Reducing Falls on the Surgical Step Down Unit Introduction The problem of falls in acute care hospitals is one that continues to persist in spite of the existing literature available on this topic (Zhao et al., 2018). Hester, Tsai, Rettiganti and Mit Continue Reading...
Description It should be noted, from the onset, that amongst many persons, behavioral, emotional, as well as mental problems happen to be rather commonplace. This is more so the case given the various challenges that people – both young and old Continue Reading...
Hand Hygiene PICOT The revised PICOT statement for this proposal is: For hospital patients (P), how does the use of a visual cue to stimulate hand hygiene compliance (I) compared to no visual cue usage to stimulate compliance (C) affect hospital acqu Continue Reading...
Topic 1 This project is a quality improvement project and not a research project because it seeks to improve the quality of care provided to diabetes patients of a particular ethnic background. The point of this project is to better enhance the appro Continue Reading...
Type 2 Diabetes among Asian Americans: Effectiveness of a Culturally Tailored Diabetes Education ProgramPICOT question: In Asian Americans with type 2 diabetes (P), does a culturally tailored diabetes education program, including patient-specific die Continue Reading...
Effectiveness of Mass PSA Testing in Reducing Mortality Rates Prostate cancer screening is considered as one of the crucial steps towards dealing with the problem of prostate cancer among various patient population. Healthcare providers consider scr Continue Reading...
Evidence Synthesis Diabetes is regarded as one of the most problematic and major health concerns that has become prevalent across the globe. According to Kam et al. (2016), in 2012, diabetes resulted in the deaths of 1.5 million people throughout t Continue Reading...
Evidenced-Based Recommendation: Pressure Ulcer PreventionProblem:The professional practice problem is the high incidence of pressure ulcers in elderly patients residing in long-term care facilities. Preventing pressure ulcers in long-term care facili Continue Reading...
QUESTION DEVELOPMENT TOOL Nursing Evidence-Based PracticeAppendix B: Question Development Tool1. What is the problem and why is it important?The problem is the high incidence of medication errors at the practice setting. The hospitals policy is zero Continue Reading...
Community Health Education Project The Healthy People 2020 topic selected for this community health education project is Physical Education. According to the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (2018), the goal of Physical Education for Continue Reading...
Improving Provider-Patient Communication Among LEP Patients Abstract Elderly Hispanic patients experience numerous challenges when seeking for healthcare services since they are only eloquent in their native language and are classified as Limited Eng Continue Reading...
The role of descriptive epidemiology in nursing science is very important as it helps to provide information that can be used by nurses to prevent the spread of disease, develop effective interventions, and engage in further research. A descriptive e Continue Reading...
Validity in research is a term that refers to the extent with which researchers are confident that they have determined causal relationships through the cause and effect they identify in their study. As a result, validity is an important aspect of re Continue Reading...
Abstract This article examines literature related to the EBP problem of using the mCIMT intervention to help stroke patients regain motor function. Two studies are examined for their potential use in the EBP project. The first provides quantitative d Continue Reading...
PICOT question: In Asian Americans with type 2 diabetes (P), does a culturally tailored diabetes education program, including patient-specific dietary and lifestyle modifications, (I) reduce A1C levels (O) after 2 months (T) versus a control group of Continue Reading...
PICOT As Karnik and Kanekar (2012) show, there are many interventions available to health care providers for childhood obesity, which has fast become a "global public health crisis" in the world (p. 1). These interventions include the promotion of f Continue Reading...
The War on Terror has led to an extended war in the Middle East that started with a U.S. intervention in Afghanistan, spread to Iraq, and has steadily engulfed other states as well. Returning veterans from Afghanistan and Iraq have suffered from post Continue Reading...
Proper contraception usage is one of the most important factors towards improving patient outcomes in the obstetrics and gynecology setting. The search of evidence in existing literature has demonstrated that contraception use differs among patient p Continue Reading...
. Complete the following activities to ensure successful translation:Secure a project leader. Identify change champions. Consider whether translation activities require different or ? Schedule time to complete additional members. milestones.Identify Continue Reading...
RESPONSE TO COLLEAGUES 1Responses to Colleagues PostingsJuliana OThis posting focuses on a randomized controlled trial assessing the effectiveness of aerobic training and diet programs as compared to diet only programs on selected coagulation biomark Continue Reading...
COMPLICATIONS OF PREGNANCYComplications of PregnancyIntroductionDuring pregnancy, there are a wide range of health problems and complications that women could experience. To a large extent, the said complications and health problems could have a nega Continue Reading...
Fall Reduction Project: An Evaluation of the Implementation Process Chapter 3: Implementation In Brief Blank hospital had a significant increase in falls in the inpatient acute care setting. For this reason, the need for an immutable and comprehensiv Continue Reading...
Article 1: McCauley, J.L., Back, S.E. & Brady, K.T. (2013). Pilot of a brief, web-based educational intervention targeting safe storage and disposal of prescription opioids. Addictive Behaviors 38(2013): 2230-2235. In this article, McCauley, Back Continue Reading...
Diabetes Patients putting patients on a diet consisting of all-natural, all-organic, locally grown or locally produced foods plus exercise insulin injections O - reduction in body's challenge to create/absorb insulin nnonth trials PICOT Questio Continue Reading...
ICU Delirium -- Evidence Review and Synthesis Evidence Review Luetz et al. (2014) conducted a study in which they examined how delirium management is an important aspect of intensive care treatment alongside analgesia and sedation management. The m Continue Reading...
UsingtheAACNSynergyModel AACN Synergy Model for Patient Care Case Study of a CHF Patient Sonya Hardin, RN, PhD, CCRN, CS Leslie Hussey, RN, PhD role as a clinical nurse specialist (CNS)/adult nurse practitioner (ANP). The advanced practice nurs Continue Reading...
NURSING Nursing: PICO(T) Questions and An Evidence-Based ApproachThe importance of the PICOT question cannot be underestimated since it is a standard mechanism to determine the specific terms that form a question, for which answers are obtained throu Continue Reading...
Eating Disorder/Electrolyte Imbalances Case Study PERSONAL/SOCIAL HISTORY What data from the histories are relevant and has clinical significance to the nurse? Relevant data from present problem: Self-injurious behavior (SIB), increasing weakness, li Continue Reading...
PICO The PICO question for this study is: Among nurses, how effective is nursing peer review as compared a basic civility tutorial intervention in moderating lateral violence and incivility in the workplace? Introduction: Key Issues How Incivility Im Continue Reading...
Interdisciplinary Theory Evaluation Middle range and interdisciplinary theories can significantly inform clinical practice. This is particularly true for Alberta Bendura's self-efficacy theory and Sister Callista Roy's adaptation model. This paper Continue Reading...
2. Sociocultural needs. The study by Gibson and Myers examined the relationships among social coping resources, growth-fostering relationships, and infertility stress in 83 women who participated in fertility treatments at urban medical clinics. Th Continue Reading...
THERAPY FOR PATIENTS WITH ANXIETY DISORDERS Therapy for Patients with Anxiety DisordersIntroductionFrom the onset, it would be prudent to note that most people at some point in their lives experience anxiety. However, anxiety could be deemed abnormal Continue Reading...
Synthesis/Summary of Evidence Based Practice Articles Introduction A life-long disease, diabetes tends to affect the way an individual’s body handles blood glucose. In essence, type 2 diabetes happens to be the most prevalent kind of diabetes. Continue Reading...
