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Health promotion behaviors and primary care knowledge in nurses
Nurses work high-stress jobs and are at high risk of burnout. Burnout in addition to working odd hours can result in poor health outcomes. Little is known about nurse’s personal health behaviors. The goal of this ... -
Helping with adherence to low sodium diets for people with heart failure
There are almost 6.9 million people in the United States living with heart failure and about 800,000 of these people are hospitalized each year. Heart failure has an economic burden of $43.6 billion. Heart failure is among ... -
The impact of a virtual poverty simulation on undergraduate nursing students' attitudes, beliefs, and awareness
Purpose: The purpose of this project was to determine the impact of a virtual simulation on undergraduate nursing students’ attitudes, beliefs, and awareness of poverty. Methodology: The SPENT virtual poverty simulation ... -
Impact of adverse childhood experience education on primary care providers
Problem: Adverse childhood experiences are related to increased risk of chronic health conditions and health outcomes in adulthood. An estimated 60% of the adult U.S. population is impacted. Research has indicated that ... -
The impact of education on inpatient and outpatient bowel preparations
A colonoscopy is an important preventative, diagnostic, and therapeutic procedure, but its effectiveness largely depends on the adequacy of the pre-procedure bowel preparation. When bowel preps are inadequate, there are ... -
The impact of health partner participation in cardiac rehabilitation on health partner knowledge of cardiac disease risk factors
(2017-09-20)Background: Cardiac disease remains the top cause of mortality and morbidity in the United States. In order to achieve optimal long-term outcomes, people who have experienced an acute cardiac event must undergo several ... -
The impact of peer mentorship on stress in students in an educational doctorate healthcare program
Graduate students face many challenges throughout their education. Stress is commonly associated with higher education, which can be related to meeting the demands of a rigorous educational program, as well as demands in ... -
Impacting practice through change: Implementing cardiopulmonary resuscitation into a Nebraska school’s curriculum
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is a life-saving technique that serves importance in many emergencies, in which someone’s breathing, or heartbeat has stopped. Despite strong evidence proving that basic life support (including ... -
Implementation of an employee mentorship program to reduce burnout levels in a neuroscience intensive care unit
Problem: In a Midwest academic health system a neuroscience intensive care unit (NSICU), had been seeing worsening scores on their biannual Employee Pulse Check Survey, which had revealed higher levels of staff burnout. ... -
Implementation of an intubation checklist
The issue that this capstone project addressed was the use of a standardized checklist during rapid sequence intubation (RSI). To address this problem, the purpose is to address the effectiveness of utilizing a standardized ... -
Implementation of wound education
The need for a uniform curriculum on wound care is evident in many healthcare settings. The purpose of this project was to determine the need for uniform wound care education; for example, wound staging, appropriate dressings ... -
Implementing CPR training in schools
The objective is to evaluate the effectiveness of a 45-minute hands-only CPR training on middle school students as a solution to improving bystander CPR rates. -
Implementing the PHQ-2 Depression Scale for depression on the mobile diabetes unit
Problem: Healthcare is not considered a human right within the United States. The vulnerable and underserved face consistent barriers to healthcare such as racial inequities, geographic location, and lack of access to name ... -
Importance of patient education on hemoglobin A1C and dietary modifications
Research shows that only less than 25% of adult patients who are being treated for diabetes can recall their previous and most recent hemoglobin A1c levels. It is the providers’ role to educate adult patients at every ... -
Improving awareness of recommended preconception health behaviors to improve birth outcomes
Maternal and infant mortality rates are higher in the United States than any other developed country. Black women and infants are more likely to die from complications of pregnancy and childbirth than any other racial ... -
Improving confidence and perceptions among nurses using a clinical decision tool for wound care management
Background and purpose: Wound care can vary among all health care providers, which is why it is important to limit practice variations by using clinical decision-making support tools. Education for wound care is very limited ... -
Improving education in stroke patients by implementing one-on-one education
A patient understanding his or her treatment plan after having a stroke is imperative for their long-term treatment and preventing another stroke from occurring. Hospital systems across the United States are required to ... -
Improving patient education to increase nurses’ confidence
Effective patient education is something every interdisciplinary healthcare team member should aim for at each educational session. When patients understand the intended education, their ability to manage their chronic ... -
Improving quality of life: Efficacy of pregabalin and gabapentin in the fibromyalgia patient
Background and Review of Literature: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic disease that is characterized by widespread pain and several associated symptoms such as non-restorative sleep, fatigue, poor physical condition, impaired ... -
Improving safe skin behaviors in high school freshman
(2017-09-19)OBJECTIVE: Sun exposure is common among teenagers but teenagers also have poor sun protection strategies. Sun exposure during adolescence or teenage years is associated with an increased risk of skin cancer later in life. ...