Browsing Group: Jacksonville University Brooks Rehabilitation College of Healthcare Sciences by Posting Date
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Does an evidenced-based supplemental education brochure enhance patient understanding for those undergoing bariatric surgery?
The Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society has developed evidenced-based principles that “aim to maintain physiological function, enhance mobilization, reduce pain and facilitate early oral nutrition postoperatively ... -
The impact of nurse to nurse mentoring in leadership skills development - RNMentor2Mentor
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health (IOM, 2010), recommended an increase nursing presence in board service to address healthcare issues and influence change within ... -
Reducing medication errors through addition of a pharmacist and standardized communication to interdisciplinary team rounding: A quality improvement project
“To Err is Human,” a report set forth by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), significantly underestimated the magnitude of medication error impact on patient morbidity and mortality (IOM, 2001; IOM, 2015). To improve healthcare ... -
Knowledge and compliance of staff in using the Clostridium difficile bundle
Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a nosocomial infection that has a significant risk to patient morbidity and mortality. Nurses and patient care technicians (PCTs) provide the most direct care to patients making ... -
Classification of surgical case descriptions for surgical scheduling improvement in neurosurgery
Patient safety concerns in the Neurosurgery Operating Rooms (OR) are believed by the team members to be caused by numerous daily schedule changes and communication challenges. A Lean process Rapid Improvement Event was ... -
The effect of MyMedSchedule® Plus smartphone application on antihypertensive medication adherence in hypertensive adults in the outpatient setting
One in three adults in the United States are diagnosed with hypertension, a leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease and stroke, which are two of the most common causes of death. Hypertension is often uncontrolled ... -
Improving transitional care in rural health using a standardized discharge time-out process
Problem: The process for transitioning patients from hospital to home is complex and fraught with opportunity for error. Increasingly, hospitals are tasked with regulatory, safety, and public expectation burdens to ensure ... -
Improving resource access and implementation for informal cancer caregivers in a clinic at an outpatient cancer center
Problem: Cancer caregivers are at risk for distress from lack in caregiver support. Caregivers were not screened for distress in a cancer clinic and ineffective caregiver support was identified. Purpose: To improve resource ... -
Finding support: Evaluating the use of a virtual DNP final project peer support community in a limited-residency program
Problem Statement: The high number of doctoral students leaving their studies before completion of their degree is a concern of both students and educational institutions. Identification of barriers to DNP student persistence ... -
The role of nurse-led groups in relapse prevention
Background: Substance use disorder (SUD) is a debilitating disease with negative consequences for the Veteran's health and wellbeing. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) treats more than 1.5 million Veterans annually ... -
Disparities in health care for the transgender population
Individuals identifying as transgender, gender nonconforming, or those born with differences of sex development from societal norms have specific healthcare needs. These individuals experience disparities in healthcare ... -
Increasing provider awareness to detect, treat, and reduce sexually transmitted infections in male service members
The incidence of sexually transmitted infections within the military continues to rise at rates higher than that of the civilian population. The project was developed to improve provider perception related to the male ... -
Lowering stress, anxiety and distress levels in medical oncology patients actively receiving intravenous treatment with utilization of art therapy
Problem: Cancer remains prevalent in the United States despite new and evolving advancements in pharmacology. There is also a high prevalence of cancer-related emotions experienced during treatment. There is currently not ... -
Effectiveness of music on comfort and adherence to continuous positive airway pressure therapy in an adult population with obstructive sleep apnea
Background: The most effective treatment for obstructive sleep apnea is continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy. However, CPAP has a low adherence rate, approximately 25% in the first year. Among the most ... -
An evaluation of timing of discharge instruction and the impact on patient satisfaction
Ambulatory surgical patients face unique challenges with discharge instruction comprehension and retention. The volume of information provided to patients, frequently combined with sedatives and narcotics, leads to failure ... -
Interdisciplinary rounding and its effect on communication and quality
Introduction: Communication is vital in healthcare. Ineffective communication has been often cited as one of the root causes of patient harm. Interdisciplinary rounding (IDR); a structured framework for communication between ... -
Depression screening and management in a free primary care clinic
Introduction. Depression diagnoses in the United States continue to rise within the primary care setting. At a free primary care clinic in the Southeastern United States, the PHQ-9 screening tool was being used to screen ... -
Diabetic education to reduce readmission of patients with diabetes
Hospital readmissions by patients with diabetes rise due to known risk factors such as lack of a healthy diet, physical activity, aging and obesity (Sonmez, Kambo, Avtanski, Lutsky, & Poretsky, 2017). Diabetes education ... -
Reducing hospital-acquired pressure injuries through the implementation of the Leaf Patient Monitoring System
A top priority for all hospitals is patient safety. A major component of patient safety classified under this category is prevention of hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs), which are considered “never-events” by ... -
The effectiveness of preoperative preparation program in decreasing parental preoperative anxiety
This project aimed to examine the effectiveness of a preoperative preparation program (PPP) in decreasing parental anxiety. When children needed anesthesia to get outpatient procedures completed, the accompanying parents ...