Browsing by Author Affiliations "Alvernia University, Reading, Pennsylvania, USA"
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A basic science pre-test to assess academic risk of first year nursing students
(2018-04-02)This presentation describes development and use of a 25-item objective test on basic science topics intended to assess academic risk of incoming first year nursing students. Administered to three classes of baccalaureate ... -
Nurse-led quality improvement presentation of advance directives in an outpatient oncology setting
For oncology patients with no advance directives, vital conversations about advance care planning can occur too late, therefore rendering them unable to verbalize their end-of-life wishes. However, nurses have a pivotal ... -
Nursing facility staff education to decrease hospital readmissions due to sepsis: A pilot test
Sepsis readmissions have a great financial and personal consequence for those who have survived sepsis. Sepsis survivors often require more assistance and often need post-acute care in nursing facilities. Nursing facilities ...