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Trans And Non-Binary Patient Satisfaction In Relation To Practitioner Education, Kristen Goodale

Nurse Residency

In trans and non-binary patients, how does the use of mandatory education modules compared to no specific mandatory education modules impact patients’ satisfaction, safety, and trust in the care they receive in the emergency department?

Impact Of Sleep Comfort Measures On Patient Experience, Elizabeth Cotsifas Rn, Lydia Gordon Rn, Lillian Renier Rn Bsn, Emily Schade Rn

Nurse Residency

PICOT Question: For hospitalized patients, how does the utilization of sleep comfort measures, or lack of, affect patient quality of sleep from admission to discharge?

Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation, Ryan Thurlow Rn Bsn, Olya Tucci Rn Bsn, Lily Williams Rn Bsn

Nurse Residency

What is the more effective treatment metoprolol or amiodarone for best patient outcomes?

Virtual Reality In Pain Management And Its Role In Replacing Traditional Pharmacological Therapies, Jessica Dupler Rn Bsn, Morgen Allain Rn Bsn

Nurse Residency

PICOT Question: In the adult inpatient population does engaging in virtual reality manage pain in a significant way?

Fall Reduction: Using Exercise Interventions To Reduce The Number Of Falls Among People With Parkinson's Disease, Michael D. Healy Rn

Nurse Residency

PICOT Question: In geriatric patients with Parkinson's, what is the effectiveness of lower extremity strength training combined with medication management for the reduction of unplanned falls?

Treatment Protocol For Withdrawal Of Alcohol, Kendra Bishop, Simone Lauture, Benita Ehomo, Andrey Popov

Nurse Residency

PICOT Question: In patients experiencing or at risk for alcohol withdrawal, how does Phenobarbital protocol compared to standard protocol (use of Benzodiazepines) affect patient detox experience and outcome within their hospitalization?

Low Vs. High Patient Ratio Effects On Medical Errors, Katelynn Watkins Rn, Chris Strong Rn, Najmo Ali Rn

Nurse Residency

PICOT Question: This evidence-based practice project aimed to analyze; in acute-care settings how do variations in nurse-to-patient ratios when comparing low and high ratios, influence medical errors, patient outcomes and nurse outcomes?

Impacts Of Fluid Restriction In Heart Failure Patients, Monica Lopez Rn, Jacob Maxwell-Couch Rn, Jennifer Perry Rn, Barbara Shea Rn

Nurse Residency

PICOT Question: In hospitalized patients with heart failure does a fluid restriction versus liberalized fluid intake lead to improvement of heart failure symptoms?

Delirium Prevention Strategies In Hospitalized Patients, Julia Couture

Nurse Residency

In hospitalized patients do pharmacological interventions targeted to prevent or treat delirium reduce the incidence, severity or duration of delirium compared to non-pharmacological interventions during hospitalization?

Intermittent Auscultation Vs Electronic Fetal Monitoring In Laboring Patients, Nichole Plummer, Jennifer Kellerman

Nurse Residency

In healthy laboring women, how does the use of Intermittent auscultation, compared to continuous monitoring, affect fetal and maternal outcomes?

Transgender Education In School Nursing To Decrease Stigma And Promote Self-Efficacy, Brandy Shannon-Loyola

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This Doctor of Nursing Practice project evaluated whether transgender education provided to school nurses and healthcare technicians decreased stigma and promoted self-efficacy. Concerns that transgender individuals have voiced were that they felt healthcare professionals could not effectively care for transgender patients, which may be due to personal or religious beliefs or lack of knowledge concerning the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer community. Participants included credentialed school nurses and healthcare technicians in secondary education settings. The method consisted of a presurvey, education in the form of a handout, followed by a postsurvey to determine if education was successful. The Wilcoxon …

Enhancing Nurse Confidence And Efficiency In Chest Tube Management: Implementation Of A Structured Troubleshooting Checklist, Ashley Kever Bsn, Rn, Cmsrn

Nursing Publications, Posters, & Presentations

Presented at the 2024 Nursing Research Symposium

Background: Chest tube management is critical in pulmonary care, yet challenges arise with unexpected events such as air leaks, dislodgement, failed clamping trials, and tubing disconnections. Concerns raised by the Pulmonology team highlighted nurses' uncertainties and the frequent need for guidance during these events. This prompted the development of a troubleshooting checklist aimed at providing clear, step-by-step instructions for managing these scenarios. By following structured checklists, nurses can reduce the risk of errors, ensure adherence to best practices, and enhance patient safety. Objectives/Purpose: The primary aim of this quality improvement project was to …

Preventing Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries On Medical-Surgical Unit, Kayce Hamilton

MSN Student Capstones

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Care Handoffs And Hospital-Wide Flow, Abbey Siulinski Bsn, Kaitlyn Leavitt Rn, Ryan Pullen Bsn, Katie Schmid Bsn

Nurse Residency

PICOT Question: In admitted patients, do timely nurse to nurse reports vs delays in care handoff negatively affect patient care and outcomes?

