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Child Care Teachers’ Knowledge Of Fun Physical Activities And Healthy Food Choices For Pre-School Children, Elizabeth Gwyn

Nursing Theses and Capstone Projects

The focus of this project was to explore child-care teachers’ knowledge of fun physical activities and healthy food choice activities for preschool children. A four-week educational session was implemented in a rural child-care center. The intervention provided education in relationship to the implementation of fun physical activities and healthy food choice activities for child-care teachers during preschoolers structured playtime. The Child Care Teachers’ Knowledge Evaluation (CCTKE) tool developed by the doctoral student was used to collect responses from participants before and after the intervention. The participants’ data was analyzed using a t-test. There were no statistically significant differences between the …

Outcomes Of Family Presence During Resuscitation (Fpdr) In The Acute Care Setting: A Review Of The Literature, Audra M. Corn

Honors Undergraduate Theses

Family Presence During Resuscitation (FPDR) remains controversial and is not consistently implemented during resuscitation events or invasive procedures. Evidence has demonstrated positive outcomes produced by implementation of FPDR; such as, decreased rates of post-traumatic stress symptoms, decreased symptoms of anxiety, and depressive symptoms were not significantly different. Unfortunately, use of FPDR in the acute care setting is not widely accepted or readily implemented. The primary purpose of this integrative literature review is to evaluate the use of FPDR in the acute care setting. The secondary purpose is to evaluate the health care professional's level of perceived value associated with the …

Improving Therapeutic Relationships Among Psychiatric Nursing Staff And Adolescent Patients, Carla Kay Cozart

Nursing Theses and Capstone Projects

This Doctor of Nursing Practice Project examined the effect of an evidence-based staff development education program on the attitudes and knowledge levels of nursing staff regarding the mentally ill adolescent patient population, for which they provide treatment and supervision. A convenience sample of 61 nursing staff members participated in the Improving Therapeutic Relationships among Psychiatric Nursing Staff and Patients project, with 74% of the available sample completing all project surveys. Descriptive statistics were used to compare the scores for the responses of participants to the Community Attitudes toward Mentally Ill (CAMI) pre and post-surveys. Concepts scored by this survey included: …

Preventing Childhood Obesity In School-Aged Children: Relationships Between Reading Nutrition Labels And Healthy Dietary Behaviors, Kimberly S. Bogers

Honors Undergraduate Theses

Childhood obesity is a prevalent problem in the United States. Obesity increases the risk for many diseases. Obese children are likely to become obese adults with additional comorbidities. Studies have reported mixed findings regarding associations between reading nutrition labels and improved dietary behaviors/healthy weight status. The purpose of this study is to determine whether the frequency of children reading nutrition labels is related to frequency of performing 12 dietary behaviors. De-identified baseline data from a previous quasiexperimental pilot study were analyzed. Data were collected from 4th and 5th graders (n = 42) at an after-school program. An adapted paper survey …

The Effect Of Race On Parents' Intent To Vaccinate Their Children Against Human Papillomavirus, Ariana L. Ruiz Aguilar

Honors Undergraduate Theses

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a sexually transmitted disease that often presents as genital warts, but may also lead to cancers, including those of the vagina, penis, mouth and tonsils. Despite three vaccines being currently available to prevent HPV, the HPV vaccine retains a low national average vaccination rate when compared to the Tetanus-Diptheria- Pertussis (Tdap) vaccine. Considering the need for improvement it is important to identify factors that may be contributing to this low national immunization rate, one of them being parental race. The purpose of this literature review is to identify whether race affects parents' intent to vaccinate their …

Exploring What It Is Like To Be An Undocumented Alien In Seek Of Healthcare, Eliany C. Torrez Pon

Honors Undergraduate Theses

Currently, there are about 11.8 million undocumented aliens in the United States who are not eligible for public insurance or any type of private coverage obtained through the American Health Care Act of 2017. This creates barriers to healthcare for this large population and has negative implications for the healthcare system. Despite the availability of clinics and low-cost healthcare, this group tends to underuse resources or seek healthcare for emergencies only which leads to increased cost totaling approximately $1.1 billion a year. The goal of this qualitative study is to better understand what it is like to be an undocumented …

Pediatric Misscare Survey To Fill In The Gaps, Molly S. Baker

Honors Undergraduate Theses

Missed nursing care, according to Kalisch and Williams, is nursing care that is not completed to the highest quality of care, leading to an increase in hospital costs and poor patient outcomes. Missed nursing care can occur with any patient population; however, a survey by Kasich called the MISSCARE Survey has only been used in the adult and neonatal populations. Pediatric patients are a diverse and complex subset of the population, differing greatly from the adult and neonatal populations, thus identifying a need for a focused pediatric survey to effectively study missed nursing care in the pediatric setting. The purpose …

Implementing Lean Daily Management System To Improve Cvor First Case On-Time Starts, Haley Borchers, Kelly Fehlhafer, Barbara Mueller, Jessica Nichols, Sarah Talken, Mary Hunter, Kenneth Sam

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Customizing A Pressure Injury Bundle Based On Unit-Specific Data, Kathlyn Baharaeen, Kimberly Palmer, Jamie Leroy, Julia Crouch, Bryan Limer, Gianna Swift, Kate Gibbs

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Pressure Injury Prevention For Urology Surgical Procedures: A Qi Initiative, Azadeh Wickham, Pat Clay, Kate Gibbs

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Teaching High School Seniors About Transitioning To Adult Healthcare, Christine Clune, Teresa Hickam, Adrienne Olney

Posters

This poster describes an educational intervention consisting of two classroom sessions to teach high school seniors how to successfully transition to adult care. Topics covered included the ability to fill out medical forms, when to contact one's doctor and where to get medical care when the doctor's office is closed, how health care privacy changes at age 18, the need for health insurance, the need to keep medical records, etc.

