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Nurse Anesthetists’ Perceptions of an Educational Intervention Regarding Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting: A Quality Improvement Project
(2023-11-22)
Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a preventable adverse event often occurring among surgical patients during the postoperative period that is associated with negative patient outcomes and increased healthcare ...
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 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 ...
Management of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting: A Quality Improvement Project
(2023-12-07)
Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a complex side effect of general anesthesia affecting 30% of the general surgical population and up to 80% of high-risk patients. Prevention and management of PONV are crucial ...
Use of Digital Badges to Recognize Nurse Practitioner Students’ Clinical Skills: A Pilot Project
(2023-11-28)
Students in nurse practitioner programs are required to learn many clinical skills and procedures. Digital badges were chosen as ways to recognize clinical skills and provide students with means to represent their clinical ...
Expanding the Care of Hospice Patients Across a Mobile Integrated Health System
(2023-11-29)
Transport demands for hospice patients are increasing, but mobile integrated health (MIH)
providers report feeling ill-equipped to meet such demands due to the limited clinical guidance in
their treatment protocols. This ...
Implementation of a Standardized Handout for Perioperative Care of Patients with Pacemakers and Automatic Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators: A Doctor of Nursing Practice Project
(2023-12-07)
Cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) are implanted in patients to treat life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias and other heart rhythm abnormalities. The current process for anesthesia providers delivering perioperative ...
Quality Improvement Project: Perioperative Care for Patients with Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices
(2023-12-07)
With the number of patients requiring implantable cardiac devices continuing to rise each year, the demand for anesthesia providers to be knowledgeable on proper management during the perioperative period has become ...
CRNA DNP Project: ECG Lead Placement in the Perioperative Setting: A Quality Improvement Project
(2023-12-06)
Proper electrocardiogram (ECG) placement is an important aspect of reliable cardiac monitoring during the perioperative period. Inaccurate and/or inconsistent ECG lead placement has the potential to lead to incorrect, ...
ECG lead placement in the perioperative period: A quality improvement project
(2023-12-07)
Continuous monitoring of heart rate and rhythm via ECG is a staple of perioperative care. It allows timely response to changes that require intervention and allows the anesthesia provider to make proper decisions about ...