Browsing by Author "Hyrkas, Kristiina"
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Bowel management guidelines in an adult intensive care unit: Development, implementation, and patient outcomes
Trottier, Alana Y.; Hyrkas, Kristiina; Orff, Sonja; Blakeslee, Paul; Corica, ErinThis presentation describes development and implementation of bowel management guidelines. Retrospective chart reviews were conducted to evaluate the patient outcomes. The incidence of diarrhea increased significantly from ... -
Cardiac rehabilitation improves health-related quality of life for patients with atrial fibrillation: A pilot study
Macken, Lynn C.; Carpenter, Charles Morrison; Coppenrath, Caitlin R.; Crocker, Gail Alison; Kurkjian, Karen; Chapman, Aimee; Hyrkas, Kristiina (2017-06-19)Purpose: The prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) has reached epidemic proportions world-wide and in the U.S. (Abed et al., 2013). Patients with AF are at high risk for stroke, functional impairment, depression, symptom ... -
Depression screening using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale for US fathers of critically ill infants
Macken, Lynn C.; Cyr-Alves, Helen; Hyrkas, Kristiina (2017-09-29)Although the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) has been widely used to screen fathers for depression, no studies were found examining its use in U.S. fathers of infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care ... -
The teaching-learning partnership between the nurse and the long-term peritoneal dialysis patient: A qualitative study
Radmore, Nicole M. T.; Hyrkas, KristiinaThis qualitative research explored the partnerships occurring between long-term peritoneal dialysis patients and nurse educators. Four themes and ten sub-themes emerged from seven individual patient and nurse interviews. ...