Browsing by Sigma Chapters "Alpha Alpha Alpha"
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Essential oil therapy for alleviation of discomfort in surgical patients
Post-surgical pain (PSP) has not been sufficiently managed despite routine opioid use. The adverse effects of opioids led to the search for non-pharmaceutical intervention. The PICOT question that guided this project was, ... -
Implementing protocols in the emergency department to improve care for sexual assault patients
This quality improvement project answered the following question: Does implementation of sexual assault forensic examination protocols with educational training increase the number of staff who are knowledgeable and ... -
Nurses' Perceptions About Culture of Safety in Omani Hospitals
This study included a total of 562 different level of staffing and explored their opinions about culture of safety in their hospitals and compared the opinions of those nurses. This study included 11 hospitals all around ... -
A patient-centered approach to fall prevention
In 2019, a rural hospital in South Texas reported 102 incidents of patient falls. Although below the corporate fall rate benchmark of 2.2/1000 patient days, the hospital recognized that it was clinically significant and ... -
Reducing the incidence of pressure injuries in adult ICU patients at McAllen Medical Center with the implementation of a pressure injury prevention bundle: A quality improvement project
Pressure injuries (PIs) are a significant healthcare problem globally. Adult patients in the intensive care setting are especially vulnerable to the development of PIs given the acuity of their diagnoses requiring extensive ...