Browsing Group: Nebraska Methodist College by Title
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Reducing food insecurity within a Midwestern suburb
Food insecurity, characterized by inadequate access to food, poses a significant challenge affecting numerous individuals and communities across the United States. This project examines the impact of an educational program ... -
Reducing readmissions through medication reconciliation program in primary care
Background: Hospital readmissions are a major expenditure within our healthcare system. Poor medication adherence and literacy greatly increases the risk of readmission. To combat this problem insurance payors incentivize ... -
Reducing stress: An intervention for registered nurses
The nursing profession has been described as a stressful profession and prolonged exposure to stressful situations without interference has been known to be injurious to the emotional and physical wellbeing of the individual ... -
Reducing the cesarean rate in NTSV births
Problem: A cesarean section is a lifesaving procedure for both mothers and neonates when vaginal birth is no longer a safe option. Nonetheless, there has been an extraordinary rise in cesarean rates as well as remarkable ... -
Reducing the intake of red and processed meats in food pantry consumers
Background: Nutrition interventions prevent chronic disease and improve health outcomes. Often, these affect socioeconomically advantaged populations disproportionately, widening the gap in health disparities. Of the ... -
Reliably assessing dyspnea in non-communicative end-of-life patients
Problem: Will education provided to nurses at a Midwest community hospital about the Respiratory Distress Observation Scale (RDOS) result in increased knowledge on how to assess patients who are unable to self-report ... -
Resilience: An essential skill in critical care nursing
Background and Review of Literature: Burnout syndrome has been a struggle for critical care nurses for decades. Burnout syndrome causes significant mental stress, job dissatisfaction, depersonalization, and reduced personal ... -
Retrospective data analysis to support the use of small body movements as an intervention for prevention of pressure ulcer development
Pressure ulcers cost the healthcare systems millions of dollars every year. The current literature indicates that a multi-modal approach must be used in order to provide the best prevention of pressure ulcers. The use of ... -
Scenario-based learning for forensic nurse examiners
Problem: Approximately 53 million American women have faced a form of violent sexual crime during their lives. Victims often report experiencing further trauma by a healthcare professional who does not have specialized ... -
Sepsis in the elderly
Sepsis has come to affect many populations and age groups, especially in the elderly population. This disease has caused many deaths as its signs and symptoms present so vaguely. The purpose of this project was to improve ... -
Sleep hygiene education for rural adults
This is a DNP Capstone paper. This DNP project examined what effect a community based sleep hygiene education program had on the quantity and quality of sleep in rural adults. Participants received a 45 minute oral PowerPoint ... -
Teaching hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a rural high school
Objective: To measure the impact of a 30-minute hands-only CPR course on 24 junior and senior high school students’ knowledge and willingness of CPR provision. Methods: A pre- and post-intervention survey with both ... -
The effectiveness of newborn safety information and acknowledgement in preventing inpatient newborn falls
(2017-09-19)Newborn falls can occur in the immediate postpartum period. The purpose of this capstone project was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Newborn Safety Information and Acknowledgement tool in impacting inpatient newborn ... -
Vitamin B12 screening and treatment in patients taking metformin
Background: Long-term metformin therapy is linked with the potential side effect of vitamin B12 deficiency. Although screening is recommended, there is no standardized screening guideline. Vitamin B12 deficiency is ...