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Japanese Disaster Nursing Readiness Evaluation Index (JDNREI)
The Japanese Disaster Nursing Readiness Evaluation Index (JDNREI) is an index purposed for nurses' self-evaluation on their readiness and preparation for dispatch to perform medical care at disaster sites. This scale is ... -
Modified Fresno Test - Acute care nursing
Background: Few objective measures of evidence-based practice (EBP) knowledge/skill exist. The Fresno Test, one objective method, has only been validated with medicine, physical/ occupational/speech therapy, pediatric ... -
Stepping stones to leadership
(Sigma Theta Tau International, 2020-09-23)We need nurses to accept the call to leadership to achieve Sigma’s mission of improving the health of all people. Nurses function as leaders daily by inspiring, educating, and advocating for patients, families, communities, ... -
The Effect of Caregiver Feeding Education on Dementia Patient Weight
(7/3/2018)Dementia is associated with deterioration in memory and cognition which can be severe enough to diminish a person's capacity to perform everyday activities including eating. Maintaining sufficient nutritional intake for ... -
A study to analysis barrier to compliance of self care practice among patient with diabetes in selected area of Mumbai
(7/3/2018)INTRODUCTION. Diabetes mellitus is now recognized as a “Disease Epidemic” of the 21st century, affecting millions of people worldwide(1). According to World Health Organization (WHO) and International Diabetes ... -
Impact of Mother Being in School on Academic Success of Her Child (ren)-a Cross Sectional Study
(7/3/2018)Background/Significance of problem: Today, many nurses are pursuing higher education (HE) while raising children. However, the pursuit of HE and raising children are both highly demanding tasks that may potentially create ... -
Utilizing an order set in a computerized provider entry system to increase speech pathology referrals in adult head and neck cancer patients
(6/26/2018)Introduction. Treatment of head and neck cancers may include radiation therapy and side effects will result in swallowing difficulties that can lead to feeding tube use, malnutrition, and reductions in quality of life. ... -
Overcoming writing challenges in bilingual nursing students: A funds of knowledge collaboration with pre-service education students
(6/25/2018)Background: Increasing workforce diversity, particularly in the growing Hispanic/Latino population is a priority in nursing. Reading comprehension and scholarly writing is the most notable challenge students’ and ... -
Preoperative Instructions, Health Literacy, and Medication Adherence
(2018-06-11)Health literacy is defined as the “degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions” (Ammerman et al., 2017, ... -
Is it pain or too much pain medication?
(6/11/2018)Delirium is one of the most common undesirable consequences in older adult surgical patients. Studies have suggested that uncontrolled pain, in addition to overmedicating with opioids, may trigger an episode ... -
Improving smoking cessation education and referral in the ambulatory surgical setting
(2018-06-05)Introduction Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S. yet studies show that nurses lack the knowledge and skills to screen and counsel smokers. This study focuses on improving smoking cessation ... -
Motivational Interviewing and Diabetes
(6/5/2018)Approximately 7.8 million patients over age 20 are diagnosed every year with Type Two Diabetes (DMII) in the United States. Eighty-six million Americans aged 20 and over are at risk for developing DMII due to pre-diabetic ... -
Integration of Teepa Snow’s Positive Approach® to Care into Multidisciplinary Health Professions Courses
(5/31/2018)In 2015 over 46 million people worldwide were living with dementia; a number expected to affect 131.5 million people by 2050 (Alzheimer’s Association, 2015). Up to 90% of people living with dementia in ... -
Why day zero matters in early ambulation for postoperative patients: An evidence-based project
(5/11/2018)The purpose of this evidence-based practice project is to review the literature to determine if ambulation on postoperative day zero improved patient outcomes when compared to ambulation on postoperative day one. The ... -
Hourly rounding and fall prevention: A change process
(5/9/2018)Falls are among the most common and serious problems facing older adult patients living in nursing homes. The focus of this project was to implement an hourly rounding fall prevention protocol in a nursing home that provides ... -
Managing agitation and aggression in patients with dementia
(5/8/2018)Dementia is a degenerative progressive disease that leads to multiple behavioral disturbances particularly behaviors of agitation and aggression. Risperdal is the most common antipsychotic agent used in patients with ... -
Decreasing primary care providers’ stigma of mental illness
(5/8/2018)A recent study has indicated that primary care providers hold comparable and possibly more negative attitudes towards persons with mental illness than the general public (Mittal et al., 2016b). Because of their regular ... -
Distinguishing Pain versus Psychiatric Behavior in Alzheimer's Disease Patients
(5/7/2018)Alzheimer's Disease (AD) patients are at risk for not having their pain recognized. When nurses do not have adequate knowledge and tools to help determine if an AD patient is experiencing pain this often results in ignored ... -
The Influence of Preceptor Training on Nurse Satisfaction and Role confidence
(2018-04-02)By 2020, half a million nurses will retire, resulting in a significant loss in nursing expertise (Cazier & Spaulding, 2014). Retention of existing nursing staff is critical to the financial and operational sustainability ... -
Mental Health Disparities in the LGBT Community: The Role of Stigma
(3/26/2018)It is widely known that people who identify themselves as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transgender (LGBT) face systematic oppression and devaluation due to social stigmas. The purpose of this integrative review was to explore ...