Perceptions Of Pediatric Hospital Safety Culture In The U.S.: A Secondary Data Analysis Of The 2016 Hospital Survey On Patient Safety Culture, Pamela J. Gampetro

Dissertations

This study explored differences in conceptualizing safety cultures in pediatric hospitals and specialty units from an interprofessional perspective on a national level. Errors in the pediatric population can quickly cause harm and frequently lead to adverse events (AEs). Research has explored the problems of patient harm and identified strategies to prevent those harms; but sustainable improvements, particularly in pediatric settings, have not been achieved. This cross-sectional descriptive study used national data from the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture's 2016 dataset developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality measuring 12 dimensions of safety culture. The extracted sample included …

Identifying Rates, Barriers And Facilitators For Hpv Vaccines In Children Ages 11-14 In A Kentucky Primary Care Clinic, Sarah J. King

DNP Projects

Background: Among all of the pediatric vaccinations recommended by the CDC, the HPV vaccination has consistently had lower adherence rates than the goal set by Healthy People 2020. The CDC recommends that adolescents start receiving the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine at the ages 9-11 to provide protection against certain strains of HPV that can cause cancer. The goal is to administer the HPV vaccine before the adolescent would be exposed to the virus. However, there has been much resistance and non-adherence to the HPV vaccination. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the current rates of HPV vaccination …

Provider Adherence To Recommendations For Hpv Vaccination In A Family Practice And Pediatric Clinic, Kara Saling

DNP Projects

Background: The HPV vaccination has consistently had lower adherence rates than the goal set by Healthy People 2020. The Advisory Committee on Immunizations Practices (ACIP) now recommends that children (both male and female) 11 to 12 years of age should start to receive the HPV vaccine before exposure to the virus. However, even with the change in the new guidelines, the HPV vaccine administration rates still trail other adolescent vaccinations.

Purpose: The purpose of this project is to identify pediatric and family practice provider adherence to ACIP/CDC recommendations on HPV vaccinations in a Southeastern United States health system in …

An Examination Of The Knowledge And Screening Practices For Child Maltreatment Among Primary Care Providers, Nicole Cirincione

DNP Projects

Background: Child maltreatment can affect any race, economic status, gender, and age. Primary care providers have contact with children and their caretakers daily and develop bonds that encourage open communication. Screening for child maltreatment risk factors can help discover those in danger and decrease abuse rates. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine provider’s knowledge of child maltreatment risk factors and assess screening and documentation practices. Methods: This was a descriptive study that included an electronic survey to primary care providers to assess current knowledge and practices for child maltreatment risk factors. Second, a retrospective chart review was …

The Headache Champion Program, Courtney Wellman, Kristin Allender

Posters

BACKGROUND

Approximately 10% of school age children suffer from migraines, making migraines one of the top five health problems experienced by youth today

School nurses often are the first healthcare provider seen by youth with migraine; visits to the school nurse for headaches amounted to one-third of the enrolled student population in a large local school district. (see reference)

Empowering school nurses through education and resources to identify and manage migraines therefore may have significant benefits to children with migraines and their families.

OBJECTIVE

To improve migraine care in the community through establishing a headache specialist mentorship program for select …

Peer Accountability Improves Performance For Daily Chg Bathing To Reduce Clabsis, Sara Crawford, Stacy Pennington, Jeremy Affolter, Kathlyn Baharaeen, Paul N. Bauer, Tara Benton, Shekinah Hensley, Tiffany Mullen, Michelle Waddell

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No abstract provided.

Medication Education In The Pediatric Rheumatology Clinic, Ashley M. Cooper, Julia G. Harris

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Decreasing Cardiac Arrests In The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Jeremy Affolter, Kathlyn Baharaeen, Mari Hanson, Lisa Laddish, Amy Bohm, Lindsey Bradbury, Megan Mcghee, Anne Leroy, Hannah Cunningham, Michelle Waddell, Tiffany Mullen, Kimberly Lucas, William Douglas, Angel Pope, Marita Thompson, Paul N. Bauer, Erica Molitor-Kirsch, Tara Benton, Laura Miller-Smith

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An Innovation For Skin Integrity Risk Assessment Sira Quality Metrics, Kristina Foster, Michele Fix, Lacey Bergerhofer

Posters

Metrics for hospital acquired pressure ulcers over time, by stage, by device, and compared to other pediatric hospitals.