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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.
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*Nurses must hold (or be currently enrolled in programs for) degrees BSN and above from accredited programs. Retired nurses are still eligible to submit.
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Efficacy of EOIP plane blocks for upper abdominal procedures
Regional anesthesia techniques have improved the perioperative management of the bariatric surgical population. However, post-operative pain management after bariatric surgical procedures has continued to pose challenges ... -
Clinician education intervention: Adolescent depression management
Major depressive disorder is a mental illness that impacts adolescents’ mental health. Effective treatments for major depressive disorder are available. Barriers such as clinicians' perceptions that adolescents should ... -
Hospice care
In terminally ill patients, how does hospice care affect patient quality of life, family satisfaction, and healthcare workers' physical and mental health during end-of-life care? -
Reducing medication administration errors
Would medication administration errors be reduced with adequate nursing staff and through performing multiple safety checks prior to and during medication administration in the clinical setting? -
Nurse retention
How do retention bonuses and incentives impact nurse turnover rate compared to only sign on bonuses? -
Solitary confinement and mental health
In the inpatient and residential adult population how does solitary confinement and seclusion affect mental health? -
Bedside shift report
In medical-surgical patients, how does going into each room for report affect hospital errors and improve patient safety? -
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Animal-assisted therapy and mental health
In oncology patients, how does animal-assisted therapy affect their mental health compared to no animal intervention, in conjuction with other treatments? -
Gamification and the effects on confidence in the student nurse
Nursing educators are challenged with conveying vast amounts of complex nursing arts and science content to learners every day. The relationship between learner and nursing educator should be one of collaboration to ensure ... -
Efficacy of cryoanalgesia in thoracic surgery
This article aims to assess if patients who receive cryoablation therapy for open thoracotomy pain control demonstrate decreased narcotic use through postoperative day seven, reduced numeric pain scores in the first 48 ... -
Is melatonin a viable alternative to a benzodiazepine perioperatively?
Preoperative anxiety can influence postoperative anxiety, pain, and length of stay. Short-acting benzodiazepines, such as midazolam, are routinely given preoperatively to facilitate anxiolysis and reduce anesthetic and ... -
Anesthetic management for patients prescribed GLP-1 agonists
Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists (RA) have become popular medications over the last several years for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular risk reduction, and most recently for weight ... -
Intraoperative methadone for postoperative pain in spine surgery
Spine surgery, notorious for causing severe postoperative pain, is often accompanied by elevated rates of opioid usage, necessitating exploration of opioid-sparing approaches to mitigate associated complications. Among ... -
Aspiration risk with long-acting GLP-1 RAs
The class of medications known as glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) traditionally used to treat diabetes has significantly increased in popularity due to recent FDA approval for weight loss. A known ... -
Cerebral oximetry monitor efficacy during one lung ventilation
Cerebral oximetry is a non-invasive technology utilizing near-infrared spectroscopy to permit cerebral oxygenation monitoring in a portion of the frontal cortex. With the aid of cerebral oximetry, research has demonstrated ... -
Quadratus lumborum block for analgesia following cesarean delivery
In post-cesarean delivery patients where postpartum pain management is ineffective, does the administration of quadratus lumborum blocks provide superior pain relief compared to standard analgesic management and other ... -
Jehovah's Witnesses and perioperative blood management strategies
Traditionally, total hip replacement surgery involves moderate to significant bleeding, which poses a particular risk for Jehovah's Witness patients. Jehovah's Witness is a religious organization consisting of approximately ... -
Anesthesia implications for Arnold Chiari Type I Malformation Parturients
Arnold Chiari type I malformation (ACM-I) is the most prevalent Chiari defect in the adult population. This malformation is associated with decreased cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) flow from the fourth ventricle. Because ... -
Considerations for the pediatric patient with bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is the most frequently diagnosed chronic lung disease in premature infants. The disease is characterized by an arrest in lung tissue growth and tissue inflammation leading to increased ...