Open Dissemination Materials - Groups and Individuals: Recent submissions
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Coadministration of ketamine and magnesium: An integrative review
Objective: The object of this integrative review was to investigate the analgesic benefit and side effect profile of the coadministration of ketamine and magnesium. Secondary goals were to provide an evidence-based ... -
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) reduced missed opportunities
The purpose of this project was to test an evidence-based bundle intervention within a military hospital-based outpatient clinic to improve HPV vaccination rates among military-affiliated females ages 11-26 years. -
Barriers to inquiry about history of sexual assault during initial assessment
History of sexual violence is a pertinent concern when providing comprehensive nursing care. One in three women and one in four men experience sexual violence within their lifetime, leading to a host of adverse health ... -
NPWH position statement: Systemic racism and implicit bias in women's healthcare
The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) is committed to addressing structural racism and implicit bias in meaningful ways that will improve women’s healthcare and reduce health disparities. ... -
Safely prescribing opioids for chronic pain in primary care using risk mitigation strategies
Background: Safely prescribing opioids in primary care for adults with chronic non-cancer related pain has become a cornerstone of fighting the current opioid epidemic. The statistics are alarming, with the Centers for ... -
Foot care confidence of individuals with diabetes in a medically underserved area
More than 30 million Americans have diabetes, and approximately five in every 1000 will be hospitalized for lower limb amputations each year. Foot care is vitally important to prevent both limb and life threatening ... -
Ambulance offload delay: A process map to improvement
Ambulance patient offload delays in the emergency department have been determined to be harmful to patients, costly to the emergency medical service companies, and stressful for the ED staff. To date, research has only ... -
Blood sample hemolysis prevention: Certified emergency nurses know the answer
Blood sample hemolysis rates in Emergency Departments exceed nationally established benchmarks resulting in patient discomfort, added costs, longer waits, and delayed clinical decision making. Best practices for blood ... -
Identification of human trafficking victims in the emergency department
Healthcare professionals have not been successful in identifying human trafficking victims. Lack of recognition is related to inadequate training and screening tools. No patients had been identified as potential human ... -
Improving screening for child physical abuse in the emergency department
Children often present to the emergency department (ED) for treatment of abuse-related injuries. ED healthcare providers (HCPs) do not consistently screen children for physical abuse, which may allow abuse to go undetected ... -
Staff nurse lead initiative that is “Loud and Clear” on ED workplace violence
Violence against healthcare workers commonly makes headlines. As noted by the ENA “No Silence on ED Violence” campaign, almost half of emergency physicians and nearly 70% of emergency nurses report having experienced ... -
Utilizing cognitive behavioral therapy, token economy technique to positively impact boarding of pediatric psychiatric patients
Recent US data estimates 5% to 7% of pediatric ED visits are related to mental health. The most common mental disorders diagnosed in childhood are Tourette syndrome, attention-deficit/hyperactivity (ADHD), behavior, mood, ... -
Emergency department pediatric self efficacy scale (PEDI-ED-SE): A psychometric study
Extant literature supports that ED health care providers lack self-efficacy for recognizing and managing pediatric emergencies, particularly in community-based hospital settings. Further, empirical evidence supports that ... -
Checking in the checked out
There has been a problem identified amongst staff on all levels regarding disconnection and lack of engagement. This affects employee satisfaction, overall engagement and teamwork. Our objective was designed as a staff ... -
When nurses lead change: Improving door to alteplase times for stroke alert patients
The American Heart Association Target: Stroke Phase II states that goals for alteplase administration should be set at 75% of cases within 60 minutes, and 50% within 45 minutes. The Stroke Champion Program was created to ... -
EKG timeliness: Going against the grain
The goal for all patients presenting to the Emergency Department with a chief complaint of chest pain is to complete an EKG and have it read by an ED Physician within 10 minutes of arrival. Prior to the process change, the ... -
Effectiveness of high fidelity simulation to bleeding control course with proper tourniquet placement amongst school personnel
50 mass shooting incidents occurred in 2016-2017 in 21 states resulting in 221 casualties and 743 injuries (FBI 2018). Bystanders are first on the scene of incidents, making training civilians necessary to decrease morbidity ... -
Human trafficking online educational training to increase emergency nurses' knowledge, self-efficacy, skills in identification, and referral of human trafficking survivors
Human trafficking inclusive of forced labor is a hidden global public health epidemic that crosses all cultures, countries, ages, genders, economic incomes and families. Worldwide human trafficking is known as modern day ... -
Implementing high-flow nasal cannula therapy in the emergency department
Patients with respiratory distress present to the Emergency Department (ED) primarily due to hypoxia, hypoxemia and hypercapnea. These critically ill patients are commonly managed using non-invasive ventilation therapy ... -
Translating field practice of an EMT to acute care practice: A 9-day training program to increase competency and decrease turnover
Employee turnover can be directly related to the onboarding process which can cost upwards of $50,000 per employee. In 2017, turnover rates for EMTs at this network system were at 50% and there was a lack of role clarity ...
