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Preoperative cognition screening and postoperative delirium in older surgical patients
(2016-12-21)People 65 years or older are having surgery later in life and are at risk of developing a major postoperative complication, delirium. The Montreal Cognitive Assessment, is a preoperative cognitive screening tool which was ... -
Preoperative education and its associated factors among the patients with total knee arthroplasty
(2014-11-17)Session presented on Friday, July 25, 2014: Purpose: The purpose of this study for discussion about preoperative education and its associated factors among the patients with total knee arthroplasty. Methods: A descriptive ... -
Preoperative instructions, health literacy, and medication adherence
(2018-06-11)Health literacy is defined as the “degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions” (Ammerman ... -
Preoperative opioid education
Opioids are powerful analgesics, typically reserved for severe pain, such as intraoperative and postoperative pain. They are a valuable asset in pain control but have significant risk for addiction and abuse. Most patients ... -
Preoperative pre-warming versus no preoperative pre-warming and intraoperative hypothermia: An evidence-based practice analysis
Inadvertent perioperative hypothermia occurs in approximately 50% to 70%1 of all surgical patients, and is a risk for anyone undergoing general or neuraxial anesthesia, yet it can be prevented. Hypothermia is defined as a ... -
Preoperative skin traction in adults with hip fracture: Evidence-based practice
(2014-11-17)Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014: Introduction: Mortality rate in the first year of hip fractures ranges from 12% to 37%. Moreover, many patients are not to return to their homes and rather to stay in hospital ... -
Preoperative tranexamic acid use in secondary postpartum hemorrhage
Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is the leading cause of maternal mortality worldwide and is defined as blood loss greater than 1,000 mL, or blood loss with symptoms of hypovolemia. Primary PPH arises within 24 hours of delivery, ... -
PrEP initiation in the primary care setting: An integrative review
Guideline-driven initiation of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a safe and effective strategy for reducing the incidence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Yet, PrEP initiation is generally inadequate allowing for a ... -
Preparation of clinical nurse educators using simulation: Developing competencies in providing feedback
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of simulation learning in the development of clinical teaching competencies in clinical nurse educators transitioning from the role of nurse clinician to nurse ... -
Preparation of registered nurses for the expected role of clinical teaching in Malawi
(2016-07-13)Session presented on Thursday, July 21, 2016 and Friday, July 22, 2016: Purpose: In Malawi, the educational role of Registered Nurses (RNis formally acknowledged and is therefore regarded as one of the required competences ... -
Preparation to provide spiritual care: A qualitative study of recent baccalaureate nursing graduates
(2014-05-13)Session presented on: Friday, April 4, 2014: Holistic assessment including the spiritual needs of patients is a standard of practice for RNs. There is a paucity of research on preparing nurses for their role in the spiritual ... -
Prepare your students to publish using a scholarly repository
(2016-09-28)This presentation will allow those nurse leaders involved in nursing education to instruct students about open access dissemination participation options. Particularly those options offered in scholarly and clinical ... -
The Preparedness Assessment for the Transition Home after Stroke (PATH-s) instrument
Care transitions for individuals with disabling conditions, such as stroke, are often ineffective and inefficient, resulting in unmet patient and caregiver needs, increased safety risks, readmissions, and increased healthcare ... -
Preparedness to Identify and Care for Trafficked Persons in South Carolina Hospitals: A State-Wide Exploration
A qualitative, descriptive study utilizing stratified purposive sampling to investigate how prepared hospitals throughout the state of South Carolina were to identify and care for individuals experiencing human trafficking. -
Preparing advanced practice registered nurses to impact population health through health policy curriculum
(2018-06-11)This presentation describes methods to increase student Advanced Practice Registered Nurse knowledge and awareness on health policy creation and advocacy. Through enhanced knowledge, skills, and attitudes, students become ... -
Preparing baccalaureate nursing students to be microsystem leaders
(2016-09-26)Session presented on Monday, September 19, 2016: Historically leadership courses developed for undergraduate nursing education programs have focused on identifying personal skills deemed essential for students. These ... -
Preparing baccalaureate nursing students to respond to bullying Behaviours in the clinical setting
Participants will learn about a strategy that was taught to baccalaureate nursing students to better prepare them to respond to bullying in the clinical setting. -
Preparing clinical adjunct faculty to facilitate student learning in the clinical environment
This project included four phases that led to the assessment of clinical adjunct faculty membersâ educational competencies, identification of their priority educational needs related to facilitating learning in the ... -
Preparing faculty to advance the science of nursing education
(2017-10-16)A faculty development initiative, focusing on pedagogy, scholarship, and leadership, was created in a moderate-research-intensive university to help faculty expand their own education-focused scholarship and position the ... -
Preparing for a future
(2015-01-15)Session presented on Thursday, September 25, 2014: Millions of women suffer every year worldwide as a result of health, economic, developmental problems related to pregnancy and thereafter most suffer from lack of programs ...
