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Academic-Practice Partnership in Public Health Nursing: Working with Families in a Village-Based Collaboration
(2014-07-01)
Objectives: The purpose of this program development and evaluation project was to promote healthy families and communities by creating academic-practice partnerships, educating BSN students and building family-nursing ...
The Relationship Between Adverse Events and the Administration of Fluids, Medications, and Blood Products Through an Umbilical Arterial Catheter in Neonates
(2014-07-30)
The field of neonatology lacks adequate research to support or oppose the use of umbilical arterial catheters (UACs) for the administration of most fluids, medications, and blood products. There are recognized risks of ...
Identifying and Removing Barriers to Practice for Nebraska Nurse Practitioners
(2014-01-30)
More than 171,000 Nurse Practitioners (NPs) in the U.S. provide health care services. Despite a 40-year history of providing safe and effective care, 32 states limit NP scope of practice, including Nebraska. The Affordable ...
Parent and Nurse Attitudes towards Parental Engagement in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
(2014-07-30)
A significant group of parents with babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) fail to build strong relationships with the nurses caring for their babies. Many parents feel unsupported and unwelcome at the bedside ...
Pneumonia Guidelines in a Rural Health Care Setting
(2014-06-03)
Purpose: Quality indicators and mortality rates for acute myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, and pneumonia have been reviewed in studies, with critical access hospitals (CAHs) consistently having worse outcomes ...
Evaluation of a Free Smoking Cessation Program in North Omaha
(2014-06-03)
Nicotine dependence, specifically smoking cigarettes, is a significant healthcare and societal issue. Tobacco use is the number one cause of preventable morbidity and mortality in the United States. Socioeconomic status ...
Examination of the Interrater Reliability of a Palliative Care Assessment Tool in Patients at Hospital Admission: A Pilot Study
(2014-06-03)
Early identification of palliative care needs in hospitalized patients is critical for clinicians to provide timely and effective interventions at the specific level of palliative care required by the patient and their ...
Quality Improvement Project: Swaddle Bathing
(2014-07-30)
Although the first bath is essential to prevent cross contamination of body fluids between the newborn and the health care provider, it can be a significant factor influencing successful extrauterine transition and parental ...
Primary Care Quality Improvement Pilot Study: Overweight and Obesity Management – Utilization of Motivational Interviewing within the 5As Framework
(2014-05-21)
Objectives: Utilize motivational interviewing within the 5As framework to promote nutrition, physical activity, and healthy weight and create a provider toolkit on overweight and obesity management of patients age 18 and ...
Telemedicine’s Use in the Emergency Department: Does Telemedicine Improve Patient’s Outcomes
(2014-07-30)
The impact of the type of care on outcomes was reviewed for patients seen in rural, critical access hospitals. The purpose of this study was to compare telemedicine with traditional emergency medical care delivery. A ...