Student Works, Pooled Submissions
This collection houses materials submitted by students pursuing degrees in the field of nursing (BSN and above). It excludes traditionally formatted, completed and defended theses and dissertations which are found in their own collections within this repository.
Submissions to this collection may be prompted by schools of nursing who have indicated a desire to participate in this repository as a group, but have not completed the necessary probationary period for their own collection, do not desire their own collection, or have let an existing collection remain dormant for a one-year period.
Copyright to items in this collection remains vested in the author or original copyright holder if otherwise indicated in the item record.
The submissions do not undergo peer-review prior to posting in this repository. They may undergo secondary faculty approval (i.e., materials selected by faculty as appropriate for showcasing in the repository), or they may rely on the reputation of the degree granting institution (i.e., materials submitted by students interested in open access dissemination). Acquisition and vetting types will be clearly noted in each item record.
Copyright remains vested with the original copyright holder, unless otherwise noted in the item record.
Recent Submissions
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Implementation & Evaluation of Safe Opioid Prescribing Guidelines for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain in Primary Care
Uptake of evidence-based guidelines varies among primary care providers when treating chronic non-cancer pain patients in managed primary care settings. This project aimed to determine the feasibility and compliance of the ... -
Purposeful Rounding for Fall Prevention in the Nursing Home Setting
Falls among nursing home residents is a frequent and recurring issue. Falls are major cause of injuries, hospitalizations, and death among nursing home population, as well as increased healthcare cost. The purpose of this ... -
A Quality Improvement Project to Improve Medication Adherence Management in a Clinic to Increase Medication Adherence in a Medically Vulnerable Group
This Quality Improvement Project (QIP) assessed the effect of a multi-component evidence-based (EB) Medication Adherence Intervention on adherence at a nurse-managed, student-run free clinic treating medically vulnerable ... -
Risk Factors of Asthma Among Teens
Asthma is a chronic disease caused by many risk factors. Many factors were assessed among this survey including age, gender, heredity, smoking, and environmental pollutants. Three schools of a total of one thousand one ... -
Safe Use of Opioids in Individuals with Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Define obstructive sleep apnea. Identify prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea. Review the literature related to the use of opioids in individuals with obstructive sleep apnea. List best practices for the use of opioids ... -
Recurrent Bacterial Vaginosis: An evidenced-based protocol for the improvement of patient outcomes
Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) is the most frequent vaginal infection of women of childbearing age, with a prevalence of 10% to 50% (Parma, Vanni, Bertini, & Candiani). BV in women has been associated with pelvic inflammatory ... -
Addressing Intimate Partner Violence in Primary Care
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a prevalent issue with women being at the highest risk for victimization. Healthcare providers are in a position to identify and treat the victims of IPV. A systematic review of the ... -
A Health Literacy Alogirthm Impact on Readmissions and Patient Satisfaction
The purpose of this quality improvement (QI) project was to explore the relationship between health literacy levels and readmission rates and patient satisfaction scores. The medical-surgical unit in the studied community ... -
Inpatient Falls Prevention: Closing the Gap Between Research and Clinical Practice
Inpatient falls have been a long-standing problem within health care around the world. The purpose of this project was to reduce inpatient falls through a standardized selection of multifactorial individualized nursing ... -
Bioidentical Hormone Therapy: A Look at Standard of Practice, Attitudes, and Knowledge
Traditional hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is considered the gold standard for management of hormonal deficits. The findings generated by the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) trials concluded in July 2002 revealed health ... -
Using Facebook as an Asynchronous Learning Environment for Students in an Associate-Degree Nursing Program - A Pilot Study
Nursing educators are tasked with communicating and relaying information to a demographic of students that have changed over the recent years, the non-traditional student. One avenue of communication in which both students ... -
Improving Patient Outcomes in Nurse-Placed Vascular Access Devices
A lack of standardized practice in IV placement and inconsistent availability of advanced-skilled vascular access nurses was identified at an approximately 275-bed hospital. To address the gap in practice, a performance ... -
Improving Stress Test Procedural Outcomes Through Effective Communication Tools
Low health literacy may lead to a lack of understanding of disease management and preparation needed before a procedure. Healthcare professionals must implement evidence-based measures that will facilitate healthcare ... -
What Influences Nursing Students to Desire to Work in Geriatrics
The geriatric population is growing rapidly. Geriatric education in nursing school curriculum is vital. Undergraduate nursing students need to be educated about the multifaceted care of the older adult as well as experiencing ... -
An Evaluation of the 5 A's Model Used in Behavioral Counseling of Obese Patients in a Primary Care Setting
Purpose: To implement an intensive counseling method using the 5 A’s model for obese adults to aid in weight loss. Design: A quality improvement project was implemented within an inner-city primary care clinic in Memphis, ... -
Problem Solving Through Simulation & Scripts
A nursing learning model was developed to assist students, nurses and nurse educators in their understanding of the diverse ways that content and skills can be learned. During the development of the model, it became clear ... -
Executive Summary: Advanced Practice Provider Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program Planning
Seattle Children’s Hospital (SCH) currently offers an advanced practice provider (APP) fellowship program for general medical providers, but no such program has been offered by the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral ... -
HIV/AIDS Awareness among First year Nursing Students in Four Nursing Schools in Guyana
In Guyana, many adolescents grow up in broken families and live in an environment where violence is pervasive. Inadequate knowledge about safe sex practices, poor attitudes towards sexual health and poverty are further ... -
The Effects of Implementing TeamSTEPPS® on Operating Room Staff Communication
Improving communication in the OR can lead to better patient outcomes. Tibbs and Moss (2014) pointed out that Joint Commission (JC) found over two-thirds of surgical adverse events were the result of poor communication and ... -
How High! Decreasing Blood Pressure in Men Aged 45-65 in Primary Care: A Quality Improvement Project
(2018-05-15)PURPOSE: Hypertension is a health issue that affects many people worldwide. The Memphis area has many people who have been diagnosed with hypertension and experience poor outcomes. A local Memphis primary care clinic allowed ...
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