• Organ donation: Promoting second chances 

      Haugh, Haley; Kite, Shelby; Obert, Katelyn
      The purpose of this project is to Increase the amount of organ referrals via asking organ donor status upon admission at Blessing Hospital (BH) and improve graduate nurse knowledge on organ referral process.
    • Outcomes of care in single-occupancy rooms 

      Brown, Jordan; Alexis, Claire; Rosenburg, McKayla
      How does implementation of single-bed rooms, compared to multi-bedrooms, impact overall patient care and outcomes?
    • Pain control methods in perioperative patients 

      Owens, Emily; Pate, Sara; Phelps, Paige
      In perioperative patients, nonpharmacological and non-opioid methods may result in adequate pain control and less adverse effects than opioids.
    • Pediatric benefits of animal assisted therapy 

      Boschert, Megan; Hardy, Andrew; Morford, Cameron
      For pediatric patients, animal assisted therapy (AAT) may be a more effective method to improve overall wellbeing, including stress, fear, and anxiety, than standard or pharmaceutical methods.
    • Privacy, please 

      Calvin, Sarah; Lascelles, Maggie
      The PICO question for this literature review is: Are single occupancy rooms cost effective in reducing overall nosocomial infection rates in adult patients in comparison to double occupancy rooms?  
    • Professional service activity change 

      Hobbs, Amelia; Lay, Ashlynn; McPherson, Maria; Uhlmeyer, Katelyn
      This poster speaks to the confusion among Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences faculty and students regarding Professional Service Activity requirements.
    • Recognizing patient socks as an infection risk 

      Lawless, Madison; De Santis, Kristen; Scoggin, Matthew; Uhlott, Scott
      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.
    • Reducing medication administration errors 

      Atkinson, Kealey; Coonrod, Allison; Martin, Addison; Knuffman, Taylor
      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?
    • Reducing nursing burnout to ash 

      Skees, Lacie; Job, Brooke; Weisinger, Blair
      Education and prevention of burnout syndrome (BOS), due to high percentage of novice nurses leaving field within first one to two years.
    • Safety first; Locate the student nurse 

      Anders, Sativa; Lascelles, Maggie; McClelland, Laikyn
      The purpose of this project is the Implementation of real-time location badge trackers (RTLBT) to help locate students in the clinical setting at Blessing Hospital (BH).
    • Say “NO” to nosocomials: Clostridium difficile 

      Bonds, Peyton; McDaniel, Gavin; Vahle, Madelyn; Winters, Alisha
      For acutely hospitalized patients, the concurrent use of probiotics of various strains may decrease the incidence of Clostridium difficile (C. diff) cases compared to antibiotic administration alone. P – Patients receiving ...
    • Shifting to bedside 

      Smith, Sydney; Ebers, Chloe; Lindsay, Janel; White, Haylee
      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.
    • Sleep Enhancement 

      Little, Zoey; Liesen, Lisa; Rueter, Mollie
      The purpose of this project is to increase the number of hospitalized adult patients who get sufficient sleep.
    • Solitary confinement and mental health 

      Archibald, Donna; Grindinger, Josh; Reinbeck, Rebecca
      In the inpatient and residential adult population how does solitary confinement and seclusion affect mental health?
    • Take five to ask five 

      Bauer, Madeline; Hildebrand, Katie; Hubble, Lindsey; Morgan, Madison
      The purpose of this project is to show how it is important for patients at Blessing Hospital (BH) to fully understand their prescribed medications to ensure medication compliance and patient safety.
    • Undergraduate nursing students perceptions of accountability 

      Ruhs, Joan Eileen
      Accountability is an essential component to nursing practice. Defining perceptions of accountability in undergraduate nursing students is an inherent means of determining professional behaviors in nursing students. Dishonest ...
    • Using high fidelity simulation to enhance understanding of pediatric immunizations and parent education in baccalaureate nursing students 

      Harris, Josey M.
      The use of high fidelity simulation to educate health care professionals is becoming more common, especially in nursing education. This innovative teaching method bridges the knowledge gaps that are often present in nursing ...
    • Wash your hands! 

      Homan, Charlotte; Hruska, Aleassa; King, Claudia; Leathers, Lori
      A need exists at Blessing Hospital to decrease the number of annual hospital-acquired infections (HAI).
    • You narCAN save lives 

      Miller, Erin; Moore, Tanya; Daughtery, Abbigale; Shaffer, Brianne
      Allow Blessed Beginnings (BB) at Blessing Hospital (BH) the use and access of naloxone (Narcan) to be distributed and available to postpartum women at risk for opioid addiction.

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