new role for meeting higher healthcare quality standards. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing CNL White Paper defines core competencies necessary for practice. The literature documents preliminary evidence of improved outcomes associated with CNL integration into clinical microsystems. However, the CNL role is not yet clearly defined in terms of fundamental activities and responsibilities necessary to produce outcomes. Lack of practice clarity limits the ability to articulate, implement, and measure CNL-specific practice and outcomes. The purpose of this study …

The Stethoscoop, February 14, 2013, Mennonite College Of Nursing

The Stethoscoop

The Stethoscoop is the newsletter for Mennonite College of Nursing students.

Service Learning In Guatemala: Using Qualitative Content Analysis To Explore An Interdisciplinary Learning Experience Among Students In Health Care Professional Programs, Kathleen S. Fries, Donna M. Bowers, Margo Gross, Lenore Frost

Nursing Faculty Publications

What is the experience of interprofessional collaboration as a nursing, occupational, or physical therapy health care student taking part in a weeklong service-learning experience? Interprofessional collaboration among health care professionals yields improved patient outcomes, yet many students in health care programs have limited exposure to interprofessional collaboration in the classroom and in clinical and service-learning experiences. This practice gap implies that students enter their professions without valuing interprofessional collaboration and the impact it has on promoting positive patient outcomes.

The aim of this study was to describe the interprofessional experiences of students in health care professional programs as they collaborated …

Conference Learnings, Julie Kaszuba Rn, Bsn, Cmsrn, Kristina Holleran Rn, Bsn, Cmsrn

Patient Care Services / Nursing

No abstract provided.

Breast Cancer In Women Ages 18-35, Awareness, Risk Factors, Research, And Prevention: Are We Getting The Message Across?, Stephanie Sutton

Graduate Research Projects

No abstract provided.

Clinical Application Of Nightingale’S Environmental Theory, Shirin Rahim

School of Nursing & Midwifery

Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) the first nursing theorist and the first one to lay the foundation of modern nursing has based her philosophy on spiritualism. Selanders (2010) quotes (Cook, 1913, Vol. 1, p. 15) in saying, that “She records in her diary an interaction with God at age 16 when He “called her to His service” (p.82). Her devotion towards God and her belief of spirituality was the foundation of almost all that Nightingale did as a nurse and for nursing profession. (Allighood and Tommy 2010). Nightingale has taken the same premise for her environmental theory. In this theory Nightingale (1860) …

Comparison Of Manual Versus Automated Data Collection Method For An Evidence-Based Nursing Practice Study, Matthew D. Byrne, T R. Jordan, Tamara Welle

Articles

OBJECTIVE:

The objective of this study was to investigate and improve the use of automated data collection procedures for nursing research and quality assurance.

METHODS:

A descriptive, correlational study analyzed 44 orthopedic surgical patients who were part of an evidence-based practice (EBP) project examining post-operative oxygen therapy at a Midwestern hospital. The automation work attempted to replicate a manually-collected data set from the EBP project.

RESULTS:

Automation was successful in replicating data collection for study data elements that were available in the clinical data repository. The automation procedures identified 32 "false negative" patients who met the inclusion criteria described in …

Establishment Of A Comprehensive Network-Wide Pressure Ulcer Assessment Process: Enhancing Patient Care While Embracing The New Centers For Medicare And Medicaid Services Standards, Carolyn L. Davidson Rn, Phd, Courtney Vose Rn, Msn, Mba, Aprn

Patient Care Services / Nursing

No abstract provided.

Roadmap...Setting The Course For Patient And Family Involvement In Their Plan Of Care (Poster), Kristina Holleran, Tracie Heckman Msn, Rn, Cmsrn

Patient Care Services / Nursing

No abstract provided.

Making It Happen – A Model To Bring Evidence-Based Practice To Life, Sandra Sabbatini Bsn, Rn, Judith Baker Bsn, Rn, Carolyn L. Davidson Rn, Phd, Julie Albertson Bsn, Rn

Patient Care Services / Nursing

No abstract provided.

Time Management Strategies For Research Productivity, Jo-Ana D. Chase, Robert V. Topp, Carol E. Smith, Marlene Z. Cohen, Nancy Fahrenwald, Julie Zerwic, Lazelle E. Benefield, Cindy M. Anderson, Vicki Conn

College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications

Researchers function in a complex environment and carry multiple role responsibilities. This environment is prone to various distractions that can derail productivity and decrease efficiency. Effective time management allows researchers to maintain focus on their work, contributing to research productivity. Thus, improving time management skills is essential to developing and sustaining a successful program of research. This article presents time management strategies addressing behaviors surrounding time assessment, planning, and monitoring. Herein, the Western Journal of Nursing Research editorial board recommends strategies to enhance time management, including setting realistic goals, prioritizing, and optimizing planning. Involving a team, problem-solving barriers, and early …

Relationship Of Internet-Delivered Mantram Repetition Program To Burnout, Stress Of Conscience, Spiritual Wellbeing, And Mindfulness In Healthcare Workers, Sheryl Leary Phd

