Browsing College of Nursing Spring Virtual Forum 2020 by Issue Date
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Nurse Champions to Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections
(2020-05-01)This evidence-based project aims to address the implementation of a unit nurse champion compared to having no unit-specific nurse educator in efforts to decrease the occurrences of CAUTIs on the inpatient hospital unit ... -
Increasing the Diagnosis & Management of Generalized Anxiety Disorder in Primary Care by Utilizing the GAD-7
(2020-05-01)This evidence-based project (EBP) implements the GAD-7 as a screening tool in diagnosing and treatment management of patients with GAD. The evaluation of the screening tool includes comparing the number of patients diagnosed ... -
Improving Quality of Life with Early Initiation of Palliative Care in Patients with Advanced Cancer
(2020-05-01)This evidence-based project explores the effect of initiating palliative care early in advanced cancer to improve patients’ quality of life, anxiety, and depression. Medical oncology providers will identify patients with ... -
Improving Pregnancy Outcomes by Implementing Centering Pregnancy into Prenatal Care
(2020-05-01)This evidence-based research project discusses the benefits of group prenatal education and its outcome on the rates of birth rates and preterm births. With the limited amount of time given in clinical practice, there ... -
Prioritizing Acute Care Education in Renal Transplant Recipients – An Evidenced Based Approach with the ACE STAR Model of Knowledge Transformation
(2020-05-01)This EBP project focuses on prioritizing acute care education with an EBP approach with the ACE STAR Model of Knowledge of Transformation. It demonstrates the positive outcomes of acute intervention have improving medication ... -
Experiential Learning to Teach Cultural Competency in Nursing
(2020-05-01)Cultural competence of healthcare professionals, especially nurses, has been identified as a key factor in reducing health disparities. However, despite the widespread recognition of the importance of cultural competence, ... -
Utilizing Purposeful Hourly Rounding to Decrease Falls on A Medical-Surgical Unit
(2020-05-01)Rounding on patients is not a new practice in health care, but purposeful hourly rounding is a fairly new proactive approach to patient care. Purposeful rounding is a structured process whereby nurses and patient care ... -
Using a Multifaceted Approach to Improve HPV Vaccination Rates in Primary Care Settings
(2020-05-01)Human papilloma virus is so prevalent, it is estimated that nearly all sexually active men and women will contract the infection at some point in their lives. HPV is responsible for 80% of all cervical cancers as well as ...