Browsing Open Dissemination Materials - Groups and Individuals by Level of Evidence "Observational"
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Can married state onboarding close the transition gap to professional practice?
(2016-02-05)Onboarding is process of advancing the behaviors that will be the foundation of an employee's long-term success with managers involved in the process. Five themes emerged in the literature review for onboarding new Registered ... -
Characteristics of nursing intervention of an expert nurse for stroke patients based on the Roy Adaptation Model: Elucidation of tacit knowledge hidden in good practice
The purpose of this study was to report the characteristics of nursing interventions to promote adaptation in four adaptive modes by an expert nurse by using the Roy Adaptation Model (RAM). -
Comparative analysis of two swallow screening tools
Background: Dysphagia after stroke is common and is associated with an increased risk of aspiration, dehydration, and malnutrition. Early identification can allow for interventions to reduce complications. Aim: This study ... -
Continuous glucose monitoring and behavior change
Clinical usage of continuous glucose monitor (CGM) devices has started to become a novel way to integrate glucose control with improvement in lifestyle with behavior change by seeing blood glucose levels in real-time. CGM ... -
Depression screening in antepartum females
Problem Statement: Perinatal mood disorders, including depression, affects one in five pregnant or postpartum females. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the US Preventative Task Force (USPTF) ... -
Dexmedetomidine as an adjuvant analgesic to improve patient outcomes
Poorly managed pain control in the perioperative period can result in decreased patient satisfaction, delayed recovery, prolonged hospitalization, and further complications. Acute postoperative pain can progress to chronic ... -
Effects of prehospital communication times in STEMI patients
Expedient transfer of a ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patient presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) to a cath lab for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is well understood to make a difference in ... -
Evidence-based pilot for improved antibiotic prescribing
(2017-09-21)The nature and burden of inappropriate antibiotic prescribing for self-limiting respiratory tract infections (RTIs) in primary care settings, continues to pose great threats to public health. This high prevalence leads to ... -
Executive leadership rounding on staff and its effect on patient satisfaction and patient outcomes
(2017-04-17)It has been recognized in healthcare organizations across the country that there is a significant relation between organizational quality, improved patient outcomes, and the financial success of an organization. Through ... -
Ideal nursing workflows to support the development of information technology solutions
An understanding of workflows is fundamental to designing information technology solutions to advance patient care, as these solutions must integrate into the workflow. As a precursor to developing a clinical documentation ... -
Incidence of pressure injury in critical care, in Angola: Identification of risk factors
In Angola there is a lack of accessible data relatively to pressure injuries (PI) in Intensive Care Units, and also to risk factors. There is a multiplicity of risk factors of PI, such as prolonged length of stay, invasive ... -
Increasing patient safety using positive patient identification and bedside specimen scanning
(2017-01-19)A hospital located in the Northeastern United States, has an opportunity to improve the number of specimens that are mislabeled. Mislabeled specimens increase costs, create patient inconvenience and can lead to unnecessary ... -
Interprofessional simulation: TeamSTEPPS and cardiac arrest simulation
(11/12/2015)Quality and Safety Education for Nurses and the Institute of Medicine recomment interprofessional education to foster open communication, encourage mutual respect, and support joint decision making among health ... -
Investigating chemobrain onset: A pilot study exploring the severity and onset of cognitive impairment
Background: Chemotherapy related changes in cognition fall into a cluster of symptoms commonly referred to as chemobrain. To date, nursing literature on the progression of chemobrain and tools used to describe this progression ... -
Positivity indexes on continuous improvement of care
The aim of this study is to evaluate the quality of nursing care in the sense of: maintain and/or increase the rates of positivity in the continuous improvement of processes. strategically monitor the daily practice ... -
Postoperative delirium and treatment with Physostigmine
Postoperative delirium (POD) is a postsurgical complication that disproportionately affects older individuals and can be complex in its clinical presentation. The etiology of POD is often multifactorial, making diagnosis, ... -
The relationship between nursing skill mix, nurse sensitive patient outcomes and patient satisfaction
(2016-06-09)Literature Review: Hospitals are the largest components of the United States healthcare system, and are encountering pressure to provide better quality care and reduce cost. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ... -
Social support among family caregivers who attend hospice virtual group counseling sessions: Facilitators and barriers to attending these sessions
The National Hospice and Palliative Care organization has identified that a majority of its estimated 1.43 million patients in 2016 were cared for by family members. Studies show that these family caregivers often suffer ... -
Stress in the student registered nurse anesthetist’s support person: A descriptive study
(2018-05-15)An understanding of the stressors affecting support persons of Student Registered Nurse Anesthetists (SRNAs) could assist in the development of an intervention to mitigate that stress. A reduction in stress in support ... -
Using an epidemiological approach to critically analyze a population health problem - Al Hamsa Prison, Libya
(8/14/2014)Population health as defined by Nash, Reifsnyder, Fabius & Pracilio (2011) is the “distribution of health outcomes within a population, the health determinants that influence distribution, and the policies and ...