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Perioperative Corneal Abrasion: An Exploration of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists’ Preferences for Corneal Abrasion Prevention
(2022-11-23)Corneal abrasions are the most common eye injury occurring during the perioperative period and anesthesia providers are responsible for maintaining patient safety during this time. This quality improvement project was ... -
Perioperative Corneal Abrasion: An Exploration of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists’ Preferences for Corneal Abrasion Prevention
(2022-11-23)Corneal abrasions are the most common ophthalmic complication that occur during general anesthesia, resulting in 2-3% of anesthesia malpractice suits. However, no studies were found in current literature that addressed ... -
Perioperative ECG Lead Placement
(2023-11-22)Patients in the perioperative setting are susceptible to incorrect ECG lead placement due to a variety of obstacles such as chest tubes and bandages, as well as surgical sites and positions. Inaccurate and/or inconsistent ... -
Perioperative Management of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting: A Quality Improvement Project
(2023-12-06)Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is an adverse event affecting 30% of the general surgical population and up to 80% of high risk patients. In addition to being distressing to patients, PONV is also associated with ... -
Perioperative Temperature Monitoring and Management to Maximize Patient Safety: A Quality Improvement Project
(2022-11-23)Appropriate temperature monitoring and management is an important part in optimizing patient success in the operative theatre. Perioperative hypothermia remains a threat to patient morbidity and mortality and consistent ... -
Pet Therapy and Resilience
(2023-07-21)Nurses are consistently in high-stress working conditions and exposed to direct insults caring for the critically ill. Nurse-related stress and burnout threaten nurses’ mental well-being and contribute to turnover. Workload ... -
A Pilot Study: The Effect of Healing Touch on Anxiety, Stress, Pain, Pain Medication Usage, and Physiological Measures in Hospitalized Sickle Cell Disease Adults Experiencing a Vaso-occlusive Pain Episode.
(East Carolina University, 2010)Sickle cell disease (SCD), a common genetic blood disorder affecting primarily African-Americans (Edwards, Scales, Loughlin, Bennett, Harris-Peterson, et al., 2005) causes a vaso-occlusive pain episode (VOPE) affecting ... -
Point of Care Ultrasound (PoCUS) by the Family Nurse Practitioner in the Primary Care Setting
(2017-04-19)Abstract Ultrasound (US) is currently found predominantly in specialty practices and is not generally utilized within the primary care environment at the point of care. While several medical schools have included US ... -
Polypharmacy Among Older Adults in Long Term Care Facilities
(2020-04-29)Polypharmacy among older adults in long-term care facilities is a relevant issue, which leads to an increase in health care costs and adverse drug reactions. The implementation of comprehension medication reviews or ... -
Polypharmacy among Older Adults in Primary Care
(2018-11-19)Polypharmacy among community-dwelling older adults was identified as a significant problem facing primary care providers. Medication reconciliation was identified as a necessary process to aptly identify polypharmacy. ... -
Post Operative Nausea and Vomiting: A Quality Improvement Project
(2023-11-22)Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) management and prophylaxis is an important consideration for CRNAs. PONV is an adverse event affecting 30% of the general surgical population and up to 80% of high-risk patients. ... -
Post-Discharge Phone Call and Quality of Life for New Ostomy Patients
(2017-04-24)Over 100,000 ostomy surgeries are performed yearly in the United States. Quality of life (QOL) for colostomy, ileostomy, and urostomy patients has been extensively researched. A member of the wound ostomy continence (WOC) ... -
Post-graduate Nurse Practitioner Education: Impact on Job Satisfaction
(2015-07-17)Problem Statement: Programs to facilitate Nurse Practitioner (NP) transition to practice have been developed at public and private institutions across the US and there is no published evidence of their influence on NP job ... -
POST-OPERATIVE VENTILATION PATTERNS AND THE EFFECTS OF NON-INVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE THERAPY ON VENTILATORY CHANGES AS MEASURED BY A NON-INVASIVE IMPEDANCE DEVICE IN PATIENTS WITH OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA
(East Carolina University, 2019-04-26)Patients undergoing general anesthesia who have or are suspected of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may be at increased risk for ventilatory complications, including respiratory depression, airway obstructions, and apnea ... -
Practice Change During a Pandemic
(2022-04-21)In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and to protect the safety of athletes and volunteers, a nonprofit organization serving over 40,000 registered athletes with intellectual and developmental disabilities canceled all ... -
A Practice Change Project to Decrease Heart Failure Readmission Rates
(2022-04-26)Heart failure is a complex health condition that affects many individuals and families. This condition requires the implementation of self-management interventions after hospital discharge to reduce incidences of hospital ... -
Practice Guide for Anesthetic Management of the Parturient Undergoing External Cephalic Version (ECV)
(2016-11-24)Despite the World Health Organization’s recommendation that cesarean delivery (CD) rates not exceed 15%, one in three women in the United States have a CD. This is a 50% increase since the mid 1990’s. The Term Breech ... -
Pre-Admission Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Screening for Critically Ill Patients
(2023-07-11)Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can occur in patients after a life-threatening event. PTSD can affect the course of treatment and overall patient well-being for those who require hospitalization. While PTSD screenings ...