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A Correlation Between Pre-Admission Preparation and Same-Day Surgery Cancellations
(2017-09-22)Patients undergoing surgical procedures must have adequate surgical preparation for anesthesia, procedures, and post-operative care to avoid cancellation. The primary focus of this quality improvement project was to determine ... -
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 ... -
The Admission and Discharge Nurse Role: A Quality Initiative to Optimize Unit Utilization, Patient Satisfaction, and Nurse Perceptions of Collaboration
(2016-06-15)Registered nurses are at the frontline of the hospital admission and discharge process. Efficiency and collaboration during these processes are critical to the patient care experience and the promotion of safe, high quality ... -
Advance Care Planning in Patients with Heart Disease: A Practice Improvement Initiative
(2015-07-24)Advance Care Planning in Patients with Heart Disease: A Practice Improvement Initiative Jaiby Joseph Augustine DNP RN ANP-C Abstract Background: Despite cardiovascular disease being the number one cause of ... -
Alarm Management: A Quality Improvement Project to Decreased Non-Actionable Cardiac Telemetry Alarms
(2016-11-21)A high number of non-actionable cardiac alarms compromise patient safety. Up to 99% of telemetry alarms are false or non-actionable, leaving nurses to guess which 1% of alarms are real. This alarm fatigue phenomenon leaves ... -
An Evaluation of the Effectiveness fo a Post Discharge Telephone Program to Decrease Hospital Readmissions for Patients with Heart Failure
(2015-06-16)The goal of this quality improvement pilot project was to evaluate the effectiveness of a post discharge telephone program to decrease 30-day hospital readmissions for patients with heart failure at one acute care hospital ... -
Assessing Nurses' Knowledge About Autism Spectrum Disorders
(2016-11-22)Background Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) consist of a group of neurodevelopmental disorders with lifelong effects. Autism is rising at an alarming rate for unclear reasons. Increasing ASD rates create major concern ... -
Bar Code Medication Administration-Clinic Orders (BCMA-CO) Increase Nurses' Satisfaction With The Medication Administration System - A Quality Improvement Project
(2017-08-03)Nurses’ satisfaction was compared before and after implementation of Bar Code Medication Administration- Clinic Orders (BCMA-CO) in a Veterans Affairs (VA) urgent care clinic. Results were significant, revealing increased ... -
A Bilingual Diabetes Self-Management Education Program for Hispanic Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
(2017-11-27)The aim of this intervention was to determine whether diabetes self-management education will help Hispanics/Latinos with type 2 diabetes mellitus change unhealthy behaviors and effectively manage their disease. Healthcare ... -
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 ... -
Bridging the Gap in the Continuum of Care for Spine Surgery Patients: A Quality Improvement Project
(2017-03-24)The purpose of this paper is to discuss the inadequate communication between patient settings and the practice settings, review the literature regarding communication and risks of readmission for spine surgery patients, ... -
Can Married State Onboarding Close the Transition Gap to Professional Practice?
(2016-02-05)Onboarding is process of advancing the behaviors that will be the foundation of an employee's long-term success with managers involved in the process. Five themes emerged in the literature review for onboarding new Registered ... -
Can Structured Orientation for New Nurse Graduates Through Improved Preceptor Programs Decrease Turn-Over Rates?
(2016-10-20)Preceptors take on the responsibility of educating and training new nurses in innovative evidence based practice as they pass on their knowledge and facilitate the growth of critical discernment and solid clinical skillsets. ... -
Capturing the Effectiveness of the Registered Nurse in Ambulatory Care
(2016-02-25)A quantum shift has occurred in the expectations for the provision of care when moving from the inpatient hospital setting to the outpatient ambulatory care setting. As health care systems merge with physician practice ... -
Care Transitions: Are Healthcare Organizations Meeting the Needs of Their Patients?
(2017-09-12)Acute care healthcare organizations struggle to identify and implement interventions to support the transition of care between hospital and home settings. One organization piloted a quality improvement (QI) project using ... -
The Case for Procedural Capnography
(2017-08-30)In health care today, patient safety is a top priority. Regarding procedural sedation, one specific tool that improves patient safety is waveform capnography. The use of capnography can improve patient safety and outcomes. ... -
The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and Quality Health Care: Between Two Worlds
(2016-10-20)The Native American Lakota population in La Plant, South Dakota face abject poverty, isolation, and substandard healthcare resources. In remote regions where access to healthcare is deficient, non-profit organizations are ... -
Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review of Current Treatment Approaches and the Impact on Patient Outcomes
(2015-08-04)Abstract Objective: To explore the effectiveness of treatment modalities considered alternative to opioid medication for non-malignant chronic pain. Design: A systematic review of the literature was performed using the ... -
Clarificative Evaluation of a Nurse Practitioner-Led Heart Failure Clinic
(2012-09-17)Nationally, heart failure (HF) is the leading cause of disability, hospitalizations, and death among veterans. Health care providers continue to struggle to maximize the quality of life and functional status of their ... -
Clinical Objectives and Curriculum Highlights For Educating Students
(2015-04-23)Abstract A need for preceptor training programs has been demonstrated by past and current literature. The coach training program was developed for a second degree bachelor of nursing (BSN) program located at a school of ...