Browsing Electronic Theses and Dissertations by Level of Evidence "Clinical Practice Guideline(s)"
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Best practice guidelines for uncomplicated urinary tract infections to reduce rates of antibiotic resistance: A CE module for clinicians
(3/17/2015)Uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) accounted for over 8 million visits to ambulatory clinics. The annual cost of evaluation and treatment for uncomplicated UTIs on the health care system is estimated to be ... -
A clinical practice guideline: Hospice care in the emergency room
Hospice patients use the emergency department (ED) for the management of symptoms, making it necessary for ED nurses to be equipped with the knowledge and skills to care for hospice patients. EDs should have staff specially ... -
Current care practice patterns for type 2 diabetics in a primary care setting
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a serious, complex, and increasingly common disease that affects millions of Americans. Type 2 Diabetes accounts for approximately 94% of all cases and is a significant cause of morbidity and ... -
Development of a clinical nurse leadership orientation program
Nurses are often promoted or hired into leadership positions without the benefit of a formal orientation to their new leadership positions. The challenge of navigating the various expectations of the role of clinical nurse ... -
An educational initiative to prevent unnecessary hospitalization for hospice patients
Avoidable hospitalizations of hospice patients cost Medicare $3 billion a year. When hospice nurses are able to identify early signs and symptoms of acute illness and provide appropriate interventions to prevent such ... -
Family caregivers' log reports of sleep and activity behaviors of persons with Alzheimer's disease
The purpose of this study was to describe the sleep and activity behaviors of persons with Alzheimer's disease (AD) as reported by the family caregiver during a 24-hour day. The conceptual framework was derived from the ... -
Impact of nurse-initiated intentional rounding on patient satisfaction scores on a surgical unit
This project focused on nurse-initiated intentional rounding (NIIR) as a new nursing approach to patient care. NIIR anticipates the needs of patients as nurses perform hourly checks on their patients, thereby improving the ... -
Nutritional management of the extremely low birth weight infant: An evidence based clinical practice guideline
Premature birth has risen steadily over the last decade resulting in an increased number of infants needing neonatal intensive care. The demand for neonatal intensive care has lead to many improvements in the delivery of ... -
Oral care practice guidelines for the care-dependent hospitalized adult outside of the intensive care unit setting
Many nurses lack evidence-based knowledge to deliver appropriate oral care, view oral care in the care-dependent patient as a comfort measure, and give it a low clinical priority. An estimated 44%-65% of hospitalized ... -
Prevention of neuromuscular blockade: A proposal
Many surgeries require the use of neuromuscular blocking agents. At the end of surgery, these agents may not be fully metabolized and must be reversed in order for patients to have full muscle strength. However, postoperative ...