Open Dissemination Materials - Groups and Individuals
This community houses resource papers, research, educational and evidence-based practice materials from individuals and non-Sigma nursing organizations and nursing-related groups. “Groups” may be from any professional setting where nurses* or nursing students* work or learn, such as schools of nursing, hospitals, other clinical settings, national/international nursing organizations, professional groups/consortia, or health-related businesses.
Participants are assigned their own collections after meeting criteria listed on the Group Participant Policies page.
Materials do not undergo peer review upon submission, acceptance, and posting to this repository. Refer to the Review Type and Acquisition Type listed in each item record to determine the vetting standard that has been applied.
*Nurses must hold degrees BSN and above from accredited programs. Retired nurses are still eligible to submit.
Copyright remains vested in the authors (individual and corporate) unless otherwise noted in an individual item record.
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Venous Thromboembolism
Objectives: Identify 3 risk factors for VTE in a hospitalized patient. Identify proper documentation for SCD use. Document informed refusal when patients refuse VTE prophylaxis. Verbalize calling the provider when ... -
An Evidence-Driven Campaign to Decrease Venous Thromboembolism
To identify gaps in practice, opportunities for improvement and decrease venous thromboembolism in hospitalized patients at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. -
Revision of a Shared Governance Program
After 5 years of shared governance using a congressional model with unit, divisional, departmental councils, and a governance board, there was decreased attendance at shared governance council meetings and a sense of ... -
Key Elements in Developing a Poster for National Presentation
This presentation assists others in the creation of an abstract and poster for presentation at a conference/event. It names the required information to include in an abstract and poster. It lists essential components in ... -
Risk Factors of Asthma Among Teens
Asthma is a chronic disease caused by many risk factors. Many factors were assessed among this survey including age, gender, heredity, smoking, and environmental pollutants. Three schools of a total of one thousand one ... -
Implementing Evidence to Improve Chronic Insomnia Treatment for Older Adults in Primary Care: A Quality Improvement Project
Background: Chronic insomnia (CI) affects over 50% of American adults 65 years and older. The most currently used treatment approach for this problem is inconsistent with the most up-to-date evidence-based clinical guidelines ... -
Evidence Based Change: A Protocol to Reduce Ambulance Diversion Using the National Emergency Department Overcrowding Scale Tool
Background: Ambulance diversion (AD) occurs when emergency departments (EDs) experience over-demand of available resources and can no longer accept ambulance patients. Current evidence however, shows that AD delays critical ... -
Enhancing Patient Education to Reduce Unnecessary Health Information Seeking Behavior after Cardiac Ablation
Problem: Atria fibrillation (a-fib) is an irregular heart rhythm effecting approximately 2.7 to 6.1 million individuals annually (CDC, 2017), of which approximately 153 underwent catheter ablation by the electrophysiologist ... -
The Impact of Discontinuing Contact Precautions for Multi-drug Resistant Organisms
The utility of contact precautions (CPs) for multi-drug resistant organisms (MDROs), such as Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) colonization and infection remains ... -
Assessment of Nursing Knowledge in Palliative Care
Background: Acute care nurses are challenged in caring for chronically and terminally ill patients. Many nurses do not have the knowledge or comfort level in handling ethical challenges or palliative care (PC) discussions ... -
Fast Track Program for Bowel Surgery [Poster]
Best practices for care of patients having bowel surgery were implemented. Patient outcomes were compared before and after implementation of the fast-track program. There were significant decreases in length of stay, time ... -
Fast Track Program for Bowel Surgery [Presentation Slides]
The presentation slides attached to this record: Defines post-op ileus. Discusses components of a fast track program. Describes the Fast Track research project. Interprets Fast Track project data. Identifies program ... -
The Use of the Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit on Patients Undergoing a Hip or Knee Joint Replacement or Revision
Discharge planning plays a crucial role in the transition of care. Despite the expenditures dedicated towards discharge planning, organizations struggle with reducing 30-day readmission rates, improving patient satisfaction ... -
Safe Use of Opioids in Individuals with Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Define obstructive sleep apnea. Identify prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea. Review the literature related to the use of opioids in individuals with obstructive sleep apnea. List best practices for the use of opioids ... -
Comparison of the Job Satisfaction of Experienced Medical-Surgical and Experienced Critical Care Nurses
Historically, critical care nurses were more frequently identified with burnout, decreased job satisfaction and high levels of turnover. For this reason there have been several documented studies carried out to improve job ... -
Prenatal Care Education for Women Experiencing Unplanned Pregnancy
This project suggested that the Prenatal Care Education Module (PCEM), a series of three brief videos lasting a total of ten minutes, may be an effective way to educate women experiencing an unplanned pregnancy about the ... -
Targeting Education Institutions in Diverse Geographical Locations to Increase Underrepresented Minorities in the DKMS Population
The worldwide bone marrow donor pool is under represented in minority ethnicities. The student body that makes up The College of Southern Nevada is a diverse population of individuals. The registry drive was held in two ... -
Recurrent Bacterial Vaginosis: An evidenced-based protocol for the improvement of patient outcomes
Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) is the most frequent vaginal infection of women of childbearing age, with a prevalence of 10% to 50% (Parma, Vanni, Bertini, & Candiani). BV in women has been associated with pelvic inflammatory ... -
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 ... -
Increasing readiness to complete an advance directive in the community
Background and Review of Literature: Since the enactment of the Patient Self-Determination Act in 1990, advance directive completion rates remain low. Although interventions to increase readiness and completion of advance ...
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