Browsing Group: Nebraska Methodist College by Sigma Chapters "Tau Tau"
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Assessment of nursing knowledge in palliative care
Background: Acute care nurses are challenged in caring for chronically and terminally ill patients. Many nurses do not have the knowledge or comfort level in handling ethical challenges or palliative care (PC) discussions ... -
Building culturally competent care into healthcare curriculum
The goal of this project was to enhance awareness and improve the quality of care provided to the marginalized LGBTQ+ community. It developed and assessed the effectiveness of a learning module in improving healthcare ... -
Compassion fatigue education for nurse practitioners
Compassion fatigue (CF) has been studied in many healthcare and non-healthcare related professions. There has been, however, limited research regarding CF among nurse practitioners (NP). CF has been correlated to negative ... -
Determining the impact of using a social determinants of health screening tool in identifying unmet needs, barriers to care, and basic awareness of social resources
The purpose of this project was to determine if conducting a short, social determinants of health (SDOH) assessment identified one or more unmet needs, one or more barriers to care, and to assess basic awareness of social ... -
Early mobility intervention for hip fracture patients
Problem: When geriatric patients are immobilized or placed on bedrest, loss of function and decreased activity levels are common. Prolonged immobility is associated with a decline in muscle strength and mass, as well as ... -
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 ... -
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 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 ... -
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 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 ... -
Increasing readiness to complete an advance directive in the community
Background and Review of Literature: Since the enactment of the Patient Self-Determination Act in 1990, advance directive completion rates remain low. Although interventions to increase readiness and completion of advance ... -
Patient education, engagement, and activation for chronic pancreatitis patients and care partners
Background and Review of Literature: Chronic pancreatitis is a progressive disease with significant symptomatology, which can severely impact an individual’s quality of life as well as their activities of daily living. ... -
Postpartum depression screening in the neonatal intensive care unit
Background and Review of Literature: Postpartum depression (PPD) is recognized as a maternal mental health condition that can occur during pregnancy or in the postpartum period. Mothers of infants hospitalized in the ... -
Prediction of Alcohol Withdrawal Severity Scale in the emergency department
Background and Review of Literature: Alcohol dependence is a problem nationwide and is often underreported by patients in a healthcare setting. People who suffer from alcohol dependence are likely to experience alcohol ... -
Purposeful rounding and improved patient care: An evaluation of nurses’ and nursing assistants’ perceptions of purposeful rounding and intervention to improve practice
Purposeful rounding has gained acceptance in academic literature regarding its clinical benefits in patient optimal outcomes. A Mid-Atlantic regional hospital implemented hourly rounding a few years ago, but it has not ... -
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 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 ...