• Compassion fatigue education for nurse practitioners 

      Metz, Mary G.; Hoy, Christina
      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 ...
    • Helping with adherence to low sodium diets for people with heart failure 

      Ernesti, Melissa
      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 ...
    • Limited English Proficiency (LEP) identification in emergency departments 

      Popken, Gena
      Problem: Individuals who present to the emergency department for care are initially met by registration personnel or a nurse depending on route of patient arrival.  Patients who present to the emergency department ...
    • Mental health technician program 

      Pauley, Jessica
      The mental health workforce is struggling to find qualified staff at all levels. Development of a career ladder concept in education and compensation beginning at the entry level could help decrease the needs and increase ...
    • A need for nurses 

      Krohn, Danielle; Applequist, Hilary
      Nurse residency programs were designed with the intent of assisting nurses with the transition into a new area of practice. These programs are common in acute care settings; however, implementation has been slow to move ...
    • Retrospective data analysis to support the use of small body movements as an intervention for prevention of pressure ulcer development 

      Trautman, Leah; Anderson, Valerie Lynn
      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 ...

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