Browsing by Research Approach "Pilot/Exploratory Study"
Now showing items 1-20 of 204
-
2017 Pathway Award® winner: UHCC employs Pathway to Excellence® standards and technology to facilitate safe, face-to-face hand-offs
(Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc., 2018-06)The American Nurses Credentialing Center partners with sponsor Cerner to annually confer the $25,000 Pathway Award® to a Pathway to Excellence®-designated organization that demonstrates innovation and technology to enhance ... -
2019 Pathway Award® winner: Pathway to Excellence® standards promote virtual reality innovation at the Charles George VA Medical Center
(Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc., 2020-10)The American Nurses Credentialing Center launched the Pathway Award® sponsored by Cerner in 2011, which supports the efforts of Pathway-designated organizations to develop initiatives that promote the use of innovation ... -
2020 ANCC Pathway Award® winner
(Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc., 2021-08)Each year since 2011, the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) has partnered with Cerner to bestow the ANCC Pathway Award® on a Pathway to Excellence®-designated organization to elevate the practice ... -
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
(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 ... -
Acupuncture for symptom management in a menopausal population: An exploration of mechanism and experience
This early phase study examined the effects of a series of ten standard-protocol acupuncture treatments over four weeks in 12 healthy, but symptomatic, menopausal women. In addition to measuring two biologic markers that ... -
The admission and discharge nurse role: A quality initiative to optimize unit utilization, patient satisfaction, and nurse perceptions of collaboration
(2016-06-15)Registered nurses are at the frontline of the hospital admission and discharge process. Efficiency and collaboration during these processes are critical to the patient care experience and the promotion of safe, high quality ... -
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 ... -
Application in Practice of Evidence-based Practice by Online MSN Graduates
(5/13/2014)Research into evidence-based practice (EBP) by on-ground, MSN graduates has been extensive. However, there has been no research to date studying EBP in online, MSN graduates. This exploratory descriptive study was ... -
Assessment of knowledge and health behavior in a Spanish diabetes self-management education
The Hispanic population has a high prevalence of diabetes. The purpose of this study was to assess whether diabetes knowledge and health behavior change were improved using culturally based diabetes self-management education ... -
Assessment of Level 3 and Level 4 NI Competencies Tool Development
(3/22/2018)Aim: To develop a reliable and valid instrument for self-assessment of perceived level 3 informatics specialist and level 4 informatics innovator competencies in selected informatics activities. -
Barriers to inquiry about history of sexual assault during initial assessment
History of sexual violence is a pertinent concern when providing comprehensive nursing care. One in three women and one in four men experience sexual violence within their lifetime, leading to a host of adverse health ... -
Biomarker circadian rhythm profiles in critically ill mechanically ventilated patients
Objective: To explore the natural trajectory of core body temperature (CBT) and cortisol (CORT) circadian rhythms in mechanically ventilated intensive care unit (MV ICU) patients. Design: Prospective, observational, ... -
Breaking the cycle of bullying in nursing: Emerging themes
(12/19/2013)Bullying, horizontal, or lateral violence, and incivility are all terms that are used to describe aggressive behaviors seen in nursing practice between nurses. How and why these behaviors arise has been studied in ... -
A brief intervention to counter workplace incivility: Capturing biomarker data, psychological stress and effects on safe patient care
(2016-06-15)The American Nurses Association (2015) recently released a position statement clearly articulating the need for a multi-leveled approach to address workplace incivility, bullying, and violence. Recommendations include the ... -
Building a social identity: Peer-to-Peer sexual harassment in adolescents
Peer-to-peer sexual harassment is pervasive in secondary schools and is responsible for a number of health effects such as sleeplessness, loss of self-esteem and depression, as well as other negative educational and social ... -
A bundled approach to IV site care and maintenance
Hospitalized patients receiving medications intravenously are at increased risk for developing hospital associated infections (HAIs), including MRSA if their peripheral intravenous catheters are not maintained appropriately. ... -
Can Married State Onboarding Close the Transition Gap to Professional Practice?
(2016-02-05)Onboarding is process of advancing the behaviors that will be the foundation of an employee's long-term success with managers involved in the process. Five themes emerged in the literature review for onboarding new Registered ... -
Caregiver Burden and Quality of Life Factors Affecting Caregivers Caring for Patients with Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma
(3/1/2017)Background/Hypothesis: A unique caregiver burden and quality of life for the caregivers of CTCL patients exists, and as such, there may be unidentified, and thus unmet, caregiver needs. Objectives: The purpose of this ... -
Civilian disaster healthcare response systems: An exploratory study using the e-Delphi Technique
Civilian disaster healthcare response systems are utilized in the United States (U.S.) during large-scale emergencies and disasters that negatively impact the healthcare delivery system of a community. The composition, ... -
Classification of surgical case descriptions for surgical scheduling improvement in neurosurgery
Patient safety concerns in the Neurosurgery Operating Rooms (OR) are believed by the team members to be caused by numerous daily schedule changes and communication challenges. A Lean process Rapid Improvement Event was ...
