Transformational leadership skills are essential for safe healthcare practice. Assessment of healthcare students’ degree of transformational leadership skills before graduation is important when developing future healthcare ...

Poster presentationSession B presented Monday, September 30, 11:30 am-12:30 pmPurpose: Emergency Department staff must possess the complex knowledge and skills necessary to competently care for critically injured patients. ...

Poster presentationSession B presented Monday, September 30, 11:30 am-12:30 pmPurpose: Emergency departments use Emergency Severity Index (ESI) in triage to prioritize at-risk patients and predict resource utilization. We ...

Poster presentationSession B presented Monday, September 30,11:30 am-12:30 pmPurpose: To increase enrollment and attendance for mandatory and non-mandatory clinical education and to improve nursing satisfaction with clinical ...

Session G presented Friday, September 28, 1:00-2:00 pm Purpose: Simulation training is designed as a learning opportunity to provide the participant with a safe environment to practice skills, communication, enhance patient ...

Poster was presented on Thursday, May 2, 2019The purpose of the Doctor or Nursing Practice (DNP) project was to develop an educational brochure about CRC screening test options including risks and benefits of each test ...

E-cigarette use and vaping has increased dramatically in the U.S. since 2011 among high school students and is a serious public health concern. Nicotine is an addictive substance and nicotine may harm teen brain development. ...

Describe the role of the nurse in providing quality palliative care for patients across the lifespan. Identify the need for collaborating with interdisciplinary team members while implementing the nursing role in palliative ...

Principles of Hospice & Palliative Care for Children Child and family as unit of care with attention to caregiver support Adolescents and young adults have distinctive needs Attention to physical, psychological, social, ...

Opioid drug use during pregnancy is a national and local emergent concern. The state of Ohio has experienced a dramatic increase in neonates born with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS). NAS occurs after the neonate is born and no longer receives a supply of opioids from the mother. NAS occurs in approximately 55 to 94 percent of neonates exposed to opioids in utero and if left untreated can become life threatening. Nationally, an estimated $1.5 billion is spent annually for NAS treatment equating to $53,400 per infant hospitalized. Non-pharmacological supportive care measures such as breastfeeding can aid in managing NAS symptoms. The purpose of the evidence based practice improvement project (EBPIP) was to provide continuing education (CE) for maternal newborn care staff in Erie County Ohio on the national standards of care and recommended practice guidelines that encourage and support opioid dependent postpartum women in medication assisted treatment (MAT) programs to breastfeed their neonates. The goal of the project is to foster maternal decision making to breastfeed as a means to decrease the occurrence of NAS symptoms, decrease the need for pharmacological interventions, and decrease the length of stay (LOS) in an acute care hospital setting for affected neonates. The Model for Evidence-Based Practice Change was used to guide project implementation. The CE program titled Breastfeeding’s Role in Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome was presented to maternal newborn care staff (N= 133) of Erie County Ohio. The program provided education on NAS and the national standards and guidelines for breastfeeding and maternal substance use.  A comparison of the pre and post questionnaire demonstrated gains in staff knowledge and comfort level regarding the implementation of breastfeeding guidelines for opioid dependent women in MAT.  The use of standardized evidence-based guidelines ensures nonpharmacological treatments (such as breastfeeding) are supported for the neonate born to opioid dependent mothers who are participating in an MAT program....