Browsing Group: Nebraska Methodist College by Research Approach "Translational Research/Evidence-based Practice"
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A Peer Support Program for Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes
(2017-09-19)Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) is a chronic condition impacting young children and subsequently follows them throughout life. The disease causes the body to lose the ability to produce insulin resulting in elevated blood ... -
Academic interventions for ELL nursing students: A pilot program
Background and Review of Literature: Diversity in the nursing workforce has become a necessity. However, the number of minorities entering the nursing workforce remains low. Research has shown that English-Language ... -
Adolescent vaping and education: Does it make a difference?
E-cigarette use and vaping has increased dramatically in the U.S. since 2011 among high school students and is a serious public health concern. Nicotine is an addictive substance and nicotine may harm teen brain development. ... -
Advocate perception of forensic nursing care
Problem: The original problem being addressed by this project was does trauma informed education for forensic nurse examiners improve victim advocates perception of care delivered to patients within 6 weeks? However, after ... -
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 ... -
Autism spectrum disorder care provider education program
(2017-09-20)With the rising prevalence of autism, access to health care services by the patient with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is inevitable. Although a great deal of literature exists regarding autism, limited research has been ... -
Best practice tool kit for implementation of a patient education program for congestive heart failure education
Problem: Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a challenging health concern and generates a multitude of issues including increased mortality rates and hospital readmission rates, and drastically decreases the quality of lives ... -
Blood glucose sample collection in the post-operative coronary artery bypass patient
This paper looks into the methods used to collect blood glucose samples in the post-operative coronary artery bypass patient. Current practice is waking a patient hourly to obtain blood via a finger prick. This project ... -
Complex illness support alongside standard oncology care
(2017-09-20)Aim. To evaluate the effect of Complex Illness Support alongside standard oncology care for patients with incurable cancer on symptom control, patient satisfaction with care, and chemotherapy utilization within 30 days of ... -
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 ... -
Education to ease distress in spouses of cardiac rehabilitation patients
(2018-02-07)Spouses of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) patients can experience overwhelming distress during their partner’s recovery, yet interventions to ease this distress are limited. While spouses have the ability to help influence ... -
Effect of a journal club on nursing faculty readiness to address incivility
Victims of incivility in nursing programs experience negative physical and mental effects and may respond to uncivil treatment with uncivil behavior in return. Incivility disrupts learning and leads to student and faculty ... -
Effect of a multimodal intervention on advance directive completion rates
(2017-09-20)Advance care planning (ACP) could be working better both in the primary and hospital settings. When a patient is admitted in the hospital, there are several questions asked during admission regarding ACP but little screening ... -
The effect of an enhanced recovery protocol in bariatric surgery postoperative pain
(2017-09-19)Pain management in bariatric surgery patients is challenging because of multiple factors including chronic pain conditions, perception differences, and varied impacts of pain medications. As a result, postoperative ... -
A faith-based education program to reduce stigma associated with HIV/AIDS among the African-born population
Background and Review of Literature: Faith-based organizations are important institutions with the potential to increase the reach of HIV knowledge and address HIV-related stigma in the African-born population. This ... -
Food insecurity screening among hospitalized older adults with cardiovascular disease
Objective: To implement a food insecurity (FI) screening process using the HVSTM for adults age 60 and older on an inpatient cardiac unit. The intent was to better understand the prevalence of FI, to evaluate ... -
Fourth trimester support
Problem: In postpartum mothers seen in a clinic setting, does implementation of the fourth trimester support increase maternal feelings of support? Intervention: This project intended to measure perceived ... -
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 ... -
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 ...