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Improving asthma outcomes with a community-based asthma specialty clinic
This presentation will describe a novel nurse-developed program designed to improve asthma outcomes in urban children. Program barriers and facilitators will be also be discussed. -
Improving attitudes and perceived competence in caring for dying patients: An end-of-life simulation
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Tuesday, November 10, 2015: Purpose: End-of-life care education is critical for nurses, especially in today's healthcare climate. The End of Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) has established ... -
Improving awareness of recommended preconception health behaviors to improve birth outcomes
Maternal and infant mortality rates are higher in the United States than any other developed country. Black women and infants are more likely to die from complications of pregnancy and childbirth than any other racial ... -
Improving baccalaureate nursing students' critical thinking ability through the initiation of patient safety simulations
(4/4/2016)Patient safety is the priority objective within the healthcare system (Harjai & Tiwari, 2009; Robert & Petersen, 2013; Robson, Clark, Pinnock, White, & Baxendale, 2013; Vaismoradi, Salsali, & Marck, ... -
Improving Bedside Nurse Accuracy in Rhythm Interpretation Using Different Teaching Strategies
The ECG interpretation competency of our nurses was brought into question upon changing from static to dynamic evaluation methods during annual testing. Ongoing education and resources were provided and monthly audits were ... -
Improving bedside nurses' resilience for a less stressful work environment
This longitudinal, cross-sectional study tested interventions to reduce work stress while building resiliency in registered nurses at four hospitals. Nurses were given a kit with validated stress reduction strategies. ... -
Improving bi-directional communication within nursing service by implementing a tiered huddle structure
Tiered safety huddles provide a systematic process for bi-directional communication within nursing service. Safety huddles identify and decrease gaps in processes, resolve issues related to safety, resources, equipment, ... -
Improving care coordination: Impact of a doctorate of nursing practice prepared clinical nurse specialist
(2017-07-24)Transformations in healthcare have challenged organizations to control costs while continuing to provide high quality care. Simultaneously, patients continue to present with higher acuities and increased complexity of ... -
Improving care for psychiatric patients in the emergency center
Session C presented Thursday, September 27, 1:00-2:00 pm Purpose: The purpose of this study is to assess the usefulness of a hand-off tool which will prompt providers to address specific care needs of the psychiatric ... -
Improving care for the veteran population through respectful interprofessional collaboration: One college's experience
(2017-06-14)The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of a novel educational offering on the interprofessional knowledge and attitudes related to health care of the rural veteran. With roots back in the 1960s, the ... -
Improving care in nursing homes: A mixed-methods interdisciplinary study
In the US, there are almost 16,000 nursing homes across the country with approximately 1.5 million elderly residents living in them at any one time. Unfortunately, care is often suboptimal in these settings. An overview ... -
Improving care of high-risk obstetrics patients by creating an evidence-based nurse-driven process
(2017-07-06)Preterm birth complicates one out of every eight pregnancies in the US. A rural health system in north central Pennsylvania wanted to evaluate the most effective treatment modalities in trying to reduce preterm births. A ... -
Improving chronic pain outcomes with integrative nursing interventions
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Monday, July 27, 2015: Purpose: Pain is one of the leading causes that individuals seek healthcare, however, clinical outcomes for patients with pain are not ideal. The purpose of this presentation ... -
Improving clinical alarm fatigue and alarm management competency among critical care nurses by implementing a unit based alarm management bundle
Clinical alarms are designed to signal an unsatisfactory patient physiological state, alert staff to malfunctioning medical equipment or systems, and warn the operator of potential hazards to the patient. While alarms ... -
Improving clinical competence and skills acquisition by student nurses: Bridging the preparation to practice gap
(2018-03-15)The objective is to improve patient care and reduce medical errors by improving the preparation of nursing students for their role in the clinical setting by formalizing the process of skills acquisition and to foster ... -
Improving clinical decision-making to build fail-safe systems and enhance patient outcomes
Clinical decision-making can vary from fast and intuitive to slow and calculating. Clinicians must navigate multiple options and accept trade-offs. By understanding how decisions are made we can mitigate risk and combat ... -
Improving clinical outcomes and physical activity in older adults with comorbidity: A randomized controlled trial
(2017-07-03)Purpose: Over 9 million Americans have osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee, a chronic disorder associated with frequent knee pain and functional limitations that intrude upon everyday life. About half of those with OA of ... -
Improving clinical outcomes by evolving mindset and creating a culture of hope and recovery
In healthcare, nurses/caregivers have personal bias that can impact the care of patients. How do healthcare workers overcome their bias to provide the best possible care? The journey to improve outcomes for NAS infants has ... -
Improving clinical outcomes: A study of the impact of audit and feedback on nurse performance
(2017-06-07)Purpose: The purpose of this project was to explore the impact of timely, individualized audit and feedback on clinical outcomes and nursing behaviors. The specific focus of the study was to improve the pneumococcal ... -
Improving clinician behaviors and patient safety outcomes through standardization of a pediatric vaccine administration process
While significant research has focused on the safety of childhood vaccines' intrinsic properties, little attention has been given to the complex and error-prone vaccine administration process. The purpose of this quality ...