Browsing by Research Approach "Pilot/Exploratory Study"
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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 patients’ ... -
An Evaluation of the Effectiveness fo a Post Discharge Telephone Program to Decrease Hospital Readmissions for Patients with Heart Failure
(2015-06-16)The goal of this quality improvement pilot project was to evaluate the effectiveness of a post discharge telephone program to decrease 30-day hospital readmissions for patients with heart failure at one acute care hospital ... -
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. -
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 recent ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
A Clinical Practice Change: Enhancing the Efficacy of Pediatric Early Warning Systems
(2018-02-07)With a lack of adherence to documentation, assessment, and utilization of the Pediatric Early Warning System (PEWS) by pediatric staff nurses, there was a significant gap between clinical deterioration recognition and ... -
Community Nursing Support for Schizophrenic Clients
Decreasing hospital stays necessitate various community supports for persons with schizophrenia. However, there is little research on the effectiveness of community-based nursing interventions for this population. A true ... -
Comparing teaching strategies utilized to enhance self-confidence among novice nursing students
Faculty play a considerable role in positively impacting the development of a novice nursing student’s self-confidence through contemporary, innovative, and meaningful teaching practices that are data-driven. Employing ... -
A Comparison of Two Gastric Feeding Approaches in Mechanically Ventilated Pediatric Patients
More than 30% of children admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) are malnourished and are at risk to develop new or worsened malnutrition during their hospitalization. Delivery of enteral nutrition (EN) during ...
