Browsing by Level of Evidence "Outcomes Research"
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The Art of Clinical Supervision Program for Registered Nurses
(2017-08-25)Nursing students’ clinical placements should provide an environment in which they can apply their nursing education in the fast-paced world of health care and develop a framework for practice. Students rely on effective ... -
Baby doll therapy in dementia patients
(2014-05-09)Dementia is a condition exhibited by emotional and physical states such as anxiety, agitation, sleeplessness, inability to care for oneself, wandering, defiant and sometimes violent behavior, and other unsafe actions. ... -
Bridging the gap in the continuum of care for spine surgery patients: A quality improvement project
(2017-03-24)The purpose of this paper is to discuss the inadequate communication between patient settings and the practice settings, review the literature regarding communication and risks of readmission for spine surgery patients, ... -
The Case for Procedural Capnography
(2017-08-30)In health care today, patient safety is a top priority. Regarding procedural sedation, one specific tool that improves patient safety is waveform capnography. The use of capnography can improve patient safety and outcomes. ... -
Customizing an electronic medical record in one rural health area: The impact on patient appointments
(2016-01-28)Purpose: To analyze the effect and use of electronic medical record systems on appointment compliance in one small rural health clinic. Design: Quantitative study. Appointment compliance was analyzed using population data ... -
Effectiveness of motivational interviewing-based telephone follow-up in diabetes management
(2017-11-27)Diabetes mellitus is a chronic complex disease requiring persistent self-management by patients and ongoing support from the providers. The outpatient diabetes clinic of a teaching hospital in the Midwest has 78.3% patients ... -
Efficacy and feasibilities of an evidence based program for seventh graders on teen dating violence an evidence based nursing practice project
(2014-09-30)The presence of teen dating violence (TDV) among the adolescent population is becoming recognized as a significant problem in the U.S. and worldwide. A growing body of evidence has begun to reveal the magnitude of ... -
Evaluating the knowledge of those who teach: An analysis of candidates' performance on the Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) examination
(2017-09-18)This quantitative, retrospective, multivariate, non-experimental study examined the first-time performance of 2,673 academic nurse educators who took the CNE examination between September 28, 2005 and September 30, 2011. ... -
Evaluation of a fellowship program for nurse practitioner graduates in an academic environment
(2017-01-09)The transition into the NP role is challenging and often lacks the support needed to overcome obstacles during the first year of practice which can lead to feelings of displeasure with one’s self as well as discontent ... -
Factors which influence adult African Americans' asthma self-management
(2018-05-07)There are approximately 22.2 million Americans’ who are living with asthma and of those 18.4 million are adults. African Americans’ are more likely to be diagnosed with asthma compared to Caucasians, ... -
Feasibility project to determine strategies for self-administration of a subcutaneous orphan drug for treatment of short bowel syndrome: Impact on adherence
(2015-10-26)Several strategies have been suggested to improve the nurse education provided to the nurses who educate the patients. The assumption is by providing evidence-based strategies to promote adherence to the nurses, prior ... -
How well do providers screen for depression and suicide in adolescents?
(2017-04-13)Suicide is the third leading cause of death among 15-24 year olds. Research indicates that suicide can be prevented with early screening and treatment. More than 50% of patients suffering from some form of mental ... -
The impact of charge nurse transformational leadership workshops in reducing patient falls
(2017-04-18)Hospitals are challenged with decreasing patient falls and falls with injuries. This can result in a financial penalty set by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS). There is a greater financial impact for hospitals ... -
Impact of interprofessional orientation on new employee attitudes regarding interprofessional teamwork
(2018-03-23)Interprofessional teamwork is recognized as a major contributing factor to safe patient care and improved patient outcomes. Healthcare professionals’ attitudes impact successful teamwork. A large, ... -
Implementation of an employee-family health clinic within a specialty practice
(2017-05-18)Each year U.S. companies spend billions on workforce illness. Companies, including medical clinics, struggle to meet higher insurance premiums associated with chronic disease and an aging workforce. These costs, ... -
Improving self-management in a complex population through patient-centered education and interdisciplinary communication
(2016-10-19)The residual cognitive and physical deficits of traumatic brain injury and stroke create unique challenges during rehabilitation. A microsystem assessment of an inpatient rehabilitation unit serving traumatic brain injury ... -
The Influence of Lifestyle Medicine on Nurses’ Belief of Evidence Based Practice
(2017-06-05)Adult onset type 2 diabetes can be improved with lifestyle medicine, which is a prescriptive and patient-centered evidence-based practice model. It affords consistent patient monitoring and provides nurses with the education ... -
Influence of maternal childhood adversity on the psycho-neuroendocrine-inflammatory profile during pregnancy
(2015-08-03)Exposure to excessive stress either before or during pregnancy can disrupt neuroendocrine-immune processes required for successful pregnancy outcomes. Thus, the purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship ... -
Informatics competency-based assessment: Evaluations and determination of nursing informatics competency gaps among practicing nurse informaticists
(2017-09-01)In today’s transformed healthcare industry, nursing informatics has become an essential and fast growing specialty. While nursing informatics competencies (NI) have been identified and recommended by national ... -
Is it pain or too much pain medication?
(6/11/2018)Delirium is one of the most common undesirable consequences in older adult surgical patients. Studies have suggested that uncontrolled pain, in addition to overmedicating with opioids, may trigger an episode ...
