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70% ethanol for decontamination of central venous lines exposed to calcineurin inhibitors

Copacia, Jessica Ann; Taylor, Kimberly; Laudick, Melissa; Abu-Arja, Rolla; Auletta, Jeffery J.; Rangarajan, Hemalatha G.; Pyle-Eilola, Amy; Stanek, Joseph; Pai, Vinta B.; Bajwa, Rajinder (2017-02-23)

Introduction: Tacrolimus, commonly used for GvHD prophylaxis is usually administered via a dedicated CVL and trough levels drawn from the unexposed lumen.  Being an oil-based medication, it may be adsorbed to the ...

A correlation between pre-admission preparation and same-day surgery cancellations

Shidner, Kimberly A. (2017-09-22)

Patients undergoing surgical procedures must have adequate surgical preparation for anesthesia, procedures, and post-operative care to avoid cancellation. The primary focus of this quality improvement project was to determine ...

A Peer Support Program for Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes

Fuller, Amber A. (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 achievement in children with new-onset seizures or asthma

McNelis, Angela Marie

It has long been recognized that children with epilepsy have more learning difficulties in school than either children without seizures or children with other chronic disorders, such as asthma. Problems such as repeating ...

Accentuating the “I’s” and eliminating the “D’s”: Inducements and discouragements for students transitioning from associate degree to baccalaureate degree nursing programs: A national review

Gorton, Karen L.; LaSala, Kathleen B. (2016-04-14)

To improve the health-care system, we must address the current shortage of highly qualified nurses; to address this shortage of highly qualified nurses, we must elevate more nurses to the baccalaureate level of education ...

Access: Effects of a State-funded Policy in One Community

Smith-Campbell, Betty

America is in the midst of a health care crisis, and access to health care is a significant problem. As this crisis has escalated with little response from the federal government, state governments have begun to respond. ...

Achieving cultural competency with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) patients through application of Carper's Fundamental Patterns of Knowing in Nursing

Giancola, Joseph R. (8/5/2014)

Vulnerable groups with respect to health care are those susceptible to heightened adverse physical, psychological, or sociological health because of their particular status within society (De Chesnay & Anderson, 2008). ...

Action-logics of veterans health administration magnet nurse executives and their practice of supporting nurses to speak up

Pierce, Bonnie R.

Health care organizations typically have a hierarchical structure, with physicians dominant and nurses subordinate. The challenge to open and honest communication between doctors and nurses is real, and communication errors ...

Adapting an evidence-based insomnia practice guideline for use in a university healthcare setting

Denny, Maria M. (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 ...

Adapting and implementing an Indigenous informed intervention to reduce stress, promote wellbeing and resilience in Tribal Head Start teachers, Fort Peck Reservation, Montana

Wilson, Deborah

Higher rates of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) among Native American populations can be attributed to historical and contemporary traumas stemming from colonization and ongoing discrimination. On the Fort Peck Indian ...

Adult ambulatory care visits for illness-related complaints in the United States, 1995/1996

Williamson, Ann M.

The purpose of this study was to describe the characteristics of a subset (illness-related complaints) of adult ambulatory care visits during 1995 and 1996 to physician offices (MDO), emergency departments (ED), and ...

Adult Asthma Care Guidelines for Nurses: Promoting Control of Asthma

Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario, 2007-02)

The purpose of this best practice guideline is to provide nurses (RNs and RPNs) working in diverse settings with an evidence-based summary of basic asthma care for adults. The guideline aims to assist nurses and their ...

Advancing methods of measurement and education for communication in dementia care

Shaw, Clarissa; Jackson, Lainie; Knox, Katie; Bair, Heather

The purpose of this study was to develop a series of simulations to represent dementia care in the hospital environment and determine if simulation can accurately capture Elderspeak communication in dementia.

African-American baccalaureate nursing students' perceptions of nursing programs and factors that support or restrict academic success

Mills-Wisneski, Sharon Marie

The nursing literature is limited in reporting African-American nursing students' perceptions of nursing programs and factors that are viewed as supportive of or restrictive to academic success in this selected population. ...