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Examination of a Palliative Care Screening Tool in Intensive Care Unit Patients
(2015-12)
No standardized screening tool for the assessment of a patient's needs for palliative care in the intensive care unit (ICU) exists. This retrospective, descriptive, exploratory study examined the Center to Advance Palliative ...
Identifying and Overcoming Perceived Barriers of Providers towards HPV Vaccination: A Literature Review
(2015-11)
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a common sexually transmitted infection in the United States associated with nearly 26,000 cases of cancer annually. With the recent addition of Gardasil 9, three vaccines are now licensed by ...
Management of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in a County Correctional Center: A Quality Improvement Project
(2015-10)
The number of antibiotic-resistant infections continues to increase. In 2005, there were nearly 11,406 deaths from methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection in the United States. Since 1980, the United ...
Improving Skin Cancer Knowledge Among Nurse Practitioners
(2015-03)
Background: The surgeon general states that skin cancer is a key public health problem. Skin cancer is highly preventable; however, it is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States.|Purpose: The purpose of ...
Use of Coagulation Algorithm at the Bedside During Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) in Neonatal and Pediatric Patients
(2015-07-17)
It can be difficult to achieve the perfect balance of coagulation of the blood for patients on extra corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) therapy. The anticoagulation of the blood must be adequate to allow the ECMO pump ...
Implementation of a Quality Improvement Project to Improve Provider Adherence to the American Diabetic Association Standards of Care
(2015-07-17)
Purpose: The purpose of this pilot quality improvement project was to develop, implement, and evaluate a tracking tool to improve provider adherence and documentation to the American Diabetic Association (ADA) Standards ...
Homelessness and the Determinants of Health: Implications for Public Health Interventions
(2015-07-17)
Health care providers and others in the community who serve homeless populations have long made the connection between homelessness and poor health. Many agencies who serve the homeless have identified permanent housing ...
Pediatric Registered Nurses’ Moral Distress and Attitudes Towards Dying Patients When Palliative Care Resources are not Available
(2015-07-17)
Pediatric death is an unfortunate fact of life. When children, families, and healthcare providers have to experience an end-of-life situation, palliative care (PC) is a needed available resource for consult. Despite the ...
Assessment of the Need for Standardization of a Neonatal “Golden Hour” Protocol
(2015-07-17)
Problem: The first 60 minutes of life are crucial moments. This time period is when an infant shifts from intrauterine life, where the mother and the placenta are in control of the infant’s body, to the outside world ...
Routine Chlorhexidine Bathing to Prevent Central Line Infections in a Level IV NICU
(2015-07-23)
Problem: Central line infection rates remain high in neonatal intensive care units (NICU) despite unit quality improvement changes. Chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) is a broad-spectrum topical antiseptic that is used in many ...