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ANPD Position Statement: Quality and Safety Education for Nurses
(2016-02-03)The Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) project was initiated in 2005 with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to prepare nurses to “improve the quality and safety of the healthcare systems in ... -
Antibiotic stewardship through implementation of screening tool in primary care
Background: After assessing the need for antibiotic stewardship in a primary care office in Greenacres, Florida, using the McIsaac score tool and the Appropriate Antibiotic Use Self-Efficacy Scale (AAUSES), it was determined ... -
Anticipating mothering in the Mexican origin woman
Not all women experience pregnancy and motherhood in the same way. There needs to be a greater understanding of how Mexican origin women experience pregnancy and anticipate mothering since Hispanics comprise the largest ... -
As normal a life as possible: Mothers and their daughters with congenital heart disease
This study utilized qualitative descriptive methodology to examine the impact of the chronic illness, specifically congenital or acquired childhood heart disease, on the mother-daughter relationship. Many studies have ... -
Aseptic administration of intravenous medications by anesthesia providers; A quality improvement project
(2018-05-22)This quality improvement project addresses the lack of compliance by anesthesia providers in following aseptic techniques for preparing and administering IV medications. An initial 8-question survey was conducted to assess ... -
Assessment of nursing knowledge in palliative care
Background: Acute care nurses are challenged in caring for chronically and terminally ill patients. Many nurses do not have the knowledge or comfort level in handling ethical challenges or palliative care (PC) discussions ... -
Assessment of risk for osteoporosis
(9/17/2015)Osteoporosis is a major global public health problem associated with significant morbidity, mortality, and socioeconomic burden. Osteoporosis is a silent disease, reflected only in a low bone density, till a fracture occurs. ... -
Attentive presence: A lived experience of human becoming
Attentive presence involves a vigorous rhythmical flow of relating to another, it makes explicit that the other is cherished, and it is inextricably related to the way people make choices about what is important. It is a ... -
Autism spectrum disorder care provider education program
(2017-09-20)With the rising prevalence of autism, access to health care services by the patient with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is inevitable. Although a great deal of literature exists regarding autism, limited research has been ... -
Baccalaureate nurses, their frequency to lead self, lead others, stress of faculty-student relationships, stressful feelings, stress of personal environment, and clinical decision making
The purpose of this study was to examine how the frequency with which nurses lead themselves, lead others, the stress they experience in the nursing program with faculty-student relationships, their personal Stressful ... -
Baccalaureate nursing student and faculty views of effective teaching
This study aimed to determine baccalaureate nursing student and nursing faculty views of effective teaching. Using the Teacher Behavior Checklist (TBC), a psychometrically sound tool, participants were sent an email ... -
Baccalaureate reentry students: Effects of professional support on role conflict and role transition
An increasing number of registered nurses and other health care providers are entering upper division academic nursing programs to obtain the baccalaureate nursing degree. A path analytic model was developed to examine the ... -
Bachelor of Science in nursing student perceptions of caring online
Nursing education is increasingly offered in online settings. In order to continue to convey and sustain caring as a core value in nursing, it has become necessary to better understand what caring means to students in the ... -
Bar code medication administration-clinic orders (BCMA-CO) increase nurses' satisfaction with the medication administration system - A quality improvement project
(2017-08-03)Nurses’ satisfaction was compared before and after implementation of Bar Code Medication Administration- Clinic Orders (BCMA-CO) in a Veterans Affairs (VA) urgent care clinic. Results were significant, revealing ... -
Barriers to and facilitators of initiation and retention in behavioral health services in Cape May County, New Jersey
(2018-06-05)Mental illness is shown to increase healthcare costs and decrease quality and length of life. Barriers to access care must be removed in order to help increase access to vital behavioral health services. This project is a ... -
Barriers to prenatal care in low-income women
The purposes of this study were to: investigate barriers to prenatal care, both structural and psychosocial; test the Pender Health Promotion Model and the Triandis Model of Social Behavior to determine their effectiveness ... -
Bedside counseling for medical inpatients who misuse alcohol
This dissertation addresses the process and results of a program implemented to motivate patients that are admitted to a medical center with diagnoses of alcohol misuse to seek addiction recovery.The primary research ... -
Bedside shift report
In medical-surgical patients, how does going into each room for report affect hospital errors and improve patient safety? -
A beginning look at the effect of age on dyspnea, physical functioning and self-efficacy for home walking and managing shortness of breath in adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Chronic illness is common in older adults and is associated with functional impairments. Older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) face both age-related and disease-related decline in pulmonary function. ... -
The behaviors of nurses who immunize children
This study examined the behaviors of nurses who immunize children as a factor affecting immunization coverage for prevention of VPDs. Ajzen's (1985) theory of planned behavior was used to construct an instrument called the ...