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Raising the bar: Advancing nursing skills through collaborative education
Session G presented Friday, September 28, 1:00-2:00 pm Purpose: The goal of this project is to foster an environment of clinical excellence by creating an Education Committee dedicated to the teaching of high-skill, ... -
Ramifications and prevention of preoperative anxiety
Anxiety is an unpleasant sense associated with fear, unease and nervousness. Researchers report a significant correlation between a patient’s level of preoperative anxiety, anesthetic consumption and postoperative ... -
Randomized controlled study in the use of aromatherapy for pain reduction and to reduce opioid use in the emergency department
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a combination of lavender, sweet marjoram, and pink grapefruit oils on a patient’s perception of pain, and the ability to reduce the use of opioids in an ... -
Rapid Cycle Deliberate Practice Facilitation in a Nurse Residency Program
(2017-12-01)Nurse residency programs may have inherent gaps in what their learners take away from their simulations that can be addressed with an alteration in simulation facilitation technique. A fundamental lack of knowledge and ... -
Rapid intraosseous vascular access while wearing personal protective equipment
(2011-10-17)Purpose: The ability to obtain rapid vascular access for fluid or medication administration is standard of care when working in emergency conditions. Hazardous material incidents require more sophisticated levels of personal ... -
Rate of adherence in patients with diabetes when using smart phone applications to document blood glucose levels
Diabetes mellitus (DM) affects 10.5% of Americans and 15.4% of the adult population in Alabama with numbers rising (ADA, 2019; CDC, 2020). Consistent blood glucose monitoring is imperative in making DM treatment decisions ... -
Re-designing an undergraduate capstone course: Connecting through online discussion
(10/11/2016)An online community was created to support a cohort of undergraduate nursing students in their final capstone course positioned in different cities acrosst he country. It was developed to facilitate collaborative learnign ... -
The Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) toolkit for patients with heart failure and impact on 30-day readmission rates: An integrative review
The RED Toolkit has been found to reduce 30-day readmission rates, improve patient experience, and lower healthcare costs. Nurse-led quality improvement initiatives like the Project RED aligns with the promotion of ... -
Readiness Estimate & Deployability Index
(6/15/2016)The Readiness Estimate & Deployability Index measures the level of individual deployment readiness among military and civilian nursing personnel for operations in austere environments such as conflicts and natural ... -
Readiness Estimate & Deployability Index (READI)
(6/15/2016)The Readiness Estimate & Deployability Index (READI) measures the level of individual deployment readiness among military and civilian nurses to deploy to austere environments during conflicts or natural disasters. ... -
Reattendance of pediatric fever cases in a local accident and emergency department: A retrospective cohort study
Fever in children is one of the most common reasons for pediatric reattendance in Accident and Emergency department (AED). These children who reattend to AED contribute to overcrowding, which may reflect the generalized ... -
Recognition and reporting of medication errors
Session C presented Thursday, September 27, 1:00-2:00 pm Purpose: Many nurses struggle with the recognition and reporting of unsafe practices, most notably medication administration (Weant et al., 2014). Reasons identified ... -
Recognition to treatment: The roles of emergency medical service providers and mobile intensive care nurses in suspecting sepsis
Local evidence suggested that Emergency Medical Service Providers (EMSPs) and Mobile Intensive Care Nurses (MICNs) are challenged with recognizing sepsis. Early recognition of sepsis in the pre-hospital setting and ... -
Recognizing patient socks as an infection risk
The purpose of this project is to reduce hospital acquired infections (HAIs) by implementing new evidence based practice (EBP) of using separate socks for ambulation. -
Recommendations for breast feeding mothers after anesthesia: A quality improvement project
(2017-06-26)Quality improvement projects aim to address a clinical issue and subsequently improve patient care. Projects may improve or promote safe care, interpersonal care aspects, and life quality.1 The clinical issue addressed by ... -
Recommendations for promoting culturally and resource appropriate care for Native American (NA) patients at Flagstaff Medical Center (FMC)
(2014-05-13)Flagstaff Medical Center (FMC) is a primary referral center for its surrounding Native American (NA) communities. As such, FMC has a unique patient population with distinctive needs related to culture and available ... -
Recommended steps to implement a mobile or pop-up clinic
This manual was developed as a guide for nurses and other healthcare professionals who desire to implement a mobile or pop-up clinic in their communities. While it does not contain every little detail that goes into a ... -
Recruitment and retention of Indigenous students in a baccalaureate nursing program
(2017-03-24)The Indigenous peoples of northern Alberta possess considerable challenges to their health and wellbeing. Research has shown that one strategy to improve the health of this population demographic is to increase the number ... -
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 ... -
Reducing acute care hospital setting inpatient falls with implementation of hourly rounding: A quality improvement project
Falls in the acute care setting can lead to serious patient injuries. Despite continued efforts to reduce falls, falls are still a common occurrence. One strategy that has been identified as promoting patient safety, ...
