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Promoting the use of aromatherapy to decrease anxiety and patient perception of pain during a gynecologic procedure: An integrative therapy quality improvement intervention
The purpose of this study was to implement a system for clinic staff and providers to promote, support, and document the use of lavender aromatherapy to reduce anxiety and pain perception as an option for patients experiencing ... -
Promoting the well-being of community-residing NCR patients: Developing an understanding of their community circumstance
A critical ethnography study is being conducted to develop an understanding of the circumstances of not criminally responsible patients living in communities in Canada. These individuals are given treatment and services ... -
Promoting Well-Being Through Engagement
This project demonstrates that a single leadership strategy that engages and connects staff can effectively boost healthcare workers' well-being and positively impact the work environment. -
Promoting wellness and mindfulness for nurses
(2017-03-03)Session presented on Saturday, March 18, 2017: This presentation will share the design, implementation and evaluation of a series on wellness and mindfulness for nurses. Nurses often state they are too busy to take a break ... -
Promotion of a healthy work environment via the development of a nursing restoration space
Nursing, although rewarding, can at times strain nurses physically, emotionally, and spiritually. As the primary care givers to patients, it is important that the nursing staff have opportunities to care for themselves. ... -
Promotion of Clinical Outcomes by Institutionalization of Maternal Care Quality Improvement Measures in Tanzania
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015: Purpose: According to the World Health Organization, Tanzania is one of the eight 'high burden countries' in terms of Maternal deaths, where were 454 in 2010 (TDHS) and reduced ... -
Promotion of end-of-life care at home for the elderly in a community setting in Japan: Results of qualitative research
(2014-11-17)Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014: Purpose: Background In Japan, according to the national statistics, only 33.1% of the elderly people died at home, even though 89.1% of them wish to die at home. This discrepancy ... -
Promotion of evidence-based communication strategies focused on health literacy in the advanced nursing practice curriculum
The study was an educational intervention with master’s nursing students to teach health literacy strategies focused on the individual receiving care and the organization in which care was provided. An online module was ... -
Promotion of girls reproductive knowledge through a health camp intervention
(2018-06-18)Two one-week health promotion day camps on promoting a culture of health and educating girls aged 9-15 years about their bodies was effective in increasing girls' knowledge about their reproductive health, namely, ovulation ... -
Promotion of healthy nutrition knowledge through a girls' health camp
Two one-week health camps with a well-focused nutrition sessions to promote the culture of health among 89 young girls aged 9-15 years was effective in increasing the nutrition knowledge and attitudes of the girls who ... -
Promotion of perioperative normothermia in patients undergoing general anesthesia
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015 and Sunday, November 8, 2015: Inadvertent perioperative hypothermia is a common but preventable condition experienced during the perioperative continuum. This phenomenon can ... -
Promotion Recognition Advocacy In Stroke Education (PRAISE): A faith-based asset approach to stroke health promoting activities within the African-American community
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015: The need to increase stroke awareness, advocacy, and stroke health promoting activities in the African American population is challenging, but it is a vital challenge that is ... -
Proper mobilization of elderly people with hip fracture
(2017-07-07)Background: The proximal fracture of the femur or hip fracture is one of the major health problems of the elderly people. It includes an increase in morbidity, mortality, functional impairment, costs and increases ... -
Proper screening and diagnosing of diabetic kidney disease: A quality improvement initiative in primary care setting for the underinsured
(2015-01-15)Session presented on Thursday, September 25, 2014: Will implementation of a quality improvement process in a primary care clinic for the underinsured improve screening, diagnosis, and treatment of diabetic kidney disease? ... -
Prophylactic NS-21 maintains the skin moisture in head and neck cancer patients undergoing chemoradiation therapy
The NS-21 was well tolerated and effective for the maintenance of skin moisture; however, there was no statistically significant reduction in the risk of acute radiation dermatitis (ARD) in head and neck cancer (HNC) ... -
Propofol as anesthetic agent for electroconvulsive therapy
For patients suffering from psychiatric illnesses that are resistant to medications, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a highly successful treatment option. During ECT, an anesthetic and muscle relaxant are given to offset ... -
Propofol dispension and waste in Nebraska: A descriptive study
Propofol is an intravenous sedative hypnotic drug with addictive properties commonly used in anesthesia. Despite official statements from the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) and the American Society of ... -
A proposal to examine the effects of two interventions in reducing perioperative blood loss among older adults undergoing total hip arthroplasty
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015 and Sunday, November 8, 2015: Introduction/Background: Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is associated with a substantial amount of intraoperative and postoperative blood loss. ... -
A proposed model depicting sexual knowledge, attitudes, and behaviour of adolescents living in traditional societies
Traditional communities undergo the challenges of change in family lifestyle, gender roles and social norms; and these changes strongly influence adolescent sexually. Family dynamics combined with cultural taboos conflict ... -
A prospective evaluation of health-related quality of life in lymphedema treatment
(2017-07-27)Vascularized lymph node flap transfer was the flap of choice for lower extremity lymphedema. Although physical rehabilitation is important for lymphedema treatment, there is no standardized procedure for different stage ...