Dissertations

This study evaluated the effect of the Mantram Repetition Program (MRP), an internet-delivered stress management course on burnout, stress of conscience, spiritual wellbeing, and mindfulness on a self-selected group of healthcare workers (HCWs). A quasi-experimental repeated measures design was used. Participants enrolled in a six-session MRP delivered over three months and completed baseline, post-course, and three-month post-course assessments. Measurement tools included the Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey (MBI-GS), the Stress of Conscience Questionnaire (SCQ), the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy Spiritual Wellbeing Scale (FACIT-12), and the Mindfulness Awareness Attention Scale (MAAS). Statistically significant effects of the MRP showed a decrease …

Elevated Blood Glucose Levels In The Emergency Department: Missed Opportunity For Informing And Referring, Melissa D. Rouse Phd, Rn, Cns-Bc, Cen, Hacp, Cphq

Dissertations

The purpose of this research was to examine (1) the rates of elevated blood glucose ≥ 150 mg/dL in adults without a prior history of diabetes, receiving care for a non-diabetes related visit to the ED and (2) Emergency Department provider patterns for informing and referring discharged Emergency Department patients for follow-up of elevated random blood glucose levels. A descriptive, correlational, cross-sectional design, with purposive sample was used. Retrospective chart review was done for patients age 18 and older, treated in two EDs from March 1, 2010 through March 22, 2010. Significant relationships were found between blood glucose level and …

Tissue Metabolic Responses To Salt Stress In Wild And Cultivated Barley, Dezhi Wu, Shengguan Cai, Mingxian Chen, Lingzhen Ye, Zhonghua Chen, Haitao Zhang, Fei Dai, Feibo Wu, Guoping Zhang

Publications

A thorough understanding of the mechanisms underlying barley salt tolerance and exploitation of elite genetic resource are essential for utilizing wild barley germplasm in developing barley varieties with salt tolerance. In order to reveal the physiological and molecular difference in salt tolerance between Tibetan wild barley (Hordeum spontaneum) and cultivated barley (Hordeum vulgare), profiles of 82 key metabolites were studies in wild and cultivated barley in response to salinity. According to shoot dry biomass under salt stress, XZ16 is a fast growing and salt tolerant wild barley. The results of metabolite profiling analysis suggested osmotic adjustment was a basic mechanism, …

The Experiences Of Self-Managing Perceived Blood Pressure Changes In Women With Hypertension, Mary Margaret Franklin

Wayne State University Dissertations

The purpose of this qualitative study was to describe the experiences of women with HTN self-managing their perceived BP changes. van Manen's phenomenology methodology and method guided the inquiry, and also guided the existential reflection of the impact of perceived BP changes on the participants' lifeworlds (e.g, lived space, lived body, lived time, and lived relations).

Seven African American and six European American women with HTN who were able to tell if their BP changed based on their symptoms were recruited from community settings and were interviewed once with a semi-structured guide. Participants were middle-aged (M=50.5 years, SD=9.62), experienced in …

Early Home Visits By A Registered Nurse Care Manager With Heart Failure Patients, Dana Davis Blake

Nursing Theses and Capstone Projects

Strategies focused on 30 days in the life of a patient with heart failure will have limited impact on the burden that heart failure will have nationally or individually. The broader landscape of readmission risk underscores the need for a more comprehensive approach to heart failure management. Care management with a registered nurse demonstrated efficiently coordinate care. Home visits address the peaks of risk in the post-discharge transition and palliative phase while providing longitudinal support. The purpose of this study is to substantiate that early home visits and telephone followup with a registered nurse after discharge from the hospital will …

Patient Education And Coumadin (Warfarin) Therapy: Readmission Rates Pre/Post Coumadin Team Initiation, Rebecca L. Barber

Nursing Theses and Capstone Projects

As a response to the 2011 National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG), a Coumadin Team, consisting of a Physician Chair, Pharmacists, and Registered Nurses, was formed at Mission Health System to focus on International Normalized Ratio (INR) testing, Coumadin dosing, and patient education. The goal of this team has been to identify and eliminate barriers that prevent the stabilization of INRs within the prescribed goal range, and to ensure that all patients receive education about Coumadin therapy in order to prevent harm and reduce readmission rates related to Coumadin therapy. The purpose of this study is to compare readmission rates within …

Relationship Between Psychotropic Drugs And Falls In The Geriatric Population, Lauren E. Fletcher Crotts

Nursing Theses and Capstone Projects

Falls in the geriatric population are extremely common and the risk for falls continues to increase with age. Falls are a leading cause of mortality in the geriatric population, and it is the number one reason for institutionalization in the United States. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship of the prescribing effects of psychotropic medications such as antidepressants, benzodiazepines, and antipsychotics on falls in the geriatric population who live in a long term care community with a diagnosis of depression, dementia, anxiety, delirium, and Alzheimer's disease. The literature provided mixed conclusions on the effects of psychotropic …

Examining Nursing Students' Retention Of Taught Content By Repeat Study And Repeat Testing: A Replicated Study, Rebecca Oglesby

Nursing Theses and Capstone Projects

This project was a replication of a previous study conducted with medical residents to determine if repeat testing produced higher scores as compared to repeat study. Current literature reports that repeated testing produces higher scores than repeated studying. This project was conducted with first semester nursing students who were provided a learning session on two topics, followed by a multiple-choice test and review sheet for each topic. Two groups were randomly assigned. Each group tested on either Topic A or Topic B (Asepsis and Oxygenation) and studied the other topic. Testing sessions were held on the teaching day, at two …