Browsing by Sigma Chapters "Nu Upsilon"
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Advancing students' educational experiences with interdisciplinary service-based learning: Impacting special needs community
Provide education to nurse educators on interdisciplinary service-based learning to meet the needs of both the community and the students. This abstract will showcase an event conducted in Phoenix, Arizona that provided ... -
Answering the need for extended DNP faculty use while facilitating rigorous on-line DNP education
The innovative creation and use of a national pool of adjunct faculty alleviates DNP faculty strain, ensures a more effective use of doctorally-prepared faculty, and supplements chair/committee/student manuscript evaluation ... -
Aromatherapy: A non-pharmacological intervention for the prevention of post-operative nausea and vomiting
An evidence-based practice project focused on aromatherapy as an adjunct modality in prevention of post-operative nausea and vomiting during the immediate post-recovery period. Results showed a 40%-60% reduction of antiemetic ... -
Clinical judgment and cue recognition of patient deterioration among novice nurses
Experiential learning deficits in newly licensed registered nurses (RNs) may extend to deficits in clinical judgment, particularly in recognizing cues of patient deterioration. The purpose of this quantitative, pretest ... -
Effectiveness of the nurse-practitioner-driven enteral nutrition protocol
The delay in initiating enteral feeding (EF) in the critical care unit is known to cause malnutrition which may lead to poor patient outcomes. The purpose of this quasi-experimental quantitative project was to determine ... -
Effects of evidence-based relaxation techniques on nurse-patient communication
Occupational stress in nursing leads to poor patient and staff satisfaction making it essential to address stress among nursing staff and improving patient satisfaction. The purpose of this quantitative quasi-experimental ... -
Examination of badges to increase nursing student engagement: A quasi-experimental study
Finding ways to help nursing students understand the application of didactic content can be challenging for faculty. One challenge faculty face is motivating students with thought provoking and memorable content using ... -
Family nurse practitioner faculty development: Utilization of a NLN simulation software program
Does utilization of a NLN online simulation course elicit change in family nurse practitioner faculty instructional techniques? This poster presentation will provide insights based on on-going doctoral research on effective ... -
Five Building Blocks of a Remote Informatics Nursing Practicum Program
Practicum programs must evolve to meet the needs of today's workforce by leveraging information and communication technology (ICT). The purpose of this presentation is to outline 5 building blocks of a remote practicum for ... -
Implementation of a CAUTI toolkit for hospitalized patients
Catheter-associated urinary tract (CAUTI) infections can be a serious complication during a hospital stay. The project site noted a lack of an evidence based intervention for CAUTI prevention and a solution was sought. The ... -
Implementation of established guidelines to determine the correlation of antipsychotic use and fall rate occurrence amongst inpatient long-term care residents
The use of psychotropic medications may impact fall rates among senior adults. Despite evidence-based approaches to minimize psychotropic medications use, the project site had a gap in implementing one leading to high fall ... -
Implementation of the bedside mobility assessment tool in the ambulatory care setting
Falls remain a concern for healthcare organizations nationally. Fall rates at the site remained a concern, so an evidence-based approach was sought. The purpose of this quantitative, quasi-experimental quality improvement ... -
Improving nurses' identification of sepsis in the hospitalized elderly
A direct practice improvement (DPI) project was implemented at the acute care for the elderly (ACE) unit of a large urban trauma hospital in Northern California to determine whether an evidence-based educational intervention ... -
Improving post-operative infection rates using my five moments for hand hygiene
Adequate hand hygiene is known to diminish surgical site infections (SSIs) and prevent healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in the post-operative settings. An increase in SSIs due to poor hand hygiene compliance was ... -
Improving screening and referral for hereditary cancers in new breast cancer patients
Breast cancer is a commonly diagnosed cancer in women. Early recognition and identification of those at risk for germline mutations have been difficult at the project site due to patients’ lack of knowledge of their ... -
Mental health and well-being for nurses amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
The purpose of this project is to create opportunity for improving organizational support and resources for nurses’ mental and emotional health during the coronavirus (COVID-19). The intervention is a tiered ... -
Novel online DNP manuscript review: Evaluation of a national pool of adjunct faculty process
The innovative use of a national pool of adjunct faculty to evaluate DNP project manuscripts ensures effective use of doctorally-prepared faculty with promise of improving the quality of DNP manuscripts. We report data ... -
Political activity beliefs in Arizona advanced practice registered nurses
Scope of practice for advanced practice nurses is identified by legislation. Feeling unprepared to engage in policy-related activity increases difficulty with accomplishing changes to align with the APRN Consensus Model. ... -
Reducing mental illness healthcare provider stigma: A quality improvement project in rural primary care practice
Healthcare provider (HCP) mental illness stigma is a global problem interfering with quality healthcare outcomes. Reduction of HCP mental illness stigma increases the likelihood of quality healthcare outcomes such as ... -
Service-based learning and interdisciplinary education: Meeting needs of students and community
To educate nurse educators on interdisciplinary service-based learning to meet the needs of both the community and the students. This abstract will showcase an event that was conducted in Phoenix, Arizona that provided ...