Browsing College of Nursing by Author "Sherrod, Bradley"
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Implementation of a Emergency Preparedness Shelter Manual in Public Health
Vinson, Krystle (2018-07-12)Nurse Administrators have founded that Public Health Nurses (PHN) are not adequately equipped with the knowledge needed to effectively provide nursing care during a disastrous event. Hence, the significance of effectively ... -
Implementation of a Skilled Nursing Facility Readmissions Reduction Bundle
Bachmeier, Susan (2020-07-27)Readmissions from Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) comprised 20% of all readmissions to the project facility. The Revised Iowa Model for Evidence-based Practice, along with rapid-cycle Plan, Do, Study, Act methodology ... -
Implementing a Safe Patient Handling and Mobility Program to Prevent Staff Injury
Collins, Felicia (2020-07-29)Safe Patient Handling and Mobility (SPHM) programs are proven to protect healthcare workers such as registered nurses (RNs), licensed practice nurses (LPNs) and nursing assistants (NAs) from work-related injury secondary ... -
Implementing Interdisciplinary Communication to Decrease Falls in a Post-Acute Care Setting: A Quality Improvement Initiative
Mills, Martha (2017-11-29)Falls are the leading cause of accidental deaths in older adults, and are a growing public health concern. People aged 65 and older are at increased risk for falls and account for 20-30% of mild to severe injuries and more ... -
Improving APRN Utilization of Long Acting Reversible Contraceptives in a Family Planning Clinic
Hardy, Kimberly (2017-12-07)Current contraceptive clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) recommend the use of long acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs), the most effective contraceptives, to prevent unplanned pregnancy in women seeking contraceptive ... -
Improving Hospital Outcomes Through Implementation of a Triad Model of Case Management
Hargrove, Amanda (2020-07-29)The purpose of this scholarly project was to implement a Triad model of acute care case management. Participants in this project included nurse care managers, social workers and a utilization review specialist on an acute ... -
Improving Nurse Responsiveness through Advanced Call Bell Implementation & Hourly Rounding
Morgan, Kimberly (2019-07-03)The purpose of this quality improvement project was to determine if patient perceptions of staff responsiveness, as measured by the HCAHPS survey, are impacted by the implementation of an advanced call bell system and ... -
Improving Nursing Leadership’s Usage of Real Time, Data-Driven Dashboards
Hunt, Eleanor (2017-11-17)The use of dashboards displaying real-time metrics has been shown to have a positive effect on patient care outcomes. A Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle was conducted to iterate the layout of an existing nursing dashboard ... -
Improving Nursing Teamwork through TeamSTEPPS
Stringfield, Candice (2019-07-21)Nursing teamwork is a critical element of patient care delivery. The willingness to work cross-functionally is imperative to ensure patients’ progression through the health care continuum in a safe manner. TeamSTEPPS is ... -
Peer Accountability Program to Combat Nurse Incivility
Hudson, Roy (2019-07-07)Incivility within the nursing profession is a topic of serious concern and requires immediate interventions. This quality improvement project utilized an evidenced-based approach to implement a program directed at nurse ... -
A Provider Educational Program Promoting Testicular Cancer Awareness
Marks, Michael (2017-11-15)Abstract Testicular cancer (TC) is the most common malignancy in males aged 15 to 40. It is estimated that only 3% of men perform Testicular Self-Exam (TSE) and they have little awareness of this disease and how it is ... -
Redesigning Simulation Debriefing Practices of a Pre-licensure Baccalaureate Nursing Program
Atwater, Alison (2018-07-12)The practice of the nursing department demonstrates a lack of a common, standardized, evidence-based approach to simulation debriefing. Simulation debriefing is known to enhance students’ learning opportunity. Offered an ... -
Reducing Medication Use in Hospice Patients Residing in Long-Term Care
Long, Lee Ann (2020-07-24)Polypharmacy has been identified as a significant issue in the elderly that leads to an increased risk of adverse drug events resulting in increased emergency room visits and falls, leading to rising costs to the healthcare ... -
Standardizing Patient Handoff from the Emergency Department to the Stepdown Inpatient Unit
Nimmo, Mary Jo (2019-07-11)The standardization of the patient handoff has become more imperative with the ever-increasing implementation of the electronic health record. An area especially vulnerable for patient handoff failure is from the Emergency ... -
Teaching Prediabetes Management to African American Females in Primary Care
Boyd, Tarra (2017-11-15)Prediabetes, a precursor to Type II Diabetes, continues to be a growing national concern, including rural communities within the “Bible Belt” area of southeastern United States. With the combination of higher prevalence ...