Browsing Group: Jacksonville University Brooks Rehabilitation College of Healthcare Sciences by Sigma Chapters "Non-member"
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Body image distress and post mastectomy women
Introduction. Body image and breast cancer are closely associated in women who undergo unilateral or bilateral mastectomies. The literature has shown that even if women undergo reconstruction, they still experience adverse ... -
A bundled approach to IV site care and maintenance
Hospitalized patients receiving medications intravenously are at increased risk for developing hospital associated infections (HAIs), including MRSA if their peripheral intravenous catheters are not maintained appropriately. ... -
Chlorhexidine gluconate bath project: A program evaluation
Patients' safety outcomes are a reliable measure of how well a unit performs within any hospital. One of the most impactful patient safety factors is bloodline infections within the hospital. Blood line infections are ... -
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 ... -
Decreasing pre-procedure anxiety in school-aged patients in an outpatient surgery setting using a video prior to anesthesia induction
Anxiety occurs when a human feels a threat in response to a situation. Having surgery can heighten this psychological reaction, especially in pediatric patients undergoing anesthesia. Many children fear anesthesia for they ... -
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 ... -
A DNP quality improvement project to implement and evaluate an electronic employee injury form for reporting healthcare employee sharps injuries and splash exposures to blood and body fluids
This quality improvement project focused on developing, implementing and evaluating an electronic process for reporting healthcare workers’ sharp injuries and splash exposures at a large academic medical center in ... -
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 ... -
Educational intervention to enhance staff knowledge and increase awareness regarding risk assessment and personal protective equipment selection to reduce blood and body fluid exposures
Introduction. Accidental occupational blood borne pathogen exposures pose a great occupational risk for healthcare workers, worldwide. After an occupational exposure, there is a potential risk for transmission of blood ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Evaluating the effectiveness of a patient-centered type 2 diabetes prevention program
Introduction: According to the American Diabetes Association (ADA), 34.2 million adults or 10.5% of the population had diabetes (ADA, 2018). In 2015, 88 million Americans age 18 and older had prediabetes ... -
Exploring the effects of a nurse mentorship program on career satisfaction and retention
Background: Global statistics have shown there is a major nursing shortage. It is imperative to stabilize the nursing workforce as the healthcare continuum continues to grow. Nurse career satisfaction is related ... -
Hourly rounding quality improvement initiative
Purposeful hourly rounding has been termed the best practice intervention to meet patients' basic needs, decrease the overall occurrence of preventable patient events, proactively prevent problems before they occur. Hourly ... -
The impact of discontinuing contact precautions for multi-drug resistant organisms
The utility of contact precautions (CPs) for multi-drug resistant organisms (MDROs), such as Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) colonization and infection remains ... -
Improving clinical alarm fatigue and alarm management competency among critical care nurses by implementing a unit based alarm management bundle
Clinical alarms are designed to signal an unsatisfactory patient physiological state, alert staff to malfunctioning medical equipment or systems, and warn the operator of potential hazards to the patient. While alarms ... -
Improving operating room turnover time through process redesign
Introduction: Operating room (OR) turnover time can be defined as the time from when one patient leaves the operating suite, to the time the next patient enters the operating suite (Cerfolio et al. 2019). This is ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ...