Group: Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing & Health Sciences has a mission to provide excellence in professional nursing and healthcare career education. The faculty and students of Blessing-Rieman are excited to showcase their excellence as well as dedication to the profession of nursing by sharing a repository of scholarly work. The items include select undergrad and graduate-level capstones and scholarly projects that have been reviewed by Blessing-Rieman faculty for inclusion into the repository.
Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing & Health Sciences is a private, not-for-profit college founded in 1891 as a diploma school in nursing. In 1985, it became an accredited four-year college offering a Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing with partner Culver-Stockton College. Quincy University was added as a partner in 1998. A Master of Science in Nursing Degree began in 2007. The online RN-BSN, and MSN degrees, as well as a Second Degree transfer option, are offered solely by Blessing-Rieman. The Associate of Science in Respiratory Care Program began in 2015, and the Associate of Science in Health Information Management Program began in 2018.
The Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing/Master’s degree in nursing is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), One DuPont Circle, NW, Suite 530, Washington DC 20036-1120. The baccalaureate-nursing program is approved by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR), and is fully approved by the Missouri State Board of Nursing. The respiratory care program has provisional accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC). The Higher Learning Commission (HLC), and a member of the North Central Association (NCA) accredit the College.
To learn more about the programs offered at Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing & Health Sciences, visit our website: https://www.brcn.edu/our-nursing-health-sciences-programs
Recent Submissions
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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? -
Don't be stressing, you're at Blessing!
Impact stress management and improve turnover rates of new graduate nurses (NGN) at Blessing Hospital (BH). -
Wash your hands!
A need exists at Blessing Hospital to decrease the number of annual hospital-acquired infections (HAI). -
Outcomes of care in single-occupancy rooms
How does implementation of single-bed rooms, compared to multi-bedrooms, impact overall patient care and outcomes? -
Exercise and the menstrual cycle
Does adding physical activity, in comparison to inactivity, throughout the menstrual cycle result in a decrease in PMS symptoms in females that have reported experiencing PMS? -
Interventions for postpartum depression
Pregnant women have risk factors that put them at an increased likelihood of developing postpartum depression. There are modifiable risk factors that need to be addressed and brought to pregnant women's attention to ... -
Impact of targeted temperature management on neurological outcomes in post-cardiac arrest patients
In post-cardiac arrest patients, how does targeted temperature management compared to no thermoregulation intervention impact the patient's neurological outcome? -
Long-term effects of oral contraceptives
How does long-term use of oral contraceptives in females affect their future general health versus females who have never been prescribed oral contraceptives? -
Effect of a hand hygiene compliance system
In critical care patients, how does tracking hand hygiene by using BioVigil as opposed to not tracking hand hygiene affect hospital acquired infrection rates? -
Alternative therapies for chronic pain
In patients experiencing chronic pain, what is the effect of alternative therapy compared to utilitizing only pharmacological interventions on pain control? -
Let's be practical now
Provide the opportunity for qualifying BRCN students to test for IL LPN state licensure after junior year to improve staffing ratios and patient outcomes. -
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Fueling for success
Female athletes at Quincy University (QU) lack education regarding the Female Athlete Triad (the Triad) and proper nutrition. -
Shifting to bedside
Improve patient centered care and accurate reproting by implementing bedside shift report on the Rehabilitation Unit (RU) at Blessing Hospital (BH) using a new computerized based parameter.