Interventions To Improve Mental Health In New Graduate Nurses, Katherine Lewis Rn Bsn, Cordelia Inman Rn Bsn, Hannah Leclair, Caroline Spencer Rn Bsn

Nurse Residency

PICOT Question: In new graduate nurses (CN1), how does mental health support groups compared to no specific mental health support affect new nurses within the first year of hire?

Mental Fatigue And Self-Care In Informal Oncology Caregivers: A Descriptive Mixed Methods Study, Megan Wayne

MUSC Theses and Dissertations

Purpose:

This dissertation study aimed to enhance understanding of informal caregiver wellbeing by exploring the presence of mental fatigue, the relationships among mental fatigue, self-care, and informal oncology caregiver quality of life (QOL), and determining whether differences exist in self-care engagement and QOL between caregivers who report high and low levels mental fatigue.

Problem:

Healthcare is becoming increasingly reliant on informal caregivers for the management and care of individuals with serious illnesses such as cancer. Previous research has shown that informal caregivers routinely experience many negative effects as a result of providing care including decreased mental health and …

Early Mobilization In Mechanically Ventilated Icu Patients, Garrett Lafrance Bsn Rn, Jasmine Olshin Bsn Rn, Olivia Powers Bsn Rn, Lauren Baecher Bsn Rn

Nurse Residency

PICOT Question: In mechanically ventilated ICU patients, does early mobilization decrease length of ICU stay in comparison with patients on strict bedrest?

World Delirium Wareness And Quality Survey In 2023- A Worldwide Point Prevalence Study, Heidi Lindroth, Keibun Liu, Laura Szalacha, Giuseppe Bellelli, Mark Von Den Boogaard, Gideon Caplan, Chi Ryang Chung, Muhammed Elhadi, Mohan Gurjar, Gabriel Heras-La-Calle, Magdalena Hoffman, Marie-Madlen Jeitziner, Karla Krewulak, Tanja Mailhot, Alessandro Morandi, Ricardo Kenji Nawa, Esther S. Oh, Marie Oxenboell Collet, Rebecca Von Haken, Peter Nydahl, For The Wdad Study Team

Publications

Background

Delirium, an acute brain dysfunction, is proposed to be highly prevalent in clinical care and shown to significantly increase the risk of mortality and dementia.

Objectives

To report on the global prevalence of clinically documented delirium and delirium-related clinical practices in wards caring for paediatric and adult patients in healthcare facilities.

Design

A prospective, cross-sectional, 39-question survey completed on World Delirium Awareness Day, 15 March 2023.

Participants

Clinicians or researchers with access to clinical data.

Main Outcome and Measure

The primary outcome was the prevalence of clinically documented delirium at 8:00 a.m. (4 h) and 8:00 p.m. (±4 h). …

Nursing Students’ Evaluation Of Clinical Placement Education Quality: A National Database Analysis, Colleen Ryan, Areum Hyun, Lynda Hughes, Fiona Bogossian, Simon Cooper

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Aim: To report nursing student ratings of clinical placement education quality. Background: Australian nursing students must complete specified clinical placement hours which must be monitored and evaluated. Design: A quality improvement evaluation design, incorporating survey. Methods: Participating universities used QR codes and weblinks to distribute a survey between January and December 2023. The validated Placement Evaluation Tool (PET – Nursing) incorporates 20 items; Clinical Environment (11 items), Cronbach's alpha =.94 and Learning Support (8 items), Cronbach's alpha =.96 and one item rating satisfaction. Results: Nursing students from 36 universities submitted 17,705 evaluations. The PET – Nursing mean quality rating was …

Should I Stay Or Should I Go? Nursing And Midwifery Academics Intention To Stay In Or Leave Academia: A Scoping Review, Marion Tower, Rachel Muir, Peta Anne Zimmerman, Amanda G. Carter, Robyn Maude, Kathy Hollaway, Lynore Geia, Debbie Massey, Elizabeth Elder

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Background: There is a chronic lack of appropriately qualified nurses and midwives being attracted into and remaining in the academic workforce. Reasons for this are not well understood but have been linked to stressful work environments related to balancing multiple roles in sometimes unsupportive environments, resulting in overload and demoralisation. Aim: To illuminate factors associated with nursing and midwifery academics' intention to remain in academia and factors associated with intention to leave. Design: A scoping review was undertaken to provide a comprehensive and broad analysis of the related literature. This was guided by Arksey and O'Malley. A search strategy was …