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12-lead ECG monitoring with the EASI System in the OR: A quality improvement project
The intent of this project was to assess current use and knowledge of the EASITM system, educate anesthesia providers about the EASITM system, and re-assess knowledge and use of this system in clinical practice. The use ... -
The 5As Model for Smoking Cessation: Engaging health care providers and overcoming barriers to change
(2016-09-21)The purpose of this DNP project was to improve provider utilization of the 5As model for smoking cessation (asking, advising, assessing, assisting and arranging for follow up) for patients who smoke with every patient ... -
A Peer Support Program for Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes
(2017-09-19)Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) is a chronic condition impacting young children and subsequently follows them throughout life. The disease causes the body to lose the ability to produce insulin resulting in elevated blood ... -
Academic interventions for ELL nursing students: A pilot program
Background and Review of Literature: Diversity in the nursing workforce has become a necessity. However, the number of minorities entering the nursing workforce remains low. Research has shown that English-Language ... -
Adapting an evidence-based insomnia practice guideline for use in a university healthcare setting
(2018-07-03)Recent evidence-based practice guidelines (EBPGs) recommend cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) as first-line treatment for adults with chronic insomnia, with pharmacotherapy as a secondary option. Pharmacotherapy ... -
Addressing compassion fatigue of a family caregiver of adolescents in a mental health setting: A practice change project
Family members who care for adolescents with a mental health disorder (AMHD) have yet to be recognized as an at-risk population for developing Compassion Fatigue (CF). The project introduced the concept of CF and the ... -
Adolescent vaping and education: Does it make a difference?
E-cigarette use and vaping has increased dramatically in the U.S. since 2011 among high school students and is a serious public health concern. Nicotine is an addictive substance and nicotine may harm teen brain development. ... -
Adult ADHD: An Assessment Tool for Non-Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners
(2015-04-23)Evidence suggests primary care providers, including nurse practitioners (NPs), have deficits in knowledge, use of assessment tools, and management of adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Education to ... -
Advance care planning in patients with heart disease: A practice improvement initiative
(2015-07-24)Background: Despite cardiovascular disease being the number one cause of death, advance directives are infrequently used in this population. The Patient Self- Determination Act (PSDA) took effect in 1991 to protect ... -
Advance directive protocol in the primary care setting
Background and Review of Literature: Advance directives (AD) are documents that offer patients a way to avoid unwanted care in the event of a serious illness or incapacity. Studies demonstrate the care patients receive ... -
Advance the talk with advanced directives
This student senior project poster seeks to improve patient knowledge about advanced directives. -
Alternative birthing positions
In laboring women delivery in the hospital, how does the lithotomy position compared to alternative birthing positions effect postpartum and/or neonatal trauma? -
Alternative therapies for chronic pain
In patients experiencing chronic pain, what is the effect of alternative therapy compared to utilitizing only pharmacological interventions on pain control? -
Anesthesia protocol for bariatric surgery: A quality improvement process
Objective: The purpose of this quality improvement process was to review current enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols for bariatric surgeries, analyze the current anesthesia protocol used at a midwestern medical ... -
Anesthetic management in ERAS protocols for total knee and total hip arthroplasty: An integrative review
(2017-07-06)Aims and objectives: The aim of this integrative review is to provide current, evidence-based anesthetic and analgesic recommendations for inclusion in an enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol for patients ... -
Anesthetic management of an adult brain-dead organ donor: A quality improvement project
Objective: Anesthesia plays a critical role in the management of an adult brain-dead donor. It is imperative that the anesthesia provider understand the pathophysiology of brain death and its subsequent effects on the body, ... -
Animal-assisted therapy in health-care facilities
How does the use of animal-assisted therapy compared to the lack of animal-assisted therapy affect the psychological well being of all patients? -
Aseptic administration of intravenous medications by anesthesia providers; A quality improvement project
(2018-05-22)This quality improvement project addresses the lack of compliance by anesthesia providers in following aseptic techniques for preparing and administering IV medications. An initial 8-question survey was conducted to assess ... -
Assessment of Nursing Knowledge in Palliative Care
Background: Acute care nurses are challenged in caring for chronically and terminally ill patients. Many nurses do not have the knowledge or comfort level in handling ethical challenges or palliative care (PC) discussions ... -
Attire for hire
This poster outlines a project to provide Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences students with professional attire due to lack of resources.
