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Title: A Radiation Safety Education Intervention for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists
Author: Oliveri, Alyssa
Date Created: 2024
Subjects--Topical: Medical sciences
Description: CRNAs provide anesthesia for surgeries that utilize ionizing radiation daily and must possess the knowledge to protect themselves from the negative biological sequelae that can be caused by ionizing radiation exposure. CRNAs must remain compliant ...

Title: AN EVALUATION OF CLINICIAN KNOWLEDGE AND SELF-EFFICACY PRE/POST EDUCATION IN PERISTOMAL MANAGEMENT
Author: Saunders, Kimberly
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Nursing, Education, Higher
Description: ABSTRACTKIMBERLY SAUNDERS. An evaluation of clinician knowledge and self-efficacy pre/post education in peristomal management. (Under the direction of DR. KATHLEEN JORDAN)PurposeThe primary purpose of the study was to evaluate the effect of an edu...

Title: Advance Care Planning: A Nursing Educational Intervention
Author: Pointer, Shannon
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Nursing
Description: It is so rewarding to help someone to achieve their desires for their health care. The feeling of helping to empower others to know the choices that they have available to them while they can make those choices is profound. It is also gratifying t...

Title: An Educational-Based Approach to Prevent Corneal Abrasions at a Community Hospital
Author: Frowine, Megan
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Nursing, Education, Surgery
Description: Corneal abrasions (CA) are one of the most common anesthesia-related adverse events. There is limited evidence about the effect of virtual education on providers’ knowledge regarding CA prevention. The purpose of this project was to assess if a we...

Title: Anesthesia Providers’ Perceived Distractions in the Operating Room During Induction at an Ambulatory Surgery Center
Author: Coggins, Christin
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Nursing
Description: There are a variety of distractions that can occur in the operating room during the induction of anesthesia. A review of the literature revealed that common distractions include: noise, music, cell phones and pagers, production pressure, and unnec...

Title: Anesthesia Providers’ Perceived Distractions in the Operating Room During Induction of Anesthesia at a Mid-Sized Suburban Hospital
Author: Ciranni, Chantel
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Nursing
Description: There are a variety of distractions that can occur in the operating room during the induction of anesthesia. A review of the literature revealed that common distractions include noise, music, cell phones and pagers, production pressure, and unnece...

Title: Anesthesia providers’ perceived distractions in the operating room during induction at a large urban hospital
Author: Hillman, Elisa
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Nursing, Medicine, Surgery
Description: Induction of anesthesia is a critical part of the anesthesia process where the anesthesia provider begins putting the patient to sleep and secures the airway. The purpose of this group project is to investigate anesthesia providers’ opinions on th...

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: Assessing the Levels of Racial Implicit Bias Among Anesthesia Providers
Author: Ogbonnaya, Ngozichi
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Health services administration
Description: Implicit biases are detrimental to patient care and outcomes, yet they are prevalent among providers. Research has shown implicit bias hinders rapport between patient and provider, leading to patients becoming resistant to medical advice and treat...

Title: Assessing the Various Levels of Implicit Weight Bias Toward Patients Among Anesthesia Providers
Author: George, Shanita
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Nursing
Description: SHANITA DOMINIQUE GEORGE. Assessing the Various Levels of Implicit Weight Bias Toward Patients Among Anesthesia Providers. (Under the direction of DR. DAVID LANGFORD)Social disparities and implicit bias have been identified as potential issues tha...

Title: Assessment of Burnout With Implementation of a Brief Mindfulness Intervention in Palliative Care Clinicians
Author: Snyder, Rachel
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Nursing
Description: Background: While work in palliative and hospice care can be a rewarding experience in helping those suffering with complicated and terminal illnesses, it can also expose those involved to significant work stress, potentially leading to burnout. P...

Title: Beliefs About Alcohol Among College Students in Fraternities: Effect of a Targeted Education Intervention
Author: Sheeler, Cory
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Nursing
Description: Alcohol use is a significant problem on college campuses. Greek men in college fraternities consume alcohol in higher quantities and with increased frequency, which can result in negative health outcomes. The purpose of this project was to determi...

Title: Breaking Down Barriers to Goals of Care Discussions With Terminally Ill Cancer Patients
Author: Poillucci, Victoria
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Communication, Medical sciences, Oncology
Description: Opportunities to discuss options for care when faced with a life limiting disease is the right of all patients. Yet, healthcare provider feelings of awkwardness, fear of diminishing hope, and fear of failing to cure can result in missed opportunit...

Title: Comprehensive Health Assessment: Decreasing Preventive Care Gaps in Older Adults
Author: Wright, Georgetta
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Nursing, Gerontology, Public health
Description: Less than 50% of adults aged 65 and older complete annual recommended preventive care. Preventive care is important since a major risk factor for cancer is aging. Colon cancer occurs in more than 70% of people aged 65 and older. The most common ca...

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: Developing a Palliative Care Screening Process in the Intensive Care Unit
Author: Barker, Sarah
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Nursing
Description: Background: Goals of care in the intensive care setting often involve futile approaches for those suffering with serious chronic illness. Among the number of chronically ill patients who die in intensive care, only a minority receive palliative ca...

Title: Development Of An Intraoperative Cognitive Aid To Guide Neostigmine Use For Pharmacologic Reversal Of Neuromuscular Blockade.
Author: Cornette, Laura
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Nursing, Medicine
Description: Insufficient recovery from non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocking agents results in impaired pulmonary and upper airway mechanics and increases patients’ risk of experiencing adverse respiratory events postoperatively (Kheterpal et al., 2020; Rud...

Title: Development of a Patient Navigator Training Protocol to Promote Timely Approval for Pregnant African American Women Seeking Pregnancy Medicaid Coverage Prior to 14 Weeks Gestation
Author: Foh DNP, FNP-BC, Mariama
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Public health
Description: ABSTRACTMARIAMA T. FOH. Development of a patient navigator training protocol to promote timely approval for pregnant African American women seeking pregnancy Medicaid coverage prior to 14 weeks’ gestation. (Under the direction of Dr. DEE BALDWIN)P...

Title: EARLY IDENTIFICATION AND TREATMENT OF MULTIPLE MYELOMA IN PRIMARY CARE
Author: Banks, Philwyna
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Nursing
Description: ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Multiple myeloma is the second most prevalent hematological malignancy worldwide and the most common hematologic malignancy affecting the African American population. Multiple factors contribute to these marked disparities in t...

Title: EXPLORING NURSES’ KNOWLEDGE AND COMFORT AS HEART FAILURE EDUCATORS IN A NON-CARDIAC ACUTE CARE ENVIRONMENT PRIOR TO PROVIDING AN ONLINE LEARNING MODULE
Author: Ware, Nicole
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Nursing, Health education, Health services administration
Description: ABSTRACT NICOLE PHAY WARE. Exploring nurses’ knowledge and comfort as heart failure educators in a non-cardiac acute care environment prior to providing an online learning module (Under the direction of DR. CHARLENE WHITAKER-BROWN)Heart Failure (H...