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Increasing neuro knowledge through neuroscience nursing academy
The Neuroscience Nursing Academy was created in an effort to bridge the gap between nursing school and specialty practice for nurses with less than one year experience. The Neuro Academy utilizes multidisciplinary speakers ... -
Increasing nurses' compliance with bedside shift report
Poster was presented on Friday, May 3, 2018The purpose of this project is to increase nurses' compliance with performing handoff at the bedside, while increasing patient satisfaction as a result. -
Increasing nursing scholarship through dedicated human resources
Session D presented Thursday, September 27, 2:30-3:30 pm Purpose: As the role of nursing grows in healthcare, the engagement of bedside nurses in evidence based practice (EBP) and clinical research is becoming the rule ... -
Increasing nursing students cultural awareness through technology
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015: Purpose: The purpose was to do a pilot study to compare students cultural competency pre and post classroom experience. Since there are many Latin American cultures in the USA, ... -
Increasing nursing students' simulated resuscitation performance: A standardized simulation-based acute and intensive care nursing curriculum
(2017-09-22)A standardized high-technology simulation-based acute and intensive care nursing curriculum was developed in this study. The impact of this curriculum on third-year nursing students' nursing management and teamwork during ... -
Increasing parental competency by demonstration of newborn behavioral characteristics
The purpose of this study was to investigate the question: Does an explanation, demonstration, and return demonstration of the Infant Behavioral Assessment Record by a nurse and new parents increase maternal and paternal ... -
Increasing parental self-efficacy through education to impact child health behavior
(2017-06-01)Childhood obesity is a major public health crisis nationally and internationally (Karnik & Danekar, 2012). The prevalence of childhood obesity has continued to increase causing a rise in several comorbidities at an ... -
Increasing patient engagement in the pre-operative patient population
The United States (U.S.) spends more revenue than any other industrialized nation on healthcare yet research indicates this does not equate to delivering the safest or most efficient quality patient care (Riehle & ... -
Increasing patient enrollment in the MOVE Program at the VA Medical Center: An evidence-based practice project
Practice Problem: This evidence-based practice project aimed to increase patient referrals to the MOVE program by educating providers about the importance and benefit of the Managing Obesity for Veterans Everywhere (MOVE) ... -
Increasing patient safety and staff satisfaction when floating
Surveys revealed nurses dissatisfaction and potential gaps in care when floated to other units. Actions were taken to improve the experience of the floated nurses. -
Increasing patient safety using positive patient identification and bedside specimen scanning
(2017-01-19)A hospital located in the Northeastern United States, has an opportunity to improve the number of specimens that are mislabeled. Mislabeled specimens increase costs, create patient inconvenience and can lead to unnecessary ... -
Increasing perceived levels of disaster preparedness among emergency department staff
Poster presentationSession C presented Monday, September 30, 1:00-2:00 pmPurpose: Globally, disasters are increasing in both frequency and magnitude. Emergency department (ED) staff are recognized as being on the frontline ... -
Increasing physical activity in post liver transplant patients
(2016-03-17)Background: Quality of life (QOL) has been shown to improve dramatically in patients after liver transplant, however, it is still low compared to the general population. Patients oftentimes are severely debilitated and ... -
Increasing physical activity in the 65 and older population
Background: It is well known that physical activity (PA) improves one’s overall health and well-being along with decreasing the development of chronic diseases. In the United States, adults over the age of 65 do not ... -
Increasing pneumococcal vaccinations for patients with lung cancer
Pneumococcal vaccinations are recommended for patients with lung cancer either before or during treatment to prevent pneumonia. During oncology care, infectious complications contribute to treatment interruptions, poor ... -
Increasing prostate cancer knowledge and screening among US Black men
(2017-09-19)The study's design is an educational intervention among Black men in a community setting. Participants will acquire knowledge of prostate cancer as a health disparity among Black men in the U.S. The level of prostate cancer ... -
Increasing provider awareness to detect, treat, and reduce sexually transmitted infections in male service members
The incidence of sexually transmitted infections within the military continues to rise at rates higher than that of the civilian population. The project was developed to improve provider perception related to the male ... -
Increasing providers' education of patients in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus
Approximately 29.1 million individuals of all ages in the United States are affected by diabetes, amounting to 9.3% of the entire population (Adjei Boakye et al., 2018). Much research has been completed and is ongoing on ... -
Increasing readiness to complete an advance directive in the community
Background and Review of Literature: Since the enactment of the Patient Self-Determination Act in 1990, advance directive completion rates remain low. Although interventions to increase readiness and completion of advance ... -
Increasing referrals for PrEP among persons with SUD in the outpatient setting
This project assesses the potential need for pre-exposure prophylaxis among patients in an outpatient substance use disorder treatment clinic and identifies methods through which providers could improve identification of ...