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A Nurse-Led Heart Failure Education Program to Improve Discharge Follow-Up Through Transitional Care
Readmission for patients with heart failure are an on-going concern for hospitals, healthcare policymakers, patients and families. In this presentation, we will discuss a nurse-led evidence-based education program used to ...
An Emergency Department Nurse-Led Educational Intervention of Bystander Hands-Only Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in the Homeless Community
(2017-07-21)
Purpose:
An estimated 360,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OCHAs) occur each year in the United States. Individuals living in low socioeconomic neighborhoods and members of the homeless population are at a higher risk ...
Improving Door-to-ECG Time for Patients Presenting With Chest Pain in the Adult Emergency Department
(2017-07-19)
Purpose:
The American Heart Association/ American College of Cardiology guidelines recommend rapid door-to-electrocardiography (ECG) times for patients who present with chest pain. Reducing ECG-to-door time is important ...
Application of a Framework for Increasing Nu Beta Chapter Membership, Engagement, and Retention
(2017-09-29)
Nu Beta is a chartered chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International, Honor Society of Nursing. In recent years, retention of members in Nu Beta chapter have been difficult to sustain. For this presentation, we will discuss ...
An Intervention to Increase Number of Certified Nurses in an Adult Emergency Medicine Department
(2016-07-13)
Session presented on Friday, July 22, 2016 and Thursday, July 21, 2016: Background: In the evolving health care marketplace, competition between health care organizations is driven by accreditation requirements, patient ...
Exploring Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Practices in Gatineau, Haiti
(2017-07-10)
Purpose:
Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Located in the Western Caribbean, Haiti is populated by more than 10 million people, sharing the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic. More than ...
Implementation of an Evidence-Based Practice Checklist to Reduce 30-Day Readmission for Patients With Heart Failure
(2017-07-26)
Readmissions for patients with heart failure are an ongoing concern for hospitals, healthcare policymakers, patients, and families. Clinicians must provide care that is safe and focuses on quality. This presentation will ...
Barriers to Treating Hypertension and Preventing Potential Risk for Cardiovascular Disease Among Haitians
(2016-07-13)
Session presented on Friday, July 22, 2016: Purpose: Hypertension (HTN) is the greatest cause of morbidity in Haiti, where it is an identified cause of heart failure for 45% of patients, and primarily associated with more ...
Feasibility Study of a Nurse-Led Heart Failure Standardized Education Program to Reduce 30-Day Readmission
(2017-09-22)
Standardized heart failure education programs focused on increasing knowledge and self-care behaviors are known to improve symptom management. In this presentation, we will discuss the implementation of a nurse-led education ...
A Nurse-Led Heart Failure Education Program to Improve Knowledge and Self-Care and Reduce 30-Day Readmission
(2017-07-27)
Standardized heart failure education programs focused on increasing knowledge and self-care behaviors have been known to improve symptom management. In this presentation, we will discuss the implementation of a nurse-led ...