Nursing Organizations - Events: Recent submissions
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A Systematic Review Of Strategies To Optimize The Professional Development Of Providers Disseminating Sexual Health Content To Prevent Adolescent Pregnancy
Problem statement: Adolescent pregnancy is at an extreme rate for minority adolescents of Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Black ethnicity/race, who reside within low socioeconomic geographic areas. Aim: Addressing adolescent ... -
Implementing a Vaginal Self-Swab Protocol at a Teen Sexual Health Clinic
Problem Statement: Vaginal speculum exams (VSE’s) can inflict discomfort, anxiety, and psychological traumatization in adolescents. Vaginal specimens that are patient-collected by self-swab are equivalent to provider-collected ... -
Enhanced Substance Use Screening in the Prenatal Clinic
Increasing prevalence of substance use among pregnant women exists in the U.S. During pregnancy, screening may identify substance use earlier in order to initiate interventions that impact the lives of mothers and their ... -
Care of Women with Thyroid Disease: Guideline Update
Problem Statement: Endocrinology guidelines for the diagnosis and management of thyroid disease differ in pregnancy and postpartum compared to the preconception state. Aim: NPs need to be aware of the management updates ... -
Mother-Daughter Sexual Communication: How WHNPs Can Help!
Purpose: The goal of this study was to contribute to the body of knowledge on mother-daughter sexual communication and to develop a deeper understanding of the attitudes, beliefs, and knowledge that mothers perceive as ... -
Anxiety Scores of Women Participating in High Risk Breast Cancer Outpatient Group Visits
Purpose: Women with an increased risk of breast cancer are often anxious about their risk and need additional counseling related to risk assessment, breast surveillance, and risk-lowering interventions. The purpose of the ... -
Improving Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes about Breastfeeding
Purpose: The purpose of this DNP project was to work in collaboration with the Women’s Health Center at a local hospital to implement a breastfeeding education intervention among the staff, for the ultimate goal of improving ... -
Maternal Mortality and Failure to Rescue: Implications for Women’s Health Practitioners
Purpose: To analyze publicly available data to evaluate the recent prevalence of maternal mortality in Texas and map locations with high maternal mortality. Through expansion of the concept of failure to rescue (FTR), a ... -
Reproductive Outcomes After Cyclophosphamide Treatment of Adolescents with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Retrospective Review
Purpose: To review women younger than 21 who received cyclophosphamide and the effects on reproductive health Methodology: A retrospective chart review is in progress (data collection phase). Descriptive statistics ... -
Sexually Transmitted Infections and Vaginitis Screening in Urgent Care
Purpose: The purpose of this quality improvement project was to use a web-based education to standardize STI and vaginitis screening methods, in adolescent and adult women presenting to the urgent care setting. The aim was ... -
Barriers to Use & Patient Perspectives on Managing Personal Healthcare in an Online World
Purpose: Significant resources and high expectations are associated with the adoption of online Patient Portals that integrate tightly with Electronic Health Records. Patient Portals are intended to improve disease ... -
Door-to-Needle Magic
Session B presented Thursday, September 27, 11:30 am-12:30 pm Purpose: Research shows that infusion of TPA within 60 minutes of arrival during a stroke in evolution remarkably improves the patient's ability to regain ... -
New Graduate RN Building Blocks to Success Adventist Health + Rideout
Session A presented Thursday, September 27, 10:00-11:00 am Purpose: New graduate registered nurses (RN) are a costly asset for a hospital, especially in the emergency department (ED). They require a long orientation period ... -
Triage ~ A Time to Change
Session D presented Thursday, September 27, 2:30-3:30 pm Purpose: Emergency department (ED) triage nurses complained about an ineffective triage process where arriving patients could be missed or treatment could be delayed. ... -
Increasing Nursing Scholarship Through Dedicated Human Resources
Session D presented Thursday, September 27, 2:30-3:30 pm Purpose: As the role of nursing grows in healthcare, the engagement of bedside nurses in evidence based practice (EBP) and clinical research is becoming the rule ... -
Implementation of an Innovative Machine Learning-Based Triage Support Tool: Translating Technology and Research to Practice
Session A presented Thursday, September 27, 10:00-11:00 am Purpose: Leveraging the electronic health record (EHR), as well as translating research to clinical practice, are paramount to improving the provision of healthcare ... -
Stop the Bleed - Collaborative Initiative Improving Bystander Response to Trauma
Session H presented Friday, September 28, 2:30-3:30 pm Purpose: After the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting, the American College of Surgeons (ACS) developed policy to increase survival from active shooter events. Termed the ... -
ED Use of Vapocoolant Spray Prior to IV Insertion
Session H presented Friday, September 28, 2:30-3:30 pm Purpose: The pain associated with IV insertion can create a stressful experience for ED patients. The objective of this study is to determine whether the use of a ... -
ER Pilot Leads to Hospital-wide Implementation of Blood Culture Device
Session G presented Friday, September 28, 1:00-2:00 pm Purpose: Blood culture (BC) collection plays a primary role in the diagnosis of infections. False-positive cultures can lead to unnecessary antibiotic treatment, ... -
Door to Electrocardiogram (ECG) Time Improvement Utilizing the First Nurse Role
Session H presented Friday, September 28, 2:30-3:30 pm Purpose: Meeting the national standard for door-to-ECG acquisition within 10 minutes of arrival to an emergency department is crucial to ensure prompt treatment for ...