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Full Search Strategy for Patient Guided technological interventions for disease management among non-dialysis chronic kidney disease patients: a Scoping review
(2024-07) Reis, Heidi
This is the full search strategy for "Patient Guided technological interventions for disease management among non-dialysis chronic kidney disease patients: a Scoping review" in Medline via PubMed, Embase via Embase.com, CINAHL via EBSCOhost, Scopus via Elsevier, ERIC via ProQuest and Cochrane Central via Ovid. This search was last run in April of 2024.
Mediterranean diet useful to prevent, treat Parkinson’s
(2024-07-10) Pugh, Bryce A; Kolasa, Kathryn M
This is a weekly Q and A newspaper column under the byline of Dr. Kathy Kolasa. Today's column is about the scientific connection between your diet and Parkinson's Disease
Implementation of a Standardized High-Fidelity Simulation Program
(2024-07-04) Motte, Cheryl; Sherrod, Bradley; Graduate Nursing Science; College of Nursing; Graduate Nursing Science; College of Nursing
Simulation in nursing education has been used for centuries as an essential approach to teaching new skills to nursing students. An abundance of literature has been written on the benefits to students when using simulation to augment the nursing curriculum. One of the benefits to students who participate in simulation is increased confidence. The C-Scale was used in a pre-test/post-test design to measure students' confidence before and after three simulation experiences. Aggregate mean scores were calculated for each of the five questions in each simulation. In Junior and Senior cohorts, post-test scores were higher than pre-test scores in each simulation. Based on these results, the students increased their confidence levels in the categories of hypovolemic shock, heart arrhythmias and fatal rhythms, asthma, and therapeutic communication. Additionally, based on student comments, participation in simulation scenarios was an enjoyable way to learn clinical situations that might be encountered in an actual clinical setting.
A Pediatric Capacity Management Plan
(2024-07-03) Perkins, Heather; Sherrod, Bradley; Graduate Nursing Science; College of Nursing; Graduate Nursing Science; College of Nursing
Hospital capacity constraints is a contributing factor associated with access to care barriers in both adult and pediatric populations. Due to the limited number of pediatric hospitals there is a need to evaluate solutions to remove these barriers. The tertiary hospital for this project experienced an increase in capacity related denials for pediatric patients needing transfer with 3 patients declined in 2021 and an increase of 182 patients declined in 2022. These drastic numbers created a call to action to create solutions for this issue. In review of pediatric capacity management tactics at project site, it was identified that there was not a specified pathway or resource to manage patient flow operations, creating inconsistency and lack of efficiencies throughout. The framework utilized for project creation and implementation was through the Plan, Study, Do, Act (PDSA) model. The implementation of a pediatric flow coordinator and capacity management strategy was established with a goal to reduce capacity related denials by 10%-15% within specified time frame. The time frames in comparison were the months of January through May, 2023 and 2024 to maintain consistency regarding patient volumes. Post project results demonstrated a positive result with a 31% reduction in pediatric capacity denials. The positive outcome associated with this project is encouraging as a goal for healthcare organizations is to care for the right patient, at the right place, and at the right time. Creating solutions that contribute to efficient patient flow is essential, resulting in positive impacts such as better patient outcomes, positive patient experience, and productive financial results within organizations.
Favorable Winds: Robert Morgan & The Circumstances of the 1974 Election Year
(2024-05) Stroud, James C.
The election year of 1974 was fraught with drama and controversy, and it was not
standard fare. While the predictable cycle of congressional midterms churned through their own
campaign surprises, the entire nation was watching as President Richard Nixon faced
impeachment in the middle of his term. The Watergate scandal, in which President Nixon was
implicated, was too large to remain separate from the already ongoing congressional races.
Whether politicians liked it or not, the 1974 midterms would act in some capacity as a
referendum on Nixon’s alleged involvement. As the scandal intensified and became more
prominent, politicians would jockey to have the right opinion for their constituents. Amongst
them, certain politicians would do better than others due to their background. Theoretically, this
would be the time for a rule-of-law, anti-Nixon champion to capitalize on the Watergate scandal.
Enter Robert Morgan, a North Carolina politician with a theoretically ideal background, party
affiliation, and circumstance in which to capitalize on a perfect storm of an election-year
controversy. This paper will seek to determine if Robert Morgan’s successful North Carolina
1974 U.S. senatorial campaign was due in large part to the surrounding effects of Watergate. To
accomplish such a determination, this paper will examine the effects of Watergate against other
important campaign trends. Through this determination, the paper will ultimately argue that
Watergate only played a tangential role in Morgan’s victory and was not directly utilized.