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2018 AACN Critical Care Work Environment Survey results: Implementing the HWE standards matters!
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses’ (AACN) 4th national work environment survey revealed compelling data from over 8000 RNs related to the health of acute and critical care work environments. This ... -
AACN standards for healthy work environments: After more than a decade, where are we now?
(2017-03-03)Session presented on March 18, 2017: Research confirms the inextricable link between healthy work environments and optimal outcomes for patients, healthcare professionals and organizations. Key evidence contributing to ... -
ABMC Fire Safety in the OR-2017
Fire in the OR is an ever present danger, in all surgical and procedural areas. After experiencing a fire in the OR in 2016 ABMC set forth on and educational journey, designed to prevent this event from repeating itself ... -
Adolescent opioid abuse in the midst of an epidemic: A nursing perspective
Opioid abuse is at epidemic proportions in the US among adolescents. In Rhode Island, the overdose death rate is comparable to several larger states. The review identifies risk factors of vulnerable adolescents and reviews ... -
Adolescents and Social Media Safety: A Guide for Nurse Practitioners
This literature review examines evidence on online social media and networking safety among adolescents. Recommendations for how Nurse Practitioners can meet AAP recommendations for addressing these risks with parent ... -
Analyzing Self-Care Initiative of Nursing Students
One cannot serve others if they cannot serve themselves first. Academic burnout, secondary trauma, failure, death and dying processes, along with mental, emotional, and physical grief all encompass the many challenges that ... -
Application of smartphone/mobile devices for STD and HIV prevention
(2017-03-03)Session presented on Saturday, March 18, 2017: Problem: STD and HIV are major public health crisis in the United State. Study shows that about 1.1 million of American are living with HIV and 110 million cases of STD. ... -
Association between fasting insulin and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein among adults: NHANES 2005-2010
Treatment recommendations for type 2 diabetes focus on glycemic goals. Inflammation may be an additional target to improve outcomes, and insulin may play a role in the inflammatory process. The purpose of this study was ... -
The association between nurse-physician collaboration and patient and nurse outcomes in adult intensive care units
Poor nurse-physician collaboration negatively affects the delivery of healthcare and patient outcomes. The importance of improving interprofessional collaboration will be demonstrated through its association with patient ... -
Association between well-being behaviors and resilience in healthcare workers
Healthcare worker burnout remains high and is costly for patient safety and healthcare worker well-being. Engaging in well-being behaviors may promote resilience, which can protect against burnout. This study aimed to ... -
Association of environmental air quality and congenital heart defect diagnosis
Congenital heart defects (CHD) impact nearly 40,000 infants annually with 80% of those diagnosed having an unknown etiology. Environmental risk factors potentially play an important part in CHD development. This research ... -
Associations of Condomless Sex With Dyadic and Social Mutuality Among Black Women in Heterosexual Relationship
Relational Cultural Theory highlights the significance of mutuality in relationships and the use of compensatory strategies in its absence. This study will explore associations of condomless sex with dyadic mutuality and ... -
Battling a parallel pandemic: An evaluation for sustainable system-level nursing support in response to COVID-19
An innovative, system-level nursing support program at a midwestern health system is evaluated for clinical sustainability and effectiveness in improving nurse wellness and decreasing intent to leave nursing roles during ... -
Best Evidence-Based Strategies for Leading Productive Workplace Teams
Strong evidence exists that high-quality teamwork can be learned and will lead to better outcomes. This session will provide concrete, evidence-based strategies for successful team leadership and participation. -
Best Practices: The Nurse’s Role in CLABSI Prevention and Surveillance
The nurse plays a significant role in CLABSI prevention and surveillance to improve patient outcomes. It is an interdisciplinary process; however, there are nurse-driven protocols for CLABSI prevention that illustrate the ... -
Brassica Glucosinolates Improve Metabolism Efficiency of Drosophila Melanogaster by Promoting Efficient Mitochondrial Respiration
Brassica Glucosinolates (GSL's) reduce accumulation of reactive oxygen species which suggests a reduction in damage to the metabolism of larval fruit flies fed a high fat diet. -
Bridging the Skill Set Gap of Emergency Department Nurse Practitioners
This project focuses on the need for more qualified emergency department (ED) nurse practitioners (NPs) in central Florida. With only 233 certified emergency nurse practitioners (ENPs) nationwide and the increasingly aging ... -
Building a person-centered care practice with the geriatric population and caregivers
My personal philosophy of nursing is a holistic approach of honoring the patient's needs and values. Advanced practice ensures need to create person-centered practices, when providing care to the geriatric population. In ... -
Building an evidence-based model to integrate ACEs in baccalaureate nursing education: A proposed literature review
Adverse Childhood Experiences lead to life-long adverse health outcomes. Despite the importance of ACEs, few nursing education programs teach students about ACEs. Nurses should be equipped with the knowledge, skills, and ... -
Childhood Adversity That Impacts Coping and Stress in Adulthood
The study findings are essential to addressing modifiable risk factors that precipitate negative health outcomes in adulthood that can lead to early mortality based on exposure to adverse childhood experiences.