Henderson Repository: Recent submissions
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Exploring Licensed Practical Nursing Graduates' Perceptions of Activities Based on Kolb's Experiential Learning Theory
Experiential learning strategies have proven to beneficial in educating Registered Nurses (RNs) at the baccalaureate degree level. However, there is a great limitation on the amount of research available regarding the use ... -
To Report or Not Report: A Qualitative Study of Nurses' Decisions in Error Reporting
This qualitative study was successful in utilization of grounded theory methodology to ascertain nurses’ decision-making processes following their awareness of having made a medical error, as well as how and/or if they ... -
Door-to-Needle Magic
Session B presented Thursday, September 27, 11:30 am-12:30 pm Purpose: Research shows that infusion of TPA within 60 minutes of arrival during a stroke in evolution remarkably improves the patient's ability to regain ... -
New Graduate RN Building Blocks to Success Adventist Health + Rideout
Session A presented Thursday, September 27, 10:00-11:00 am Purpose: New graduate registered nurses (RN) are a costly asset for a hospital, especially in the emergency department (ED). They require a long orientation period ... -
Triage ~ A Time to Change
Session D presented Thursday, September 27, 2:30-3:30 pm Purpose: Emergency department (ED) triage nurses complained about an ineffective triage process where arriving patients could be missed or treatment could be delayed. ... -
Increasing Nursing Scholarship Through Dedicated Human Resources
Session D presented Thursday, September 27, 2:30-3:30 pm Purpose: As the role of nursing grows in healthcare, the engagement of bedside nurses in evidence based practice (EBP) and clinical research is becoming the rule ... -
Implementation of an Innovative Machine Learning-Based Triage Support Tool: Translating Technology and Research to Practice
Session A presented Thursday, September 27, 10:00-11:00 am Purpose: Leveraging the electronic health record (EHR), as well as translating research to clinical practice, are paramount to improving the provision of healthcare ... -
Stop the Bleed - Collaborative Initiative Improving Bystander Response to Trauma
Session H presented Friday, September 28, 2:30-3:30 pm Purpose: After the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting, the American College of Surgeons (ACS) developed policy to increase survival from active shooter events. Termed the ... -
ED Use of Vapocoolant Spray Prior to IV Insertion
Session H presented Friday, September 28, 2:30-3:30 pm Purpose: The pain associated with IV insertion can create a stressful experience for ED patients. The objective of this study is to determine whether the use of a ... -
ER Pilot Leads to Hospital-wide Implementation of Blood Culture Device
Session G presented Friday, September 28, 1:00-2:00 pm Purpose: Blood culture (BC) collection plays a primary role in the diagnosis of infections. False-positive cultures can lead to unnecessary antibiotic treatment, ... -
Door to Electrocardiogram (ECG) Time Improvement Utilizing the First Nurse Role
Session H presented Friday, September 28, 2:30-3:30 pm Purpose: Meeting the national standard for door-to-ECG acquisition within 10 minutes of arrival to an emergency department is crucial to ensure prompt treatment for ... -
Time Matters! Improve Satisfaction, Decrease LWBS, and Enhance Throughput
Session E presented Friday, September 28, 10:00-11:00 am Purpose: Improving patient satisfaction, decreasing left without being seen rates, and improving ED throughput were the objectives for embarking on this journey to ... -
Rolling Refresher Emergency Department Pediatric Code Cart Training Program
Session C presented Thursday, September 27, 1:00-2:00 pm Purpose: Emergency department RN’s and paramedics manage the code cart during the infrequent pediatric emergencies which occur in our rural tertiary medical center. ... -
Improving Door to CT Times for Stroke Patients using EMS Pre-Notification
Purpose: The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Target Stroke initiative, recommends an expedited process for the transport of stroke patients by EMS directly to CT. The ultimate goal is to achieve a ... -
Acute Stroke Management: Capturing the Walk-In Patient
Session J presented Saturday, September 29, 11:30 am-12:30 pm pm Purpose: The journey to comprehensive stroke certification identified opportunities for improvement in the treatment of stroke patients in the ED. This ... -
Retrospective Chart Review of the Triage Algorithm for Psychiatric Screening (TAPS) for Patients Who Present to Emergency Departments With Psychiatric Chief Complaints
Session A presented Thursday, September 27, 10:00-11:00 am Purpose: The purpose of this quality improvement project is to replicate the Miller et.al (2012) study and evaluate if the TAPS tool can identify patients with ... -
Active Shooter-It’s Not a Game of Hide and Seek
Session D presented Thursday, September 27, 2:30-3:30 pm Purpose: Active shooter events have been on the increase in public areas including hospitals, schools and churches. Many hospitals have developed plans to address ... -
Perinatal Loss in the Emergency Department
Session C presented Thursday, September 27, 1:00-2:00 pm Purpose: The aim of this MSN capstone project was to improve the care for patients experiencing pregnancy loss in the emergency department (ED). Objectives were to ... -
Enhancing Clinical Efficiency by Implementing a Pediatric Care Coordinator Role
Session D presented Thursday, September 27, 2:30-3:30 pm Purpose: ED crowding is a significant concern for hospital and nursing leadership. ED crowding threatens patient safety, increases medical errors, and prolongs ... -
Using A3 Thinking to Address Safety Issues in the ED
Session J presented Saturday, September 29, 11:30 am-12:30 pm Purpose: The health system has a stated vision “to create 15,000 problem solvers” through implementation of a lean daily management system, including process ...