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NCLEX test taking strategies and practice questions [June 2021 Installment]
(Sigma Theta Tau International, 2021-06-08)The videos in this series may be viewed in any order. Dr. Marshall gives an overview and then adds unique content to each presentation. This webinar will focus on content that has the highest percentage chance of showing ... -
Reducing hospital-acquired pressure injuries through the implementation of the Leaf Patient Monitoring System
A top priority for all hospitals is patient safety. A major component of patient safety classified under this category is prevention of hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs), which are considered “never-events” by ... -
Diabetic education to reduce readmission of patients with diabetes
Hospital readmissions by patients with diabetes rise due to known risk factors such as lack of a healthy diet, physical activity, aging and obesity (Sonmez, Kambo, Avtanski, Lutsky, & Poretsky, 2017). Diabetes education ... -
Depression screening and management in a free primary care clinic
Introduction. Depression diagnoses in the United States continue to rise within the primary care setting. At a free primary care clinic in the Southeastern United States, the PHQ-9 screening tool was being used to screen ... -
20 Tips and tricks for early career nurses: Part 2
(Sigma Theta Tau International, 2021-06-03)It is normal to be nervous, excited, and maybe even a little frightened in the first few years of your new nursing profession. You made it through to the end of that tunnel that seemed impossible, and now it’s time to put ... -
Forest bathing as a self-care modality for nurses
The self-care practice of forest bathing for nurses is the focus of this article. Self-care is the use of actions to promote one's well-being and is an essential aspect of being a nurse. The Japanese form of shinrin yoku ... -
Interdisciplinary rounding and its effect on communication and quality
Introduction: Communication is vital in healthcare. Ineffective communication has been often cited as one of the root causes of patient harm. Interdisciplinary rounding (IDR); a structured framework for communication ... -
NCLEX Test Taking Strategies and Practice Questions [May 2021 Installment]
(Sigma Theta Tau International, 2021-05-19)The videos in this series may be viewed in any order. Dr. Marshall gives an overview and then adds unique content to each presentation. This webinar will focus on content that has the highest percentage chance of showing ... -
Team-based fall prevention program derived from TeamSTEPPS 2.0 methodology: Quality improvement
A team-based fall prevention program is vital in establishing teamwork and patient safety standards. The Doctor of Nursing (DNP) Capstone project focused on the lack of a team-based fall prevention program within a Telemetry ... -
An evaluation of timing of discharge instruction and the impact on patient satisfaction
Ambulatory surgical patients face unique challenges with discharge instruction comprehension and retention. The volume of information provided to patients, frequently combined with sedatives and narcotics, leads to failure ... -
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 ... -
Effectiveness of music on comfort and adherence to continuous positive airway pressure therapy in an adult population with obstructive sleep apnea
Background: The most effective treatment for obstructive sleep apnea is continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy. However, CPAP has a low adherence rate, approximately 25% in the first year. Among the most ... -
Family management of severe obesity in adolescents
Purpose: Severe obesity, defined as a body mass index (BMI) >120th percent of the 95th BMI percentile for age and sex, is the fastest growing subcategory of obesity among children and adolescents. The aims of this study ... -
The impact of length of experience on clinical nursing instructor’s perceptions of effective teaching behaviors in undergraduate nursing programs
Effective clinical teaching is vital for student learning, and it is essential that clinical nursing instructors exhibit effective clinical teaching behaviors in the clinical learning environment. To provide students ... -
Resistiveness in dementia: Nurse communication in acute care
Persons living with dementia (PLWD) are twice as likely to be hospitalized compared to cognitively intact older adults and while hospitalized PWD often exhibit behavioral symptoms of dementia such as aggression. Challenging ... -
Sleep health knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and practices of underserved mothers with a history of prenatal depression
The purpose of this study was to describe the sleep health knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and practices of an underserved sample of mothers with a history of prenatal depression. This was a cross-sectional, multimethods ... -
Oncology missed care
Identified as a universal phenomenon, missing nursing care has a significant impact on patient safety and outcomes1. To better understand the impact missed nursing care has on the cancer patients, further exploration ... -
Use of comprehensive care coordinator telephonic outreach to increase colorectal cancer screening in primary care
Colorectal Cancer (CRC) is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers in the United States. More than 140,000 patients in the United States will be diagnosed with CRC in 2020. Despite clear benefits to timely CRC screening ... -
Social support among family caregivers who attend hospice virtual group counseling sessions: Facilitators and barriers to attending these sessions
The National Hospice and Palliative Care organization has identified that a majority of its estimated 1.43 million patients in 2016 were cared for by family members. Studies show that these family caregivers often suffer ... -
Impact of diabetes self-management education on adults with diabetes and mental illness
Approximately 9.4% of the population of the United States, or 30.3 million Americans, has diabetes mellitus. Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death and places a significant financial strain on the healthcare system ...
