Scholars argue that a unique diet culture exists in Westernized nations which conflates health outcomes and moral character, by attaching morality to food choices, eating and exercising behaviors, and physical appearance. Several seemingly separat...
The Institute of Medicine’s report "To Err is Human" remains relevant two decades later: medical error is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States and 40% of hospitalized children experience medical error. One obstacle to safer care ...
The impact of stress and other psychological variables on Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) prognosis, treatment response, and functional level is well established. However, typical IBD treatment focuses on the physiological pathology of the diseas...
DAWN MERGENTHALER. THE EFFECTIVENESS OF VIDEO DISCHARGE INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE NEWLY DIAGNOSED PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY CAREGIVER(Under the direction of DR. KATHLEEN JORDAN)Effective discharge teaching for caregivers of newly diagnosed pediatric oncology ...
Background: Peer review is a vital process through which nurses provide feedback to their peers in real time to advance their professional practice. The purpose of this scholarly project was to determine the impact of implementing an innovative pe...
Purpose: The purpose of this DNP Scholarly Project was to evaluate the impact of Virtual Critical Care (VCC) and Sepsis Program Coordinators on 6 hour bundle compliance (divided into 3 time frames: first 3 hour, second 3 hour, and total 6 hour) fo...
