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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: Evaluation of an Online Educational Intervention to Increase Knowledge and Self-Efficacy in Disaster Responders and Critical Care Transporters Caring for Individuals with Developmental Disability
Author: Edinger, Zachariah
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Nursing, Public health, Educational evaluation
Description: Individuals with developmental disabilities experience more negative outcomes due to natural and manmade disasters and emergencies than do people without disabilities. Considering the large number of individuals in the United States with a disabil...

Title: Evidence- Based Critical Care Education for Oncology Nurses
Author: Leake, Jennifer
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Nursing
Description: Introduction: Advances in the medical care for oncology patients has heightened the complexity of this patient population leading to an increased need for lifesaving, critical care. Oncology nurses provide specialized nursing care; however, when p...

Title: IMPROVING PUBLIC HEALTH CLINICIANS’ BELIEFS AND BEHAVIORS WITH LGBT INDIVIDUALS
Author: Townsend-Chambers, Colette
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Nursing, Public health, Queer studies
Description: ABSTRACTCOLETTE TOWNSEND-CHAMBERS. Improving Public Health Clinicians' Beliefs and Behaviors with LGBT Individuals (Under the direction of DR. KELLY POWERS).Identified gaps in the education of healthcare clinicians contribute to non-affirming beli...

Title: INTERPROFESSIONAL BEDSIDE ROUNDS TO IMPROVE PATIENT PERCEPTION OF HEALTHCARE TEAM COMMUNICATION
Author: Austin-Connolly, Star
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Nursing
Description: To improve patient outcomes, there is an increased emphasis on patient-centeredness and effective communication among the patient and healthcare team. Patients complete the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) ...

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: K-Cards and Care Bundles: Using Visual Cues and Evidence-Based Practice to Decrease Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries
Author: Thomas, Sherry
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Nursing
Description: Hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs) are nursing-sensitive indicators that can lead to extended hospital stays, infection, and even death. Healthcare organizations are not reimbursed for the care HAPIs require, and it is estimated that HAPI...

Title: Peer Audit and Feedback: A Documentation Focused Quality Improvement Project
Author: Glass, Michal
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Nursing
Description: Background: The most common cause of sentinel events is ineffective communication among the healthcare team. Nurses’ documentation of communication, including documenting the notification of critical laboratory results (CLR), is important to ensur...

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...

Title: The Effectiveness of Video Discharge Instructions for the Newly Diagnosed Pediatric Oncology Caregiver
Author: Mergenthaler, Dawn
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Nursing
Description: 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 ...

Title: The Impact of Standardized, Health Literate Education Materials for Postoperative Patients with a New Ostomy
Author: Pate, Kimberly
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Nursing
Description: Patients undergoing surgery for a new ostomy require an extensive amount of education due to the complexity of the tasks required for self-care. By starting education earlier in the preoperative setting and providing written health literate materi...