Browsing General Submissions: Presentations (Oral and Poster) by Title
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Waiting room nurse: Enhancing the patient experience
Poster presentationSession A presented Monday, September 30, 10:00-11:00 amPurpose: Nationally, nearly half of Emergency Departments (ED) across the country are experience crowding, which has contributed to a decrease in ... -
Walt Whitman: Civil War nurse
Walt Whitman’s life as a nurse during the Civil War is largely ignored in the nursing literature. His service to wounded and dying soldiers, as well as his poetry about the horrors of war, deserves recognition. The ... -
We think we can, we know we can…improving patient satisfaction scores
(2017-12-01)Patient Satisfaction measures play an important role in reimbursement, attracting and retaining patients and patient safety. In 2014, our facility examined our Patient Satisfaction Scores and deemed them less than what we ... -
What GREAT looks like...and how do we get there?
The purpose of this presentation is to help Critical Care nurses be aware of the expectations of communication and performance in the different roles they are in as a bedside nurse. During meetings with the Critical Care ... -
What makes a nurse today?: A debate on the nursing professional identity and its need for change
Background. Due to Covid-19 crisis, nursing is in the public eye more than ever. Nurses often are being seen as compassionate helpers. The public image of nursing, however, consists of stereotypes such as nursing being a ... -
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 ... -
“Where Are My Vitals?” Implementing Electronic Trauma Documentation
Session F presented Friday, September 28, 11:30 am-12:30 pm Purpose: Trauma documentation on a paper flow sheet had continued one year after the institution’s large scale EHR go live. Multiple regulatory bodies’ audits ... -
“Who wants to be a nurse?” Gaming methods for teaching nursing students
(2017-12-01)Gaming is an innovative tool for teaching nursing students that is both fun and competitive. Gaming promotes learning activities that encourages critical thinking, active participation, and retention of information for ... -
Why aren’t our nurses as diverse as our patients?
(2017-12-04)Background: The American Association of Colleges reported a “strong connection between a culturally diverse nursing workforce and the ability to provide quality, culturally competent patient care.” According ... -
A window on the system: Professional’s views and approaches to working with teenage parents evident in Serious Case Reviews in the UK
This analysis explores the multidisciplinary team’s work with teenage parents in Serious Case Reviews (SCR) in the UK. Across recent decades young parents in the UK have been publicly scrutinized. The feckless single ... -
Workplace violence in the emergency department
Session J presented Saturday, September 29, 11:30 am-12:30 pm Purpose: Acts of workplace violence committed against hospital personnel have seemingly become more pervasive across the country and the Emergency Department ... -
Young people in conflict with the law and the interaction with practitioners: Initial findings related to health care outcomes in the Scottish context
Young people (YP) in conflict with the law have the worst health outcomes than the general population. Studies show that YP that were incarcerated will have worse physical and mental health outcomes (Barnert et al., 2017). ... -
Youth survivor perspectives on healthcare and human trafficking
Purpose: This study aimed to assess the perspectives of youth survivors of sex trafficking on healthcare to improve care for this vulnerable and often unrecognized population. Design and Methods: Semi-structured focus ...