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Title: Assessing Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors Regarding Sun Safety in Female Collegiate Athletes
Author: McGuffin, Katherine
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Nursing
Description: BACKGROUND: Across the United States, there is a rising incidence of melanoma in the adolescent and young adult population. Collegiate athletes are at an increased risk of skin cancer due to prolonged, frequent exposure to ultra-violet radiation.O...

Title: Developing Confidence and Knowledge in Nurses Managing Post-Catheterization Patients
Author: Patterson, Whitney
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Nursing
Description: Increase in volume and acuity of patients following Chest Pain Center Percutaneous Intervention (PCI) accreditation at a hospital in the foothills of North Carolina, led to various needs identified. One identified need was standard care training f...

Title: Impact of High-Fidelity Simulation Training on Medical-Surgical Nurses' Self-Confidence and Mock Code Blue Performance: A Pilot Study
Author: Morton, Shannon
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Nursing
Description: Nurses working on medical-surgical units are often responders to situations of acute patient deterioration and must be ready to act and implement life-saving interventions (Buckley & Gordon, 2011). Training programs that incorporate high-fidelity ...

Title: Introducing clean delivery kits to improve knowledge of clean birth practices in Haiti.
Author: Ostan, Grace
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Nursing
Description: Maternal and infant mortality rates in developing countries are significantly higher than rates in developed countries with sepsis contributing to mortality. Cleanliness at birth has been identified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a key ...

Title: Monitoring of Social-Emotional Problems in Transitioning Foster Children Aged 0 to 5
Author: Merritt, Kaynieka
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Nursing, Social sciences, Developmental psychology
Description: BACKGROUND: Foster children who have experienced adverse childhood events are at-risk for developing social-emotional problems that may ultimately lead to toxic stress. There is a lack of research on whether administration of a standardized questi...

Title: TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT HOW TO MANAGE HEART FAILURE PATIENTS IN LONG TERM NURSING CARE FACILITES
Author: Sullivan, Tiyika
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Nursing
Description: Introduction: More than 40% of patients that are admitted to the hospital with HF exacerbations are discharged to LTC facilities. It is estimated that 50% of those patients are hospitalized within 90 days of going to a LTC facility, which may be a...

Title: THE IMPACT OF AN ONLINE EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION FOR NON-VA CIVILIAN NURSE PRACTITIONERS: A MEASURE OF COMFORT IN CARING FOR VETERANS
Author: Pettus, Keshia
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Nursing
Description: Background: There is a nationwide focus on increasing awareness about veterans’ unique healthcare needs. The CHOICE Act allows eligible veterans to receive care from community healthcare providers; however, literature on effective methods to prepa...