Browsing by Subjects (CINAHL) "Nursing Interventions"
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Addressing intimate partner violence in primary care
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a prevalent issue with women being at the highest risk for victimization. Healthcare providers are in a position to identify and treat the victims of IPV. A systematic review of the ... -
Breastfeeding: An evidence-based intervention for neonatal abstinence syndrome
(2018-02-07)Opioid drug use during pregnancy is a national and local emergent concern. The state of Ohio has experienced a dramatic increase in neonates born with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS). NAS occurs after the neonate is ... -
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 ... -
Creating shared meaning between nurses and physicians in the nursing home
(2017-01-27)The aims of this pilot study were as follows: (a) to examine the design and utility of an intervention based on the Sensemaking model, and (b) to examine communication between nurses and physicians caring for residents ... -
Decreasing Blood Pressure Readings Using a Patient-centered Interprofessional Team Approach
(2016-10-07)Background and Purpose: Hypertension is one of the most modifiable risk factors for the prevention of heart disease. Current practice involves medical management of hypertension by the primary care provider. Provision ... -
Decreasing primary care providers’ stigma of mental illness
(5/8/2018)A recent study has indicated that primary care providers hold comparable and possibly more negative attitudes towards persons with mental illness than the general public (Mittal et al., 2016b). Because of their regular ... -
Effectiveness of individualized intervention on elderly residents with constipation in nursing home: A randomized controlled trial
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015: Purpose: To develop and examine the effectiveness of individualized intervention reduce constipation amongst elderly adults in nursing homes. Methods: A prospective, randomized ... -
A Health Literacy Algorithm Impact on Readmissions and Patient Satisfaction
The purpose of this quality improvement (QI) project was to explore the relationship between health literacy levels and readmission rates and patient satisfaction scores. The medical-surgical unit in the studied community ... -
Implementing Compassionate Care Interventions in an Urban Primary Care Setting
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Saturday, July 25, 2015: The development of Compassionate Care interventions for primary care is an overarching series of interventions and education aimed at enhancing culturally appropriate care to ... -
Inpatient Falls Prevention: Closing the Gap Between Research and Clinical Practice
Inpatient falls have been a long-standing problem within health care around the world. The purpose of this project was to reduce inpatient falls through a standardized selection of multifactorial individualized nursing ... -
An integrative review of nurse-delivered physical activity interventions in primary care
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Saturday, July 25, 2015: Purpose: Promotion of physical activity (PA) has been a public health priority for decades (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2010). Participation in regular PA ... -
ISNCC Tobacco Position Statement
(2014-07)The International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care (ISNCC) published a position statement on tobacco control in July 2014. ISNCC believes that prevention of tobacco use, prevention of exposure to second hand smoke, ... -
Learning to live with diabetes
(2018-03-02)Specific Aims/Hypothesis: Aim 1: Determine the feasibility of the intervention, including its acceptability, and further refine intervention materials and study procedures (recruitment, enrollment, intervention, ... -
Nursing interventions to reduce unilateral neglect in right hemisphere stroke patients
Unilateral neglect is described as the failure of an individual, despite normal primary sensation, to report, respond, or orient to novel or meaningful stimuli presented to the side opposite the brain lesion (Heilman & ... -
Promoting safe infant sleep: The creation and appraisal of a practice guideline for nurses
(2017-09-12)Background: Every day in America, healthy infants are dying from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and other sleep-related deaths. Once a terrifying mystery, these deaths, also called sudden unexpected infant death (SUID), ... -
A quality improvement project to improve medication adherence management in a clinic to increase medication adherence in a medically vulnerable group
This Quality Improvement Project (QIP) assessed the effect of a multi-component evidence-based (EB) Medication Adherence Intervention on adherence at a nurse-managed, student-run free clinic treating medically vulnerable ... -
Relationships between pressure ulcer risk potential, nursing interventions, and pressure ulcer presence
The development of pressure ulcers is a common and expensive problem within acute care hospitals. Nurses are expected to identify patients at risk for pressure ulcers and provide preventative interventions accordingly. The ... -
Social media intervention for exercise motivation and cardiac rehabilitation adherence: A feasibility study
Cardiac rehabilitation is underutilized. While many interventions have been tried, a knowledge gap remains regarding the effectiveness of Facebook for promotion of cardiac rehabilitation motivation and adherence. To determine ... -
Teach-back and its impact on hospital consumer assessment of healthcare providers and systems (HCAHPS)
(2017-04-18)Successful patient outcomes rely heavily on patient engagement, patient/family education, and promotion of self-management. Teach-back methodology offers the healthcare team a proven technique to determine learner's health ...
